Mohammed Alnaas, from Libya, has become the youngest writer to win the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
Rights Roundup: A Finnish Flash Point From 1961
Titles in this Rights Roundup come from Turkey, Spain, France, Finland, and Sweden, and include work for adults and young readers.
Children’s Books Edition: The UK’s Branford Boase Award 2022 Shortlist
The Branford Boase program annually awards a debut novel for children–and the winning author’s editor is honored, too.
Children’s Books Edition: A Spring Rights Roundup
Our children’s and YA titles in this Rights Roundup come from South Korea, Spain, France, Estonia, Norway, and the UK.
Red Pheasant Cree Nation’s Michelle Good Wins ‘Canada Reads’ 2022
Michelle Good’s ‘Five Little Indians’ about survivors of the ‘residential schools’ outlasts the competition in CBCBooks’ ‘Canada Reads.’
Dawnie Walton Wins the 2022 Aspen Words Literary Prize
The fifth iteration of the US$35,000 Aspen Words Literary Prize goes to journalist Dawnie Walton for ‘The Final Revival of Opal and Nev.’
China Bestsellers: Film and TV Support Fiction in February
Three significant books on China’s bestselling fiction lists early in the lunar new year are buoyed by film and television.
US National Book Award Foundation Names Its 2022 ‘5 Under 35’
The ‘5 Under 35’ honorees from the National Book Foundation include two authors published by independent houses.
Rights Roundup: After London Book Fair Closes
Our featured rights deals at the end of the 2022 London Book Fair week include titles from Finland, Italy, Sweden, and more.
At London Book Fair: International Booker Prize Shortlist
The six-title 2022 International Booker Prize shortlist has been announced on London Book Fair’s final day.