‘The Journal of Arabic Studies’ premieres in January, in a new partnership between Brill Publishers and Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre.
China Bestsellers: TikTok Credited With Boosting Alex Michaelides’ ‘Silent Patient’
Recommendations on TikTok and other media are said to have pushed Alex Michaelides’ bestselling debut onto the charts in China in May.
Zimbabwe’s Tsitsi Dangarembga Wins German Book Trade Peace Prize
The Zimbabwean writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga is to receive the 2021 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for her work that examines ‘global questions of justice.’
In the States, the Young Lions Fiction Award Goes to Catherine Lacey
A book the jury says ‘challenges us to interrogate what we see when it pertains to sex and gender, ‘Pew’ has drawn a lot of award attention.
The UK’s Young Writer Award Gains Charlotte Aitken Trust Sponsorship
The Young Writer Award led by the Sunday Times in the United Kingdom now is sponsored by the Charlotte Aitken Trust.
The UK’s Goldsboro Books Names ‘Glass Bell’ Award Longlist
The Goldsboro ‘Glass Bell’ award is selected by the booksellers of one of London’s most prominent independent retailers.
New US Political Publisher, All Season Press, Announces Opening
Publishers formerly with Hachette and Simon & Schuster open politically conservative All Seasons Press ‘to take head-on the cancel culture’ decried by Trump’s advocates.
‘Amplified Publishing’: Kate Pullinger Leads a New Exploration
The author, university professor, and evolving-media specialist opens a new project in creative work and the digital context.
In London, the Society of Authors Names Its 2021 Winners
Thirty-five winners are named in this year’s round of specialized book awards administered by the Society of Authors.
European Writers Council Leads Criticism of Copyright Directive Implementation
Pointing out the ‘rise of streaming platforms on the EU market’ being ‘accelerated by the pandemic, the Authors’ Group Calls for urgent action.