Editor-in-Chief Andrew Richard Albanese stands in this week for publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.
Around the Book World: Monday, June 15th, 2026
Publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho kicks off the week with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.
PublisHer Excellence Awards Celebrate Innovation, Impact, and Forging a Path for the Future
Announced last month at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the PublisHer Excellence Awards celebrated three women in various stages of their careers making an impact on global publishing.
Shortlist Revealed for the U.K.’s 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Noting that 2026 is the National Year of Reading in the U.K., the judges noted hat many of the shortlisted authors fittingly “consider the role of literature in our lives.”
Shortlist for 2026 PublisHer Excellence Awards Announced
This year’s awards received 102 nominations from 34 countries, highlighting the incredible work women in publishing are doing around the world.
The Schrodinger’s Cat of Women in Indian Publishing Associations
Arpita Das examines the state of women in publishing associations in India and highlights the lack of inclusion of women in high-level publishing roles and, thus, industry decision-making.
PublisHer Holds a Second New York City Gathering at NYU
The international network of professional women in publishing, PublisHer, holds another North American gathering in New York City.
Germany’s BücherFrauen, Book Women: a Third Shortlist
The third edition of the BücherFrauen group’s Women in Publishing award program issues its five-title shortlist.
UK: Evaristo Wins Special £100,000 Women’s Prize
The United Kingdom’s Women’s Prize Trust 30th anniversary special award goes to writer Bernadine Evaristo.
Sharjah’s 2025 Booksellers Conference Opens Today
More than 661 booksellers, publishers, and distributors convene on Monday morning (April 7) at Sharjah Booksellers Conference.