This week saw the heartening launch of a new series of nonfiction books focusing on elements of black British culture, which will publish with Jacaranda Books in October 2020. According to… Read more »

Earlier this month British-Pakistani author Kamila Shamsie was awarded the Nelly Sachs award (which comes with a €15,000 prize). Alison Flood reports for the Guardian that the jury specifically cited… Read more »

In true X Factor style, the UK has spent the last few weeks watching ten MPs battle against each other to become the next Prime Minister. Subject to various TV and… Read more »

Back in July 2018 we reported that only 1% of children’s books in the UK depict Black And Minority Ethnic main characters (BAME), and almost a year later, it seems… Read more »

Imagine only having three books to carry you through seven months—and having to share them with your companions. Such was the luck of the men of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s… Read more »

The London Book Fair can be a pretty overwhelming place. As one of the biggest trade fairs in the world, you can expect a LOT of people to show up—many… Read more »

As we reported yesterday, The Booker Prize parted ways with Man Group this week; the hedge fund that financially backed the U.K.’s most famous literary prize for the last 18… Read more »

Following mounting allegations of plagiarism that surfaced on Twitter this past weekend, Pushcart Prize-nominated poet Ailey O’Toole’s forthcoming book has been cancelled, and many of the publications that previously published her… Read more »

For The Guardian, Allison Flood breaks down the demographics of PBS’s inaugural “Great American Read” program, revealing our country’s continued attraction to all things British. Launched in April, PBS asked American audiences… Read more »

It’s clear by now the publishing industry has become, for better or worse, a more direct reflection of the larger world’s infatuation with this recent batch of Western leaders. Trump, Macron, Brexit,… Read more »