In the 10th year of transformative agreements for the company, Springer Nature issues a look at its progress in open access.
London’s Polari Prizes Release Their 2025 Longlists
The United Kingdom’s two Polari Prizes, one for debut publications, honor work focused on LGBTQ+ issues and experience.
Spotify’s ‘Audiobooks Plus,’ Tested in World Markets, Arrives in the States
Spotify takes its premium subscribers the option to buy 15 hours of extra audiobook listening time as a monthly add-on.
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.
Richard Charkin in France: ‘Frespagnol’
As Richard Charkin starts his annual summer stint in France, he speaks with Arnaud Nourry and Jordi Nadal about publishing.
The United Kingdom’s Forward Prize Names Its 2025 Shortlists
The Forward Prizes for Poetry program again announces four categories of shortlistees together worth £17,000 in cash awards.
Margaret McDonald Wins the Branford Boase Award for ‘Glasgow Boys’
Called ‘refreshingly strong and bold,’ Margaret McDonald’s ‘Glasgow Boys’ continues its wins, this time with the Branford Boase Award.
Sudan’s Leila Aboulela Wins the 2025 PEN Pinter Prize
The newly named 2025 PEN Pinter Prize laureate Leila Aboulela will give her address on October 10 at the British Library.
Rights Roundup: Warm Weather Titles on the World Market
The books in this Rights Roundup come from Canada, Italy, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Finland, and the United States.
Nosy Crow’s North American Publisher Katie Cunningham, Dead at 43
Kate Cunningham of Nosy Crow has died following complications related to ovarian cancer.