The six-title Booker Prize for Fiction shortlist carries forward four of the eight debuts that were included in its late-July longlist.
British Book Awards’ Top 2019 Prize Goes to Ireland’s Sally Rooney
The annual ‘Nibbies,’ as the British Book Awards are known, this year are led by the acclaimed Irish author, Sally Rooney, who calls herself ‘astonishingly lucky.’
Irish Author Sally Rooney Wins the UK’s Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer Prize
‘Conversations With Friends’ author Dubliner Sally Rooney at 26 wins the Sunday Times/PFD prize for emerging authors from the UK and Ireland.
The Sunday Times Prize Jury Names Five Young Writers to Shortlist
Two Faber & Faber releases are among the expanded shortlist announced this weekend (October 29) for the Irish and UK author 35 or younger.
UK Publishers’ Industry Outlook at Frankfurter Buchmesse
From bestsellers to controversies, evidence of progress and industry concerns—the issues UK publishers point to will be the stuff of Frankfurt chats this week.
Toby Faber at IPG’s Annual Spring Conference: ‘Flair and Talent’
‘How do you remain entrepreneurial when you have a business that has lasted for 90 years?’ Toby Faber on publishing longevity.
Cassava Republic’s Emma Shercliff Looks at Nigerian Literature
Emma Shercliff, Director of Cassava Republic Press in the UK, looks at the changing face of Nigerian literature, both in its writing and publishing.
Issues on the Ether: Profit-Sharing Authors
Porter Anderson looks at Ian K. Ellard’s concept of authors sharing profits with publishing-services experts in his winning essay at The Bookseller, The Toast.