Publishing & Prizes: Virginia Evans won the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026 for The Correspondent, a letter-driven word-of-mouth hit; Lyse Doucet took the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction for The Finest Hotel in Kabul. Book Industry Watch: Granta’s Commonwealth Prize AI scandal is back in focus after readers accused a prize-winning short story of being AI-written, raising fresh questions about detection and editorial checks. New Releases: Franklin Publishers announced KC Lewis’s sci-fi thriller Recurve (June 7) and Jim Franklin’s Trailer Chic (June 15), a humorous community story set in a Palm Springs mobile home park. Author Spotlight: Mac Barnett discusses his adult debut Make Believe and why he thinks adults underestimate children’s literature. Business Books: Interior designer Johnathan H. Miller released Why Underpricing Kills Design, arguing pricing is a system, not a personality trait. Health & Reading: Dr. Kirk Sanford’s stem-cell patient guide The Language of Healing is out, with proceeds supporting veterans’ access to regenerative care. Community Reading: UAE is set as guest of honor at Beijing International Book Fair 2026, with 1,700+ exhibitors expected.