Almost evenly divided between fiction and nonfiction, the 2019 Wellcome Book Prize longlist features issues of gender, identity, mental health and medicine.
The UK’s Selfies Award Announces Its First Self-Published Shortlist
While news of book and publishing awards proliferates, the Selfies are being introduced in the UK this year as a competition among independent authors.
Scottish Book Trade Conference Preview: Waterstones’ Daunt, Nielsen’s Bohme
With a dual-track structure for booksellers and publishers, the Scottish Book Trade Conference on February 26 will feature workshops as well as discussion.
Industry Notes: London Book Fair’s 2019 Trailblazers; GLLI’s First YA Translation Winner
The London Book Fair’s Trailblazer Awards have honored 20 young publishing standouts in four years. And the GLLI YA Translated Book Prize goes to a PRH work.
British Book Awards: More Than 65 Judges for 2019
Festival directors, journalists, authors, broadcasters, editors, publishers, booksellers, illustrators, translators, educators, and literary agents are among the big cohort of judges for the 2019 ‘Nibbies.’
AAP Announces 2019 PROSE Award Category Winners, Board Officers
The 48 subject category winners of the 2019 PROSE Award cycle from the Association of American Publishers will yield four top category titles and an overall winner.
Wales’ International Dylan Thomas Prize Announces Its 2019 Longlist
The award program, based at Swansea University in the poet’s hometown, presents a 12-title longlist by authors 39 and younger.
London Book Fair Names BAFTA Kids Roadshow With Place2Be Its 2019 Charity
London Book Fair’s 2019 charity is a partnership of BAFTA Kids and Place2Be, which combines film and tv school tours with mental health programming.
Bart van Es’ Biography ‘The Cut Out Girl’ Named Costa Book of the Year
The Costa Book of the Year prize goes to its biography category winner, a tale of the Dutch Nazi resistance by Bart van Es.
Germany’s Bertelsmann Creates a ‘Content Alliance’ for Its Divisions
Bertelsmann announces a ‘Content Alliance’ to explore ‘stronger cooperation among all Bertelsmann content businesses’ like books, film, tv and magazines.