The Penguin Random House US staff is told in a memo that vaccinations will be required in offices reopening in September.
Sri Lanka’s Kanya D’Almeida Wins the Commonwealth Prize
The winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize is a Columbia University MFA graduate who specializes in motherhood in Sri Lanka.
NPD BookScan: US June Print Book Sales Up 2.8 Million Over 2020
‘NPD Books’ Brenna Connor says there’s a possibility that the American market will go into the autumn with double-digit year-to-date gains.
Welbeck Preps England Football History; Harper Expands Rights With Jeffrey Archer
Industry Notes: HarperCollins announces new rights territories for Jeffrey Archer’s work; Welbeck has a license for England Football.
In-Person, Online: Edinburgh International Book Festival’s Business of Books
Amid some 250 events in August’s hybrid edition of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, a group of programs welcomes industry players.
Author Guy Kennaway Wins the 2021 Bollinger Prize
The 22nd winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction is also known for ‘One People,’ ‘Bird Brain,’ and ‘Time To Go.’
English PEN Names a New Round of ‘PEN Translates’ Award Grants
PEN Translates’ new grants include books originating in Arabic, Croatian, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, Irish, Japanese, and Tibetan.
Mexico’s Guadalajara Is Guest City at Liber 2021 in Madrid
The 39th edition of the Liber series of book fairs in Madrid and Barcelona returns to its physical setting, October 13 to 15.
Richard Charkin: An Age of Aquarius
‘Changing the world is hard and the highest ideals may have unintended consequences,’ writes Richard Charkin in his column of queries.
Publishing Scotland’s BookSource To Handle MMS Distribution
Specialized in handling children’s literature from Walker Books, Hogs Back Books, and others, MMS signs on with BookSource for distribution.