This week at Midas 13th-17th April - Midas Midas

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🖼️Midas Social at the National Portrait Gallery

This week, Midas enjoyed a lunchtime social touring the National Portrait Gallery, learning about the influences of literature, fashion and sport on various stunning works of art. Many thanks to the social team for organising such a wonderful social!

🔦Book Lover’s Spotlight on garden books

@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social collaborated with Landscape Architect and Garden Designer Tom Stuart-Smith for Gardening Day. The post is on Tom’s Instagram page (@ tomstuartsmith) and his list of recommendations for every gardener is on the Bookshop.org website

📰Eleanor Anstruther in The Big Issue

This week, Eleanor Anstruther spoke to The Big Issue about her novel Fallout, which is inspired by the real-life all-women activist group, the Greenham Women. Fallout – published by Empress Editions – will be out next Tuesday, 21 April.

🖌️Affordable Art Fair Hampstead Full Programme release

Affordable Art Fair released the full programme for its Hampstead edition (6-10 May), which will feature an inaugural Ceramics Unbound exhibition, outdoor watercolour workshops on the Heath, and the return of Summer Lates and Family Mornings.

🐸Nosy Crow to celebrate 15th Anniversary with new title

Nosy Crow announced the upcoming release of new Pip & Posy book, The Soggy Froggy. The first Pip & Posy books were published in 2011 alongside the launch of Nosy Crow, with both publisher and series celebrating their 15th anniversary in 2026

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🚚@readbysima’s Book Unhaul for Bookloop by Bookshop.org

The wonderful Sima shared her Spring book unhaul on her Instagram page (@ readbysima) using Bookloop to trade in her old books for @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social credit. Bookloop makes it simple to unhaul your books and give them a second life.

🔦Book Lover's Spotlight on modern love stories

@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social collaborated with author Lucas Oakeley for a Book Lover’s Spotlight on modern love stories. You can see the post on Lucas' Instagram page (@ lucasoakeley) and his full list of recommendations on the Bookshop.org website.

🖌️The Folio Book Illustration Award returns for 2026

@foliosociety.bsky.social announced the return of the Folio Book Illustration Award, which invites artists from around the world to create an original illustration based on the opening chapter of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro.

📕The Oracle’s Daughter by Harrison Hill publication

Congratulations to Harrison Hill on the release of The Oracle’s Daughter. The Oracle’s Daughter follows the rise and fall of a woman-led paramilitary religious cult and is a work of deeply reported narrative nonfiction.

🏆Recipients of The Windham-Campbell Prizes 2026 announced

This week, the 8 incredible recipients of The Windham-Campbell Prizes 2026 were announced: Gwendoline Riley, Adam Ehrlich Sachs, Lucy Sante, Kei Miller, Christina Anderson, S. Shakthidharan, Joyelle McSweeney, and
Karen Solie.

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🔦Book Lover's Spotlight for Autism Awareness Day

This Thursday, @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social collaborated with the Hidden 20% Podcast, Pete Wharmby and Ellie Middleton for Autism Awareness Day. You can find each of their lists of recommended books on the Bookshop.org homepage.

📕Pre-order buzz for Fallout by Eleanor Anstruther

Excitement is ramping up for Fallout, available to pre-order and publishing on 21 April. Eleanor Anstruther’s coming-of-age novel is set against the backdrop of the Greenham Women’s Peace Camp—where punk, protest, and unexpected love collide.

🗞️The Oracle’s Daughter in The Guardian

This week, Sarah Green spoke to Simon Hattenstone in @theguardian.com Saturday about her extraordinary story of growing up in a cult ran by her mother, ahead of the release of The Oracle’s Daughter by Harrison Hill on 9 April.

🎉Manchester City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries

Manchester City of Literature's Festival of Libraries, the county-wide celebration of Greater Manchester’s 133 libraries, will be returning from 10–14 June. The award-winning festival features a vibrant programme that is not to be missed

📑Waterstones Children’s Laureate to mark the end of his tenure with ‘Laureate Lecture’

The Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2024-2026, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, will deliver the first ever ‘Waterstones Children’s Laureate Lecture’ entitled ‘THE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT’ on 14 May
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LGBTQ+ novel leads the shortlist for prestigious literary award The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize has announced the 2026 shortlist for its prestigious literary award, highlighting LGBTQ+ works.

The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize has announced the 2026 shortlist for its prestigious literary award, highlighting works with LGBTQ+ themes. www.attitude.co.uk/culture/lgbt...

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This week at Midas 23rd-27th March - Midas Midas

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🥂Windham Campbell Prizes luncheon

On Thursday, Windham Campbell Prizes and Midas hosted a media lunch at The Wolseley. It was great to hear Michael Kelleher discuss the process of selecting the eight recipients of the prizes. This year’s recipients will be announced on 8 April.

🧐Folio Society interview on Monocle

@foliosociety.bsky.social's James Rose and Michael Burrow, Diana Wynne Jones' son, spoke on Monocle about the incredible 40-year legacy of Howl's Moving Castle, its ongoing influence on fantasy writing today, and Folio's stunning anniversary Limited Edition.

🔦Book Lover's Spotlight for World Poetry Day

@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social collaborated with poet Harry Baker for a Book Lover’s Spotlight on World Poetry day, based on his recommendations of poems for parents. The post is on Instagram (@ harrybakerpoet) and Harry's full list is on Bookshop.org

📢2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction shortlist announcement

The Women’s Prize Trust revealed the shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction. The prize celebrates narrative non-fiction written by female thought-leaders, changemakers, and experts. @womensprize.bsky.social

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A new start after 60: I went on 75 first dates – and wrote a book of Kama Sutra-inspired poetry Zack Rogow thought he was ready for love after the end of a long relationship – but not everyone agreed. How did he get over the rejections?

A new start after 60: I went on 75 first dates – and wrote a book of Kama Sutra-inspired poetry

Zack Rogow thought he was ready for love after the end of a long relationship – but not everyone agreed. How did he get over the rejections?

When Zack Rogow’s relationship ended, he joined an...