Journalist Tania Branigan wins the richest award in nonfiction, the Cundill History Prize, for her study of China’s Cultural Revolution.
Canada’s $75,000 Cundill History Prize Names Its Finalists
From its eight-title shortlist, the Cundill History Prize has put forward three finalists, the winner to be named on Wednesday.
Canada’s Governor General’s Literary Awards: 70 Finalists
Finalists across 14 categories of Governor General’s Literary Awards winners are announced, with winners announced on November 8.
Mexico’s Book Chamber Files Lawsuit in Textbook Dispute
CANIEM’s lawsuit filed in Mexico City seeks an injunction against the López Obrador government’s takeover of textbook publishing.
Canada’s Wattpad Updates Its Paid Program: ‘Originals’
Wattpad opens a program it says will do away with ‘a difficult choice for authors’ and offers ways writers can earn money on the platform.
Canada’s $75,000 Cundill History Prize Names Its Shortlist
The 2023 Cundill History Prize shortlist is evenly divided between trade and university press books, with finalists to be named October 16.
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.
Mexico: Government Textbooks Spur Nationwide Criticism
Allegations of political indoctrination, distorted history, and flagrant errors are greeting Mexico’s new government-made textbooks.
Canadian University Presses Have a De Gruyter Distribution Partnership
The University Press Library platform at Germany’s De Gruyter now hosts scholarly content from all 17 Canadian university presses.
Rights Roundup: Chinese-Language Words-to-Screen
Our Rights Roundup features rights-trading news from Taiwan, Italy, the Czech Republic, Canada, Croatia, and Norway.