The publisher of the Simon & Schuster imprint, Dana Canedy, is leaving to write her memoir’s sequel, which S&S is to publish in 2024.
The 2022 Lambda Literary Awards Are Announced in 24 Categories
The Lambda Literary Awards’ digital 2022 presentation named winners from a pool of 120 shortlisted finalists.
China’s March Bestsellers: New Gathering of Old Favorites
The late start to primary and secondary schools in parts of China meant fewer class reading lists than usual influencing the charts.
Awards: Mitchell, Mordaunt, Lewis, and Carney Win Parliamentary Awards
The Parliamentary Awards, the only book award known to be voted on by parliamentarians, has its newest trio of winning titles in the UK.
Awards: The UK’s Parliamentary Book Awards’ Shortlist: Purposefully Political
The Parliamentary Book Awards, in which political writing is the point, have issued a new and timely shortlist in London.
Awards: Sally J. Morgan Wins the UK’s £10,000 Portico Prize
The biennial Portico Prize, focused on ‘the spirit of the North’ of England, names a Yorkshire native, Sally J. Morgan, its latest winner.
Russian Court Closes Memorial International, 2021 Michalski Prize Winner
In what France’s foreign minister terms ‘a terrible loss,’ Moscow’s high court closes the organization and publisher Memorial International.
An Exposé of the ‘Ostarbeiter’ Wins Switzerland’s 50,000-Franc Jan Michalski Prize
The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature honors Georgia Thomson’s new translation of the title about East European victims of Nazi forced labor.
Stephanie Barrouillet at Frankfurt: An Outlook on Children’s Books
‘The buzz and energy’ around the in-person Frankfurter Buchmesse, says Stephanie Barrouillet, ‘is needed.’
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.