Tuesday 9 September 2025 £25,000 international non-fiction prize Themes explored: music and archaeology; the misconceptions of African economics; global environmental history; Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church; the exploitation of women’s health in global politics; and a new account of the influence of India Six-strong shortlist: “a tribute to the importance of [...]

“A fascinating, captivating social history and contemporary linguistic account of New York City" Professor Charles Tripp, Chair of judges #BritishAcademyBookPrize @BritishAcademy_  Wednesday 23 October, LONDON: Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues by Ross Perlin was last night named as the winner of the 12th British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding. The announcement was made by Chair of judges, [...]

Tuesday 10 September 2024 “Six books that change the way we perceive our shared world” £25,000 international non-fiction prize  Recognition for the unsung heroes of mathematics and healthcare Revealing the profound value of endangered languages and the secret history of the global opium trade The geo-political significance of the raw materials we [...]

‘The true origin story of Britain and India’ told through England’s first diplomatic mission to the Mughal courts BritishAcademyBookPrize @BritishAcademy_ Tuesday 31 October, LONDON: Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire by Nandini Das is today named as the winner of the 11th British Academy Book Prize for Global [...]

Tuesday 12 September 2023 £25,000 international non-fiction prize Sweeping themes from the invention of books in the ancient world to the role of ritual in human civilisation Winner announced Tuesday 31 October London: today, Tuesday 12 September, the British Academy reveals the shortlist for the British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural [...]

Friday 31 March 2023 Charlie Higson commissioned to write new James Bond adventure to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III Published 4 May 2023, in partnership with the National Literacy Trust LONDON. Charlie Higson, author of the bestselling Young Bond series, has been commissioned by Ian Fleming Publications to write a [...]

Wednesday 26 October, LONDON: When Women Kill: Four Crimes Retold by the Chilean writer Alia Trabucco Zerán is today named as the winner of the 10th British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding. The announcement was made by Chair of the jury, Patrick Wright FBA, at a celebration at the British [...]

For immediate releaseWednesday 5 October, 2022 “Never say ‘no’ to adventures. Always say ‘yes’, otherwise you’ll lead a very dull life” Ian Fleming, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang LONDON. Today, Wednesday 5 October, ‘James Bond Day’: Ian Fleming Publications Ltd (IFPL) announces plans to publish Ian Fleming’s books under its own imprint – [...]

The British Academy’s £25,000 international non-fiction book prizeShortlist of six includes three books in translation and three debutsThemes explored: the global history of science; the invention of the telephone and its impact on the deaf community; post-war Germany; female murderers in Chile; life in a remote Swedish village; and the Chinese language [...]

@ThePortico #PorticoPrize “…Vividly evokes a period in recent history with themes that carry clear, if painful echoes, to today” Gary Younge, Chair of Judges 20.15: Thursday 20 January, MANCHESTER: Sally J Morgan has won The Portico Prize for Literature for her debut novel Toto Among the Murderers. Mostly set in Leeds and [...]