Posted on January 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each story. Your choice!
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Other Worlds by André Alexis, Atavists by Lydia Millet, and Long Distance by Ayşegül Savaş are this year's Story Prize finalists; the $20,000 award, which honors excellent short fiction, will be handed out March 31 (Literary Hub).
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The Nero Prize winners have also been announced: Seascraper by Benjamin Wood (fiction), A Family Matter by Claire Lynch (debut fiction), Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry (nonfiction), and My Soul, A Shining Tree by Jamila Gavin (children’s fiction) will now compete for the overall Nero Gold Prize (The Guardian).
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The Adelaide Writers’ Week has been canceled because of the mass exodus of writers, speakers, and even the board of directors; the departures came in response to the event's cancellation of an appearance by a Palestinian-Australian author — who was to speak about her novel — because she has criticized Israel in the past (Literary Hub).
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Bestselling mystery author Richard Osman is among the celebrities adding their names and influence to the United Kingdom's National Year of Reading campaign, aimed at fighting the decline in the number of young people who say they enjoy reading (The Guardian).
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