July’s summer-reading-list among students in China may yet yield some newcomers to the mainland’s bestseller lists.
China Bestsellers: Charts Boost Keigo Higashino and Ma Boyong
The mainland’s June 2025 charts demonstrated some strong reader loyalty for both a Chinese and a Japanese author releasing new books.
Poland Works Through an Overhaul of Reprographic Rights’ Fee Regulations
An update of reprographic rights’ fees is underway in Poland, but without agreement on a collective management organization.
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.
Victoria Díaz: Mexico’s 2025 Indigenous Literature of the Americas Award
The 300,000-peso 2025 Indigenous Literature award goes to Chiapas’ Victoria Díaz, in the University of Guadalajara jury’s selection.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Submissions Close September 1
Founded in 2006, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award has honored 136 laureates and supported the translation of 45 books into 9 languages. Submissions close on September 1st for next year’s award.
Interview: Wattpad’s Aron Levitz, and the Demise of Radish
The president of Wattpad, Aron Levitz looks at the value of ’embracing a community, embracing a fandom.”
Karl Schlögel Wins the 2025 German Trade Peace Prize
The essayist and historian Karl Schlögel is to be formally made the German Trade Peace Prize laureate on October 19 in Frankfurt.
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.
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.