Weekly Roundup: April 28th - 4th of May

Good morning from Bologna Global Rights Exchange!

May welcomes us with a great number of new books to potentially get your hands on and an incredible amount of prizes to watch out for to find your next favourite writer.

Monday can be hectic, stressful and somwehat abrupt. However, taking the time to read, focus and stay present might make it easier to get through the day.

With that said, buona lettura!

 

• Men-only publisher hopes to fix ‘imbalance’ in world of books

• Tariffs Cloud Amazon’s Financial Outlook

• After the Vote, Canada’s Market Raises Its Copyright Crisis

• Government changes to Data Bill 'indicate growing awareness of case made by creative industries', PA says

• HarperCollins to close supply chain as services migrate from Bishopbriggs to Robroyston

 

• Carol Shields Prize

• Fortnum & Mason announces Food and Drink Awards winners 2025

• The Novelry launches new competition to find 'The Next Big Story' with a £75k prize pot

• Publisher Roddy Bloomfield, Khalida Popal and Sir Chris Hoy win Sports Book Awards

 

• ‘A natural storyteller’: Jane Gardam remembered by Tessa Hadley 

• Anne Enright · I stab and stab: Helen Garner’s Diaries

• From MLMs to Nuclear War: 10 Great Nonfiction Books to Read in May 

• New Romance Books That Will Upend Your World

• Books on BookTok: the popularity of weird-girl fiction

 

• Feste, mostre e nuove edizioni per i 60 anni degli Oscar Mondadori 

• Tutto quello che c’è da sapere sulla «weird girl fiction»

• I libri e il dono dell’attesa: l’editoria è una forma di devozione

• L'autenticità è una trappola per gli scrittori post-coloniali 

 

- Lara Abrahams