Friday, 5 June 2015
In the US, Jacqueline Woodson has been selected as the new Young People’s Poet Laureate and will succeed current laureate Kenn Nesbitt., reports Publishers Weekly. The Poetry Foundation president Robert...

Thursday, 4 June 2015
Scottish author Ali Smith has won the 2015 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel How to be Both (Penguin). Smith’s book was chosen from a shortlist of six,...

Thursday, 4 June 2015
In the UK, Nielsen is developing a ‘festival sales measurement’ to record book sales from the Hay and Edinburgh literary festivals in its bestseller charts, reports the Bookseller. According to...

Thursday, 4 June 2015
In the UK, the High Court has ordered internet service providers (ISPs) to block seven websites that hold a combined 10 million ebook titles in breach of copyright laws, reports...

Wednesday, 3 June 2015
The winners of the 2015 Lambda literary awards, also known as the ‘lammys’, have been announced. The awards celebrate achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) writing for books...

Tuesday, 2 June 2015
The €100,000 (A$143,452) International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is looking for a new sponsor, reports the Irish Times. The prize was previously backed by a trust fund provided by the now defunct...

Tuesday, 2 June 2015
E L James has announced that she will release a new version of her bestselling book Fifty Shades of Grey this month. Grey will retell the story of Fifty Shades...

Monday, 1 June 2015
Hachette US and author James Patterson have launched a new children’s imprint called Jimmy Patterson, reports the Bookseller. The imprint, which was announced at Book Expo America, will publish books...

Monday, 1 June 2015
In the US, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) has recorded an increase in independent bookstore members for the sixth year in a row, reports Publishers Weekly. Speaking at Book Expo America (BEA), ABA...

Thursday, 28 May 2015
German author Jenny Erpenback has won the 2015 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for The End of Days (translated by Susan Bernofsky, Portobello Books), reports the Bookseller. Erpenbeck and Bernofsky will...

Thursday, 28 May 2015
Amazon has started booking its UK retail sales through the UK, which means its profits will be taxed by HM Revenue and Customs, reports the Guardian. For the past 11...

Thursday, 28 May 2015
In the US, Kobo and the American Booksellers Association (ABA) have partnered on a new ‘eRead Local’ program to run for 100 days this summer, reports Publishers Weekly. ABA stores...

Tuesday, 26 May 2015
Penguin Random House (PRH) UK and Amazon are in dispute over terms, with a new contract currently under negotiation, reports the Bookseller. While neither company has confirmed the terms under...

Monday, 25 May 2015
In the UK, Amazon has started fining publishers for late deliveries of books to its warehouses, reports the Bookseller. The retailer has sent a letter to suppliers warning that if...

Monday, 25 May 2015
In the UK, James Meek has won the £3000 (A$5945) Orwell Prize for his book Private Island (Verso), which explores the phenomenon of privatisation in the UK, reports the Bookseller. The prize...

Friday, 22 May 2015
In the US, Harlequin has announced the launch of an audiobook imprint Harlequin Audio, reports Publishers Weekly. The imprint plans to release 200 audio titles in its first year, beginning...

Thursday, 21 May 2015
In the UK, Bloomsbury has reported slight growth in profit and revenue in the 12 months to the end of February, reports the Bookseller. The publisher reported revenue of £111.1m...

Wednesday, 20 May 2015
In the UK, the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize has been awarded to Justin Marozzi for his history book Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood (Penguin). The annual £10,000 (A$19,600)...

Wednesday, 20 May 2015
Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai has won the 2015 Man Booker International Prize. The £60,000 (A$117,600) biennial prize is awarded to a living author, whose body of work is available in...

Tuesday, 19 May 2015
The Folio Society will not renew its sponsorship of The Folio Prize, the annual £40,000 (A$78,360) award for best English-language fiction published in the UK, after completing its two-year agreement...

Friday, 15 May 2015
In the UK, 15 London-based female crime writers have teamed up to launch Killer Women, a collective project that will offer debates, talks, interviews and workshops to the public, reports...

Thursday, 14 May 2015
In the US, Simon & Schuster (S&S) is partnering with content delivery app Foli to target travellers by offering a selection of free ebooks available in hotels, airports and museums, reports Publishers Weekly....

Thursday, 14 May 2015
PEN America has announced the winners of the 2015 PEN Literary Awards. Among the winners are: War of the Whales: A True Story (Joshua Horwitz, S&S), awarded the PEN/E O...

Wednesday, 13 May 2015
In the UK, British-Indian writer Neel Mukherjee has won the 2014 Encore Award for his novel The Lives of Others (Vintage). Mukherjee’s novel, which was also shortlisted for the 2014 Man...

Wednesday, 13 May 2015
In the UK, Paul Kingsnorth’s The Wake, published by crowdfunding platform Unbound, has been awarded the inaugural Book of the Year at the 2015 Bookseller Industry Awards, reports the Bookseller....

Tuesday, 12 May 2015
The winners of the UK’s Bookseller Industry Awards have been announced, reports the Bookseller. Bookselling chain Waterstones won the Book Retailer of the Year Award for its ‘watershed’ year, with judges praising its ‘decision...