The longlist for this year’s Booker Prize, announced on Tuesday, includes 13 books covering a variety of genres, from thriller to dystopian science-fiction to love story. Two previous winners have again made the prestigious list – Douglas Stuart, who won shuggie bann in 2020, and Marlon James, who won the award in 2015 A Brief
Since 2006, the Center for Fiction has been highlighting the best debut novels of the year through its First Novel Award. This year’s 180 eligible titles were published in the US between January 1 and December 31, and were narrowed down to 19 books by more than 500 authors, librarians, booksellers and others. The shortlist
The British Podcast Awards 2026 released their longlist, recognizing 409 entrants across 27 categories. It is claimed that almost half of the long list are independent titles and talents. We’ve seen at least 53 nominations for the BBC, eleven for Audible, eight for Audio Always, Platform Media and Bauer Media, seven for Persefonica