As contemporary classics return to the Top 30, China’s bestsellers in August have included a new challenge from relationship-driven fiction.
PEN: US School-Year Book Bannings Jump 33 Percent Over Last Year
The surge in book bannings has affected at least 1,207 authors, 268 illustrators, and 14 translators, per PEN America’s new report.
In England: The Booker Prize’s Four-Nation Shortlist
With the winner’s announcement set for November 16, the Booker Prize for Fiction tonight has released its 2023 shortlist of six titles.
US National Book Foundation Honors Poet Rita Dove
The former US poet laureate, Rita Dove is the National Book Foundation’s 2023 Distinguished Contribution medal winner.
UK: The £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize Names Its Longlist
The 26th award from the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction will come from the 13-title longlist announced today in London.
Daniel Kehlmann: The German Peace Prize’s Salman Rushdie Speech
The author and essayist Daniel Kehlmann will give the laudation on Frankfurter Buchmesse’s final day, for Salman Rushdie’s award.
Ukrainian Independence Day: Hay’s Lviv Partnership
On the 32nd anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, the Lviv Book Forum and Hay Festival announce a second collaboration for October.
China Bestsellers in July: Etiquette and Education
With summer school titles driving contemporary classics sales, China’s July charts were busy with a robust interest in etiquette.
PRH Rolls Out Banned Books Resources: ‘Let Kids Read’
Penguin Random House’s new ‘banned books resources site’ is a consumer-facing compendium of connections, assists, and ideas.
Author Dmitry Glukhovsky Sentenced to Prison by Moscow
The Russian writer Dmitry Glukhovsky, in exile since before Russia’s assault on Ukraine, Dorle Kopetzky says, ‘will not stop speaking out.’