The 172nd Akutagawa Prize and Naoki Prize winners were announced on January 15, 2025, during the selection meeting held at Shin Kiraku, a restaurant in Tokyo. The prestigious Akutagawa Prize went to Jose Ando for his novel “DTOPIA” and Yuui Suzuki for “Goethe Said It All,” marking significant achievements for both authors. Ando, 30, has […]
LBF25 reveals Main Stage keynote speakers, Charity of the Year for 2025, and Seminar Programme highlights Hachette CEO David Shelley and James Daunt of Waterstones and Barnes & Noble to appear on Day 1 #Merky Books authors William Rayfet Hunter and Taylor-Dior Rumble to round off Day 3 Speakers from Disney Streaming, Publishers Association, United […]
The trend towards ‘healing lit’ or ‘quiet lit’ continues with Hutchinson Heinemann, part of PRH, winning a seven-way auction in the UK for Tsubaki Stationery Store, a literary novel by one of Japan’s best-known writers Ito Ogawa. Publishing director Ailah Ahmed acquired world English-language rights from Bruno Onuki Reynell and Li Kangqin at New […]
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Jan 29-Feb 2, 2025 The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature brings people from around the world together in the heart of Dubai each year. This celebration transcends borders and languages as talented writers entertain,...
Più Libri Più Liberi, Italy 4 – 8 December Più libri is the first Italian fair dedicated exclusively to independent publishing where every year around 500 publishers, coming from all over Italy, present their news and their catalog to the public. Website:...