The Wolfson History Prize 2019 shortlist includes biographies of Wilde and Victoria, and studies in archeology, ornithology, seagoing wartime commerce, and ‘legacies of Nazi persecution.’
The UK’s Young Writer Prize Opens for Submissions and Remixes Its Sponsors
The newly renamed Sunday Times/University of Warwick Young Writer of the Year Award opens today (April 12) for submissions as it announces its new sponsorship regime.
Rathbones Folio Prize Shortlist: Eight Works in Fiction and Nonfiction
Choosing books ‘we felt took risks,’ the jury of the Rathbones Folio Prize draws its eight-title shortlist from an original pool this year of 80 books.
Industry Notes: ‘The Mueller Report’ Already Is a ‘No. 1 Bestseller’ on Amazon
The Skyhorse edition of the Mueller Report a nonfiction bestseller on Amazon, despite that it, as yet, has nothing between its covers.
Wellcome’s 10th Anniversary Shortlist Names Authors from Five Nations
The Wellcome Book Prize shortlist highlights work from independent publishers Canongate, CB Editions, Oneworld, and Text Publishing. And the Selfies announce their first year’s honors.
Wellcome Book Prize Announces Its 10th Anniversary Longlist
Almost evenly divided between fiction and nonfiction, the 2019 Wellcome Book Prize longlist features issues of gender, identity, mental health and medicine.
Czech Book Sales Rise Amid Ongoing Industry Consolidation
Overall book sales in the Czech Republic are up as the number of new titles published declines slightly. Industry consolidation and a focus on high-performing books may be the cause.
Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize 2019 Opens at India’s Jaipur Festival
The British Academy’s Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize has staged an interview with its 2018 laureate at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Rights Roundup: On the Run-Up to Guest of Honor Norway at Frankfurter Buchmesse
The coming Frankfurter Buchmesse Guest of Honor program is off to an agile start, as we feature several foreign rights hits from Norway–plus work from Germany and India–in our first 2019 Rights Roundup.
The UK’s Bestselling 2018 Authors and Illustrators Feted at London’s ‘Nielsen Honors’
The UK’s 2018 bestselling fiction, nonfiction and children’s titles for 2018 are honored by Nielsen in its annual ceremony in London.