Developing story: New York governor says Salman Rushdie is alive in hospital after a stabbing incident in upstate New York.
CLMP’s 2022 Firecracker Awards: Winnings Shared by Authors, Presses
The Firecracker Awards from CLMP go to both books–and their independent presses–and to literary magazines.
The UK’s Society of Authors Adds a New Disability-Focused Book Award
The Society of Authors in London opens its 2023 submission program, having awarded 32 writers and illustrators with 2022 prizes.
Sasha Marianna Salzmann To Speak at the German Trade Peace Prize Ceremony
The two-time German Book Prize nominee Sasha Salzmann will speak when Serhiy Zhadan is given the German Trade’s Peace Prize.
The UK’s Booker Prize for Fiction Names its 2022 Longlist
The 2022 Booker Prize longlist comprises writings from the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Zimbabwe, and Sri Lanka.
US-Based CLMP To Award Three Independent Literary Publishers
The Community of Literary Magazines & Presses announces recipients of three awards for its November benefit, one award new this year.
The UK’s Booker Prize Looks to Boost Social Media With a Book Club Contest
The ‘Booker Prize Book Club Challenge’ will be won by a book club that produces the most impressive social media for the shortlist.
Words Without Borders’ Redesign: ‘Works in Conversation With Each Other’
The redesigned ‘Words Without Borders’ site, its editors say, is a chance ‘to demonstrate how everything intersects.’
China Bestsellers in May: Emotion and Promotion
Emotional content from a favorite author and strong annual ‘618’ promotions boosted China’s charts in May.
IPA Opens Registration for Its 33rd Congress, Set in Jakarta
The 33rd International Publishers Congress heads for Indonesia in a fully physical presentation, with speakers including Jesús Badenes, Gabriella Page-Fort, and Adi Ekatama.