In Catalyst Press news, Niki Daly’s You’re a Star, Lolo released this week in the USA! This is our third release from Daly, the beloved South African children’s book author and illustrator—and we know you’ll love it as much as we do! Read more about the series and while you’re at it, get a copy of the first two books, Here Comes Lolo and Hooray for Lolo!
In the book world, Publishers Weekly is gearing up for its U.S. Book Show in 10 days, to replace the recently retired BookExpo (R.I.P.). Speakers this year include Oprah Winfrey, Keanu Reeves, Senator Elizabeth Warren, authors Anthony Doerr and Ijeoma Oluo, and more.
Ruth Gilligan’s The Butchers won the Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje prize and Douglas Stuart’s Shuggie Bain picked up another major award this week, winning Book of the Year at the 2021 British Book Awards. n+1 has a newly established Anthony Veasna So Prize and announced their first winner this week. Continue reading “This Week in Literary News, Week of May 9”