Philippa Levine chairs the 2023 Cundill History Prize jury, and the prize’s shortlist is expected in late September.
In Hamburg: Ewald Frie Wins the 2023 German Nonfiction Prize
The German Nonfiction Prize’s jury praises Ewald Frie’s picture of urban-rural tension as ‘inspiring innovative historiography.’
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Adds New Category, Opens Submissions
Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Book Award adds an ‘Editing of Arabic Manuscripts’ category as it opens a new round of submissions.
Joanna Kusiak Wins the $100,000 Nine Dots Prize, Cambridge Book Contract
Unique among book and publishing awards, the biennial Nine Dots Prize honors ‘original thinking’ on ‘contemporary societal issues.’
Gospodinov and Rodel Win the International Booker Prize
Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel have won the 2023 International Booker Prize for ‘Time Shelter,’ the program’s first win from Bulgaria.
At Abu Dhabi: The 2023 Sheikh Zayed Book Award Ceremony
The Egyptian composer and musician Omar Khairat, is probably the best known of the winners of the 17th edition of the award program.
At Norway’s WEXFO, Iraqi Mazin Lateef Ali Wins IPA’s Prix Voltaire
The Iraqi publisher Mazin Lateef Ali’s son Abdulmoahimen accepts the 2023 Prix Voltaire for his father, who was abducted in 2020.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Events: Abu Dhabi Book Fair
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award has seven events planned for Abu Dhabi’s book fair, with speakers from its 2023 winners’ roster.
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Won by Zahran Alqasmi
‘The Water Diviner’ wins the US$50,000 International Prize for Arabic Fiction purse, plus translation, for the Omani novelist Zahran Alqasmi.
At Torino: Italy’s Bookstores Surge to a 58.3-Percent Share
The Torino Book Fair predicts it will surpass last year’s 169,000 visitors, as the publishers’ association announces gains by bookshops.