“It’s been an extraordinary seven months,” said Mary Beard, Chair of the Booker Prize 2026 judging panel, in a statement accompanying this year’s longlist. “The five Booker judges have each read 163 books, discussed and debated them, and sometimes re-read them, to whittle them down to a longlist of just 13.”
UK: Parmy Olson’s ‘Supremacy’ Wins the FT and Schroders Award
Parmy Olson’s book on battle between AI firms wins the 2024 FT Schroders Business Book of the Year award in London.
Canada’s Cundill History Prize Names Its 2024 Finalists
Historians Kathleen Duval, Dylan Penningroth, and Gary Bass are in contention for Montreal’s US$75,000 Cundill History Prize.
The UK’s £50,000 Booker Prize for Fiction Names Its 2024 Shortlist
In its 55th year, the United Kingdom’s Booker Prize for Fiction names its first shortlist to include a Dutch author’s work.
UK: The £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize’s 2024 Longlist
The Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction has released its 12-title 2024 longlist, with its shortlist expected from the jury on October 31.
The UK’s Booker Prize For Fiction: 2024 Longlist
The 2024 Booker Prize for Fiction longlist includes two titles from independent publishers, as well as a Dutch and a Native American writer.
London and New York: Ken Follett Moves to Hachette
The author of 37 published books, Ken Follett will move to Hachette for his next release, after publishing with PRH and Pan Macmillan.
Exclusive: Baillie Gifford Prize Reveals Its Sales Impact
Working with Nielsen, the Baillie Gifford Prize’s research on six winners shows an average 857-percent gain in unit sales after a win.
Naomi Wood’s ‘Comorbidities’ Wins BBC’s National Short Story Award
Called ‘bang up-to-date and contemporary,’ Naomi Woods’ winning story ‘Comorbidities’ is to be published by Hachette’s Orion in June.
Douglas Stuart’s ‘Young Mungo’ Is on Scotland’s Highland Book Prize Longlist
The Booker Prize winner for ‘Shuggie Bain,’ Douglas Stuart, is on the new Highland Book Prize longlist of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.