News of note for readers: March 19, 2025

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days!

• This London bookstore was just named the most popular in the entire world (Time Out)

• D.G. Hessayon, author of blockbuster garden guides, dies at 96 (The New York Times)

• Authors await overdue payments as publisher Unbound goes into administration (The Guardian)

• Samantha Harvey and Téa Obreht shortlisted for inaugural Climate Fiction Prize (The Guardian)

• The 2025 Plutarch Award longlist has been announced (Biographers International Organization)