Classicist Mary Beard will chair the judging panel for UK’s Booker Prizes.
20th Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces Longlists for All Categories
In its 20th year, Abu Dhabi-based Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces longlists for the prize selected from over 4000 submissions from 74 countries.
UK: Booker Prize Names David Szalay Its 2025 Winner
David Szalay becomes the first Hungarian-British writer to win the Booker Prize for Fiction, having been shortlisted once before.
The £50,000 Booker Prize for Fiction’s 2025 Shortlist
Mature authors on ‘individuals trying to live with other people’: A rather grownup shortlist is announced by the Booker Prize.
French Publishers Prevail Against Manga Pirate Site Japscan
Having helped take down the Z-Library pirate site, France’s SNE publishers now have a court ruling against Japscan.
London’s Booker Prize for Fiction: The 2025 Longlist
An especially international Booker Prize for Fiction longlist features many writers, as Gaby Wood points out, with sustained careers.
French Publishers Navigate a Shifting Rights Landscape
A newly released report show France’s publishers faced a 2.6-percent drop in rights contracts in 2024, with co-editions surging.
‘Talking About Revolution’ at Switzerland’s Jan Michalski Foundation
The eighth edition of Fondation Jan Michalski’s Bibliotopia literary festival asks ‘Is revolutionary power a force for good?’
Tommy Orange Wins the 2025 Aspen Words Literary Prize
‘Aspen Words laureate Tommy Orange says, ‘At a time like this, it could be hardest to believe in art and how it can impact the world.’
UK: The £30,000 Women’s Prize for Fiction 2025 Longlist
The Women’s Prize for Fiction in London releases its 16-book longlist, which includes nine debut publications.