The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Announces 2026 Longlist

An interesting list they picked.

 Panzer made a stop at The Baillie Gifford Prize site. There he found the longlist for the 2026 prize had been posted. 

 

The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction is for the best nonfiction book published in English in the U.K. The book can be published anywhere else in the world, but must be translated and published in the U.K. also.

 

Panzer says, "The prize is divided between the author and the translator."

 

Note: This is a long post. Depending on where you live and your weather, bring whatever you want to snack on. 

 

To read the list tootle over to Baillie Gifford Prize Longlist 

International Booker Prize Doubles Purse, Changes Name - Publishers Daily

I'd do it for the right price.

Today's first stop in the Catosphere for Panzer was at the Publishers Daily site.

 

The International Booker Prize for fiction translations has a new partner. The partnership allows a larger prize.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty wonders if kitty translators can enter their work. You know ... Translate a book from cat language to human language."

 

Note: This is a short medium length post. Bring a glass of cold lemonade to drink.

 

To read the post tootle over to International Booker Prize 

Bloody and Belated to Boot - The Rap Sheet

We'll know the winner September 12.

Panzer made a stop at The Rap Sheet site today. There our speedy little traveling kitty boy found a post about the Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize.

 

 According to J. Kingston's post, the long list for the 2025 McIlvanney prize has been announced. The post includes links to other information about the prize.

 

 Panzer says,"There are ll nominees on the long list."

 

 Note: This is a shortish length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read the list of nominees.

 

 To read the post tootle over to Bloody and Belated

European Union Literary Prize: Winner and Special Mentions - Publishing Perspectives

I do a lot of traveling for you.

While tootling around in the Catosphere today Panzer stopped in at the Publishing Perspectives site. There our adventuresome kitty boy found a post about the European Union Prize for Literature winner.

 

According to Porter Anderson's post, this year's European Union Prize for Literature long list was open to one author from each of the forty countries in the European Union. The long list was then narrowed to thirteen. The winner and two special mentions were then announced from the short list.The post includes links to information on the Prize for Literature, how the winner and special mentions are chosen, and the short list.

 

Panzer says, "You'll need to read it all for yourself to understand it."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a big muffin. If you plan to follow all the links, you'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to European Union Literary Prize 

Reaching for Theakston Renown - The Rap Sheet

Read the novels on the list?

Panzer's next stop in the Catosphere today was at The Rap Sheet site. There our traveling kitty boy found an announcement about a prize for British crime novels.

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post lists all 18 of the novels nominated to the long list for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year.

 

Panzer says, "You'll need to go to The Rap Sheet to see the list and read about the prize."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on while you read."

 

To read the post tootle over to Theakston Crime Novel of the Year

Goldsboro Books' 'Glass Bell Award' Announces Its 2021 Shortlist - Publishing Perspectives

Today, Panzer was cleaning out the Panzermobile's passenger-side window when he found a wadded up post caught in the weather stripping. Smoothing it out, he discovered it was a post from the Publishing Perspectives site about the Glass Bell Award.

 

According to Porter Anderson's post, the U.K.'s Goldsboro Books' has announced the shortlist for their Glass Bell Award. The short list consists of six books. The winner is chosen by the stores' booksellers. In addition to a cash prize, the winner will receive a glass bell. The winner will be announced on September 30. The post includes links to earlier information about the prize and information about other prizes.

 

I could find a use for a glass bell.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... A glass bell."

 

Note: This is a long-medium post. Bring a large glass of iced tea and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) for today's reading. If you follow the links in the post, you decide what other treats you want to bring.

 

To read the post tootle over to Goldsboro Books