Weekly Roundup: May 19th-25th

Good morning from Bologna Global Rights Exchange!

Here in London the weather has gone back to being rainy and drairy, but I guess that helps us get back into the office after a long and restful weekend.

Today's weekly roundup is somewhat expected: news on AI, raving reviews on the most recent winner of the International Booker Prize and follow-up pieces on the outcome of the Salone del Libro in Turin. Shoutout to the lovely Guardian review on Anna Hope's new release, Albion: a tale of family, power and morality...

There's a lot to take in so get yourself a cup of coffee and make some time to get through these. 

With that said, buona lettura!

 

• Supreme Court recusals in book publisher case affect quorum

• Publishers Association’s Dan Conway on an AI Transparency Disappointment

• New writers, open conversations: how the industry uses small fairs to beat the frenzy of London and Frankfurt

• You won’t find these on the shelf. Newspapers print an AI-generated reading list with fake books

 

• Clare Pollard wins 2025 Tadeusz Bradecki Prize

• Dublin Literary Award winner announced

• Caine Prize for African Writing unveils Best of Caine Award

• The winners of the 2025 International Booker Prize are breaking boundaries

• Torino's Fair Draws 231,000 Attendees, 977 Stands

 

• Pay for gay? The bestselling LGBTQ+ books of the past year

• Albion by Anna Hope review – Succession-style infighting 

• Book Review: ‘Never Flinch,’ by Stephen King 

 

• Ecco la giuria del Premio Strega Saggistica 

• Le recensioni letterarie in Italia stanno diventando inutili 

• Vendite top al Salone, qui la crisi non si vede 

• Sessant’anni di Oscar Mondadori, la collana editoriale che portò il libro nelle tasche di tutti

• ​​L'International Publishers Association si schiera con gli editori arrestati in Russia

- Lara Abrahams