The UK’s Wolfson History Prize 50th-anniversary purse grows to £50,000 for the winner and £5,000 for each shortlisted author.
Awards: The International Booker Prize 2022 Longlist
The 13-title 2022 International Booker Prize longlist includes three books each from Tilted Axis Press and Fitzcarraldo Editions.
Denmark’s Saga Egmont Producing Audiobooks for Irish and UK Publishers
The Copenhagen-based Saga Egmont division of Lindhard & Ringhof is making English-language audiobooks for four new partner presses.
In London, Hachette UK Announces Its Acquisition of Paperblanks
Hachette UK has acquired the Canadian- and Irish-based stationery company Paperblanks, with Graham Conway to be its CEO.
The UK’s BookTrust Revitalizes Its ‘BookStart Baby Bag’ Program
The British charity BookTrust refreshed its Bookstart Baby Bag program which donates new board books to families with babies.
The ‘Earthshot’ Prize Moves a Book Into Climate Crisis Channels
The 10-year Earthshot Prize for climate-crisis response efforts will see its companion book published in September in the United Kingdom.
British Academy Opens Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize Submissions, Adds New Jurors
The 2021 season for the Al-Rodhan Prize opens at a moment of sharp transition in the program’s field of international understanding.
Coronavirus: Leipzig Book Fair Is Canceled; London Still On, Pan Mac Now Out with Hachette Livre
Developing story: Leipzig Book Fair shutters its planned March 12 to 15 show; London Book Fair still hanging fire amid more cancellations.
UK’s 2020 Portico Prize Goes to Jessica Andrews’ Debut ‘Saltwater’
The Manchester-based Portico Library Prize for Literature–focused on the country’s North– finds its winner in a native of Sunderland.
More From FutureBook Live: Harris on Audio, Espiner on Management
In UK audiobook statistics, Harris Interactive sees younger, higher salaried men leading listeners. Orion’s Katie Espiner talks about women in publishing.