Publishing News [Global]

Sharjah Festival of African Literature (January 24– 27, 2025) welcomed 29 literary luminaries from UAE and Africa. Wole Soyinka, Abdulrazak Gurnah, and a distinguished group of authors lead three book discussions and eight seminars. The…

Nielsen BookData, in partnership with BolognaBookPlus, celebrated the annual Bestseller Awards in central London with Richard Osman, David Nicholls, Dolly Alderton and Stanley Tucci among the stellar line-up of prize winners.The awards…

The food historian Professor Rebecca Earle FBA is the new Chair of judges of the British Academy Book Prize as the 2025 cycle opens for submissions, Wednesday 15 January. Joining for 2025 is Professor Shadreck Chirikure FBA, Archaeological…

To be held from March 11-13,2025 at Olympia London, the Main Stage Keynotes at The London Book Fair 2025 will include:James Daunt (Waterstones and Barnes and Noble) and David Shelley (Hachette UK & US) discussing the evolving publishing…

The annual Sharjah Booksellers Conference is back for 2025. Hosted by the Sharjah Book Authority under the patronage of His Highness Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, this year’s conference will take place from April 7-8, 2025. The…

Italy will be for the first time the guest of honour at the Thessaloniki International Book Fair (TIF), which is organised by the Hellenic Foundation for Books and Culture (ELIVIP) and will take place from May 8-11,2025, at the TIF -…

The inaugural Sharjah Festival of African Literature (SFAL) is set to shine light on the extraordinary breadth of African literature and culture. Running from January 24-27, 2025 at University City, Sharjah, the event will feature over 37…

Kathleen DuVal has been announced as the 2024 winner of the USD$75,000 Cundill History Prize for Native Nations: A Millennium in North America at a prestigious gala in Montreal, where the prize is administered by McGill University. The…

Returning to the British Library, Nicola Dinan, Jon Ransom and Sarah Hagger-Holt were announced as the winners of the 2024 Polari Prizes at a sparkling winners’ ceremony. Nicola Dinan took home the Polari First Book Prize for her tale of…

The London Book Fair (LBF) has revealed the Authors of the Day line-up for the 2025 Fair (March 11-13, 2025), which will feature: best-selling novelist and chair of judges for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024 Monica Ali as Adult Author…