Oliver wins €6000 Moth Poetry Prize
Thursday, 16 April 2026
English poet Adam Oliver has won the €6000 (A$9900) Moth Poetry Prize for “Shazaya”. The annual international prize for a single unpublished poem, now in its 15th year, is sponsored...
Hans Christian Andersen Award 2026 winners announced
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Children’s writer Michael Rosen, from the UK, and illustrator Cai Gao, from China, have been named the winners of the 2026 IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) Hans...
Weymouth wins inaugural Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
In the UK, Adam Weymouth has won the inaugural £10,000 (A$19,043) Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing for Lone Wolf (Hutchinson Heinemann), reported the Bookseller. Weymouth’s account of a young wolf’s 1000-mile journey to the...
New imprints at Paramount and Abrams as FSG closes MCD
Monday, 13 April 2026
In the US, the former parent company of Simon & Schuster, Paramount Global, has launched the new publishing imprint Paramount Global Publishing, to “create new opportunities to develop original IP”, reported...
Dublin Literary Award 2026 shortlist announced
Thursday, 9 April 2026
The shortlist for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: The Emperor of Gladness (Ocean Vuong, Vintage) Gliff (Ali Smith, Penguin General) In Late Summer (Magdalena Blažević, trans...
Macmillan US to close Roaring Brook, launch new imprint
Tuesday, 7 April 2026
In the US, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group (MCPG) has announced the closure of the Roaring Brook Press imprint and the launch of a new, as yet unnamed imprint, reports Publishers...
Report finds strongest growth among younger readers in Brazil
Thursday, 2 April 2026
In Brazil, the Brazilian Book Chamber and Nielsen BookData have released the third edition of an annual survey, which showed book consumption grew in the country in 2025. “According to...
International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2026 International Booker Prize, worth £50,000 (A$95,811), has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: The Director (Daniel Kehlmann, trans by Ross Benjamin, riverrun) The...
UK Publishers Association CEO calls for transparency amid “Shy Girl” controversy
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
In the UK, Publishers Association CEO Dan Conway has responded to the discontinuation of Mia Ballard’s novel Shy Girl over suspected AI use and its cancellation in the US. Conway...
Aaron wins 2026 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize
Monday, 30 March 2026
In the UK, Huw Aaron has won the 2026 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, worth £5000 (A$9657), for Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob (Puffin), reports the Bookseller. Aaron’s is the second picture book...
Women’s Prize for Nonfiction 2026 shortlist announced
Thursday, 26 March 2026
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Nonfiction, worth £30,000 (A$57,702) has been announced. The six shortlisted titles are: The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History...
Shukman wins 2025 Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
In the UK, debut author Harry Shukman has won the £10,000 (A$19,224) Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award for Year of the Rat (Vintage), a “shocking, eye-opening...
Dylan Thomas Prize 2026 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
In the UK, the shortlist for Swansea University's Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced. This year, the shortlist is composed of 4 novels and 2 poetry collections. The shortlisted titles...
James Tait Black Prize 2026 shortlists announced
Monday, 23 March 2026
In the UK, the shortlists for the James Tait Black prizes have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Big Kiss, Bye Bye (Claire-Louise Bennett, Fitzcarraldo) Darryl (Jackie...
UK government no longer “prefers” copyright exception for AI training
Thursday, 19 March 2026
The UK government is moving away from the proposal to create a copyright exception for generative AI training, which was widely opposed by the creative industries, reports the Bookseller. The...
Most popular genres steady as US self-published titles drive output jump
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
In the US, the total number of books with ISBN numbers published in 2025 jumped 32.5% compared to 2024, reported Publishers Weekly (PW). The increase, to more than four million...
AI among the themes dominating the London Book Fair
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Attendees at this year’s London Book Fair, held from 10 to 12 March, have described the fair as “high energy” and “really busy”, reported the Bookseller last week, as authors...
Carnegie Medal 2026 shortlists released
Monday, 16 March 2026
In the UK, the shortlists for this year’s Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Carnegie Medal for Illustration have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: The 2026...
US Authors Guild expands “human authored” certification
Thursday, 12 March 2026
In the US, the Authors Guild has expanded access to its “Human Authored” certification program to any author whose books are published in the US, reported Publishers Weekly (PW). Publishers...
UK’s PLS launches collective AI licensing scheme for publishers
Wednesday, 11 March 2026
In the UK, Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS) has launched an opt-in collective licensing scheme designed to “ensure the use of published work by AI companies in generative AI is both...
Greg Greeley appointed S&S CEO
Tuesday, 10 March 2026
In the US, Simon & Schuster has appointed Greg Greeley as CEO. Greeley has worked at several major companies, including 19 years at Amazon where he served in various capacities....
Publishers Association says AI copyright exception calls are redundant
Thursday, 5 March 2026
In the UK, a Publishers Association study has concluded that an established and growing licensing market for generative AI has rendered redundant calls for a copyright exception, reports BookBrunch. The...
French booksellers boycott Paris Book Festival over Amazon
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
The French booksellers’ association, the Syndicat de la Librairie Française (SLF), has pulled out of the annual Paris Book Festival, running 17 to 19 April, in protest over the festival’s...
Cash boost and new strategy for UK public libraries
Tuesday, 3 March 2026
The UK Government has announced a funding boost of up to £150,000 (A$283,000) for public libraries in support of the National Year of Reading, reported the Bookseller yesterday. A further...
French book-tracker adding next-day sales reporting
Monday, 2 March 2026
Filéas, the French book-tracker launched just under a year ago, has added next-day sales reporting to its services, reported the Bookseller. The move was revealed in the French trade magazine...
Winter Institute: Independent US publishers stress collaboration
Thursday, 26 February 2026
In the US, the Winter Institute of the American Booksellers Association (ABA) opened in Pittsburgh on Monday with the Independent Publishers Caucus (IPC) summit, reported Publishers Weekly’s Claire Kirch and...
International Booker Prize longlist revealed
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
In the UK, the longlist for the 2026 International Booker Prize, worth £50,000 (A$95,597), has been announced. Longlisted titles are: The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran (Shida Bazyar, trans Ruth Martin,...
Young writers and libraries recognised in UK awards
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
“Brilliant” young writers' works shortlisted In the UK, the Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year shortlist has been announced, reported BookBrunch yesterday. The £10,000 (A$19,119) award is...
Lagardère reports 4.6% rise in revenue
Monday, 23 February 2026
Hachette UK’s parent company Lagardère has reported revenue of €9.4 billion (A$15.6 billion) in 2025, up 4.6% from 2024, reports BookBrunch. The company’s earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) grew...
Book sales rise in Ireland, conference told
Thursday, 19 February 2026
The Irish book trade contributes €189 million (A$316 million) to the Irish economy, the annual Irish Book Trade Conference has been told, with sales revenue rising in 2025 compared to...
