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Grab a hot drink and read through updates from the book world! Whether it’s the newest picks for the Radio 2 Book Club, winners of recent book prizes, the latest releases from publishers or the latest research from us at The Reading Agency, here you can find the latest news to help you pick your club’s next book.
We have news for groups of all ages, but you can filter it to find what you’re looking for.
‘Incantatory, spell-binding and resonant’ – announcing the 2025 Society of Authors’ Awards shortlists including the ADCI Literary Prize, the Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize and the Queen’s Knickers Award. Read more »
The next book to be featured this season on the Sara Cox Radio 2 Book Club is The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey – a profoundly unnerving exploration of belonging in a world where some lives are valued less than other. The book will be released on 15 May and Catherine’s interview with Sara is on BBC Sounds from Tuesday 13 May. Read more »
Heart Lamp, written by Banu Mushtaq and translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, has been announced as the winner of the International Booker Prize 2025. Read more »
Does your book club enjoy translated fiction? Or maybe you’d like to try something new! The International Booker Prize 2025 shortlist and longlist offer book clubs brilliant inspiration for selecting their next read and the prize also has brilliant resources (including reading guides and videos) to help your meet ups. Read more »
Do your group love adventure stories? Do your club want to be involved with the process of reviewing shortlisted books from this year’s Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize? Apply for your book club to take part and have your own adventure this summer. Read more »
We’re working with the Women’s Prize Trust on their 2025 Prizes for Fiction and Non-Fiction, with book clubs across the UK reading and reviewing the books. Find out about the six book clubs involved in the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2025 shortlist. Read more »
We’re working with the Women’s Prize Trust on their 2025 Prizes for Fiction and Non-Fiction, with book clubs across the UK reading and reviewing the books. Find out about the six book clubs involved in the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 shortlist. Read more »
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