Chinese author jailed for publishing gay erotic novel
Thursday, 22 November 2018
In China, an erotic novelist has been sentenced to over a decade in prison for writing and selling a gay porn novel, reports the Guardian. The book in question, Gongzhan...
Edugyan wins Canada’s Giller Prize for ‘Washington Black’
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Canadian author Esi Edugyan has won Canada’s Scotiabank Giller Prize—the country’s richest literary award—for her novel Washington Black (Serpent's Tail). Set in 19th century Canada, Washington Black tells the story of an 11-year-old boy who...
Canadian literary prize suspended after authors protest Amazon sponsorship
Tuesday, 20 November 2018
In Canada, a Québécois literary prize has been suspended by organisers after prize finalists and the public protested the sponsorship by Amazon, reports the Guardian. The five finalists for the 2019...
Jasanoff wins US$75,000 Cundill Prize in History
Monday, 19 November 2018
US author and academic Maya Jasanoff has won Canada's 2018 Cundill Prize in History—the largest international prize for a work of history, worth US$75,000 (A$102,500)—for her book The Dawn Watch: Joseph...
‘Optical Illusions’ wins Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize
Monday, 19 November 2018
In the UK, Optical Illusions by visual artist and author pair Gianni A Sarcone and Marie-Jo Waeber (Quarto) has won the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize for the best...
National Book Award 2018 winners announced
Friday, 16 November 2018
The winners of the 2018 US National Book Awards have been announced. Sigrid Nunez has won the fiction award for her novel The Friend (Riverhead), which follows a woman who is...
‘Chernobyl’ wins 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction
Friday, 16 November 2018
Ukrainian-American author and historian Serhii Plokhy has won the £30,000 (A$53,880) 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction for his book Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy (Allen Lane). Chosen from a shortlist of six,...
‘Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine’ wins BAMB Readers’ Choice Award
Friday, 16 November 2018
Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (HarperCollins) has won the Books are My Bag (BAMB) Readers’ Choice Award in the UK. Honeyman’s bestselling debut novel, which follows a socially...
Hachette Book Group reorganises divisions, dozens made redundant
Thursday, 15 November 2018
In the US, the Hachette Book Group (HBG) has reorganised its Hachette Books and Nashville divisions, resulting in a number of layoffs, reports Publishers Weekly. Under the reorganisation, Hachette Books...
Robertson wins 2018 Goldsmiths Prize for ‘The Long Take’
Thursday, 15 November 2018
In the UK, Robin Robertson has won the £10,000 (A$17,970) 2018 Goldsmiths Prize for The Long Take (Picador). The prize, established in 2013, rewards British and Irish fiction which ‘breaks the...
‘Bad Blood’ wins 2018 Business Book of the Year
Wednesday, 14 November 2018
In the UK, Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Picador) by investigative journalist John Carreyou has won the 2018 Financial Times (FT) and McKinsey & Company Business Book of...
UAE grants companies accreditation to self-monitor book content
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), regulatory body the National Media Council (NMC) has granted Content Self-Monitoring Program (CSMP) accreditation to five book industry companies so they can monitor the content...
Winners of 2018 Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards announced
Monday, 12 November 2018
The winners of the 2018 Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award (CICLA) have been announced. Zhang Mingzhou, president of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), was honoured as Special...
Brazilian publishers seek to intervene to save leading retailers from closure
Friday, 9 November 2018
Brazilian publishers are meeting this week to discuss how they might prevent the country’s two largest retailers from closure, reports Publishing Perspectives. The National Syndicate of Book Publishers (SNEl) will...
Amazon’s AbeBooks backflips after booksellers protest
Thursday, 8 November 2018
After two days of striking against Amazon subsidiary AbeBooks, antiquarian booksellers around the world have had success, with the retailer apologising and saying it would reverse the decision that prompted...
Booksellers protest Amazon’s AbeBooks withdrawing from several countries
Thursday, 8 November 2018
Hundreds of antiquarian booksellers from around the world have removed their books from Amazon subsidiary AbeBooks, after it announced it would withdraw its services from several countries, reports the New...
French publisher wins $342k Turjuman Award
Wednesday, 7 November 2018
French publishing house Actes Sud has won the Turjuman Award, receiving AED 910,000 (A$342,000) for its French translation of The Nature of Despotism by Syrian author Abdul Rahman Al Kawakibi (trans Hala...
Two books tie for best novel at the 2018 World Fantasy Awards
Wednesday, 7 November 2018
In the US, the winners of the 2018 World Fantasy Awards have been announced at the World Fantasy Convention in Baltimore, with two books tying for best novel. The winning...
Last Hong Kong bookshop selling titles banned in China closes
Monday, 5 November 2018
The last bookshop in Hong Kong selling titles banned by the Communist Party of China has closed, reports the Guardian. People Book Café, situated in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district,...
HarperCollins UK named on Best Employers for Race list
Friday, 2 November 2018
HarperCollins UK is the only publisher to have been named as one of 70 of the best UK employers for race diversity and equality, reports BookBrunch. The Best Employers for Race...
Cundill History Prize 2018 finalists announced
Friday, 2 November 2018
In Canada, the finalists have been announced for the Cundill History Prize, which rewards ‘the best history writing in English’. Chosen from a shortlist of eight, the finalists are: Prairie...
Philosopher Nussbaum wins US$1m Berggruen Prize
Thursday, 1 November 2018
Philosopher and classicist Martha Nussbaum has won the US$1 million (A$1.4m) Berggruen Prize, which is awarded annually to ‘thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a...
PRH acquires majority stake in Brazilian publisher Companhia das Letras
Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Penguin Random House (PRH) has acquired a majority stake of 70% in Brazilian publisher Companhia das Letras. PRH previously acquired a 45% stake in the Brazilian publishing house in 2012,...
Kassabova’s ‘Border’ wins UK Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize
Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Scotland-based Bulgarian writer Kapka Kassabova has won the 2018 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding for her book Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe (Granta). Chosen from a shortlist...
Kirkus Prize 2018 winners announced
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
US publication Kirkus Reviews has announced the winners of its fifth annual literary prize. Each of the Kirkus Prize winners receives US$50,000 (A$70,830). Ling Ma won the fiction prize for Severance (Text), with...
Shortlist announced for 2018 Diagram Prize for oddest book title
Monday, 29 October 2018
The shortlist for the 2018 Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year, presented by the Bookseller, has been announced. The six shortlisted titles are: Are Gay Men More...
Benyamin wins inaugural JCB Prize for Literature
Friday, 26 October 2018
Novelist and short story writer Benyamin has won the inaugural JCB prize for Literature in India. Benyamin won Rs 25 lakhs (A$48,220) for his book Jasmine Days (Juggernaut Books), translated into...
UK Dagger awards 2018 winners announced
Friday, 26 October 2018
The UK Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) has announced the winners of the 2018 Dagger awards. The winners in each category are: Diamond Dagger (for an author whose crime writing careers...
Book sales in Iceland dropped 43% from 2010 to 2017
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Book sales in Iceland dropped 43% between 2010 and 2017, with sales from the first four months of 2018 dropping a further 5% from the same period in 2017, reports...
Four UK bookshops nominated for Britain’s Best Small Shop
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
In the UK, four independent bookshops have been nominated for Britain’s Best Small Shop of 2018, reports the Bookseller. The annual competition, managed by the Independent Retailers Confederation, celebrates ‘entrepreneurial...
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