The 2025 David Ruggles Prize, established to support young book collectors of color, is open for entries until June 8, reports. The international prize is open to any collector aged thirty-five or younger. Collections need not consist of only traditional books—comic books, graphic novels, zines, contemporary book art, and handwritten manuscripts all count. The grand prize is $1,000, the second prize is $500, and the third prize is $250. The award is named for David Ruggles, an American abolitionist, publisher, and Underground Railroad conductor, who opened the country’s first Black-owned books ..read more

, a quarterly publication focused on the writing, publishing, and collecting of books, has announced David Pearson as its new editor, reports. Pearson has worked in various major libraries in the UK, including the British Library, the National Art Library at the V&A, and the Wellcome Library. was founded by Ian Fleming in 1952 and digitized its archive in 2020 ..read more

Black Lawrence Press is expanding its efforts to highlight the writing of American immigrants. In addition to the new titles published through its Immigrant Writing series, the press has recently launched the Black Lawrence Fellowship for New Immigrant Authors , which is open for submissions through April 30. The fellowship provides financial and editorial support for immigrant authors with no more than one book at the time of application ..read more

The British Library has confirmed a new construction development worth 1.1 billion pounds (approximately $1.4 billion) of the Library’s St. Pancras site in London, reports. The development will allow hundreds of thousands more people to visit the library’s exhibitions, programs, and events each year. The development is funded by Mitsui Fudosan, and will include new galleries, expanded and diverse spaces for business support services, a new learning center for enhanced educational experiences, and a multi-use foyer space ..read more

(NBCC) has announced the winners for books published in 2024, marking fifty years of the awards. The fiction winner was (Random House) by Hisham Matar; the nonfiction winner was Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space (Avid Reader) by Adam Higginbotham; and the poetry winner was (New Directions) by Anne Carson. NBCC also honors individuals and institutions for their achievements and contributions to the book publishing industry. The recipient of the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award was Sandra Cisneros; the recipient of the Toni Morrison Achievement Award wa ..read more

Monica Youn will serve as the next judge of the , the oldest annual literary award in the United States. Youn succeeds Rae Armantrout, who judged the prize from 2021–2025. The 2026 competition will open for submissions on October 1 and close on November 15 ..read more

(Norton, 2025) encourages writers to introduce a surprising element more than halfway into their storytelling structure ..read more

“The magic happens in the writing, on the page. That’s the high.” —Mariam Rahmani, author of ..read more

Freelancing doesn’t always guarantee freedom—making a living outside of the literary world empowers many artists with health insurance, energy to write, and relief from the worry of wondering about your next check ..read more

In response to publishers turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to expedite or replace the work of human translators, publishers and translators question whether machine-led translation can truly supersede a human touch ..read more