In prizes announced for the 2019 Guadalajara International Book Fair, Sol Ceh Moo, David Huerta, and María Baranda are listed for this year’s top honors.
Edmund White Is National Book Awards’ Distinguished Contribution Medalist
The iconic fiction and nonfiction writer of 20th-century American gay life, Edmund White, receives the medal from film director John Waters on November 20.
The British Academy Announces the 2019 Al-Rodhan Prize Shortlist
With a hope of seeing readers ‘look to other cultures to find answers’ in an era of stark divisions, this year’s Al-Rodhan jury names its six top picks.
National Book Foundation Honors American Booksellers’ Oren Teicher
Engaged with the American Booksellers Association since 1990, Oren Teicher retires at the end of this year from his position as the ABA’s CEO.
Words Without Borders’ 2019 Ottaway Award: Edith Grossman
For ‘recognizing the indispensable role of translators in the literary world,’ Words Without Borders will give Edith Grossman its highest honor next month.
Is France’s Smaller 2019 Rentrée Littéraire Still Too Big?
Releasing more than 500 new titles in a scant three-month season, say critics, is an overwhelming burden on French booksellers and consumers.
American Literary Translators Name 2019 Longlists in Poetry and Prose
The American Literary Translators Association announces a longlist of 12 prose and 12 poetry titles in its annual awards for translation into English.
Atwood and Rushdie on the UK’s 2019 Booker Prize Shortlist
A set of six novels the Booker’s Gaby Wood calls ‘political, orchestral, fearless, felt’ is announced in London, the 2019 Booker Prize shortlist.
German Bookseller Florian Valerius Is a 2020 Fellow for ABA Winter Institute
Bookselling Without Borders has given US booksellers international industry contacts, and now a retailer from Germany will be at the ABA’s Winter Institute.
German Book Prize Releases Its 2019 Longlist: A ‘Stimulating Discussion’
Citing ‘so many successful debuts to discover’ among its list of 20 titles, the jury of the German Book Prize has released its 2019 longlist.