The Society of Authors in London opens its 2023 submission program, having awarded 32 writers and illustrators with 2022 prizes.
In the United Kingdom, TikTok Announces Its Own Book Club
The social-media success of #BookTok has prompted TikTok in England to open a ‘TikTok Book Club’ featuring a different title monthly.
UTA Buys London’s Curtis Brown: ‘A Culture of Collaboration’
A 31-year-old American agency buys a 123-year-old British agency in the UTA-Curtis Brown acquisition.
In England, Costa Book Awards Is Closing After 50 Years
Taking many in the British publishing community by surprise, Costa Book Awards is discontinuing its long-running program.
The ‘Nibbies’: The British Book Awards Name Their 2022 Winners
The ‘Book of the Year’ series of 14 content-related British Book Awards includes work from many familiar publishers.
In London, the Folio Society Opens an Illustration Award
The UK’s Folio Society, at 75, creates a new award program for illustrators and issues a call for submissions.
Georgia’s World Book Capital Program Stages Its Black Sea Conference
The inaugural Caucasus and Black Sea Basin conference was the centerpiece of the UNESCO World Book Capital closer in Tbilisi.
South Korea’s Webtoon Acquires Ebook Initiative Japan
With a goal of deeper penetration in the Japanese market, South Korea’s Naver/Webtoon subsidiary Line buys Ebook Initiative Japan.
Bologna and London Book Fair Highlight Authors Roberts and O’Farrell
Michèle Roberts in Italy and Maggie O’Farrell in England: Bologna and London announce brand-name author participation.
Author and Scientist Peter Hotez’s Vaccine ‘Corbevax’: Authorized in India
The author of ‘Preventing the Next Pandemic’ releases a new COVID-19 ‘vaccine for the world’ – which may also help slow down new variants.