Six shortlisted books include four debuts in this year’s Goldsboro Books program, with a winner coming in late September.
Newberry Library Announces a $25,000 Chicago-Specific Book Award
The new award, with its inaugural presentation set for next summer, is open to submissions both in fiction and nonfiction.
China Bestsellers: June’s List Welcomes Neil Gaiman
The star of the danmei wuxia television series ‘Word of Honor’ has catapulted a volume of Neil Gaiman stories onto the Chinese bestseller lists.
London’s Booker Prize for Fiction Names Its 2021 Longlist
The newly announced 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction longlist of 13 titles honors proven talent as well as a couple of debuts.
Rights Roundup: A Monstrous 31 Rights Sales for a Trilogy in Finland
Titles in this Rights Roundup come from Finland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Italy, and they include a single entry with 31 rights sales.
Struan Murray, Ben Horslen Win the UK’s Branford Boase Award
The illustrated debut novel ‘Orphans of the Tide’ wins the 2021 Branford Boase Award, which honors both authors and their editors.
London’s International Booker Prize Names Its 2022 Jurors
For the first time, a translator will chair the International Booker Prize jury, with Singapore-born translator Jeremy Tiang aboard, as well.
NPD BookScan: US June Print Book Sales Up 2.8 Million Over 2020
‘NPD Books’ Brenna Connor says there’s a possibility that the American market will go into the autumn with double-digit year-to-date gains.
Rights Roundup: Becoming Conscious of Consciousness
Today’s Rights Roundup has material originating in French, Arabic, English, Finnish, and Italian, altogether selling into at least 30 markets.
English PEN Names a New Round of ‘PEN Translates’ Award Grants
PEN Translates’ new grants include books originating in Arabic, Croatian, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, Irish, Japanese, and Tibetan.