‘A fascinating insight into the creative reality of a writer’s life,’ Helen Garner’s win is a first for a diary.
Shortlist: The UK’s £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize in Nonfiction
Three of the six books shortlisted for the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize in the United Kingdom are Penguin Random House releases.
Longlist: The £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction
The 12 longlisted titles of the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction are expected to be followed by a shortlist on October 2.
UK: Sophie Elmhirst Wins the £30,000 Nero Gold Prize
Sophie Elmhirst wins the Nero Gold Prize for her ‘Maurice and Maralyn,’ a work of narrative nonfiction about a couple’s survival at sea.
Richard Flanagan’s ‘Question 7’ Wins Baillie Gifford Prize
Australia’s Richard Flanagan becomes the first author to win both the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction and the Booker Prize for Fiction.
UK: The £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize Names Its Shortlist
With marketplace-impact data of its winner to follow, the UK’s Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction names its 2024 shortlist at Cheltenham.
UK: The £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize’s 2024 Longlist
The Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction has released its 12-title 2024 longlist, with its shortlist expected from the jury on October 31.
What Makes for Effective Publisher Branding?
By Edward Nawotka Today’s lead story by Erin Cox urges publishers to pour effort and resources into branding themselves, essentially making their colophons and imprints into part of the sales pitch they make to customers with each and every book. As discussed in the article, there are a variety of reasons to do this, not the least of which is …