This week at Midas 7th-11th September
A London Book Fair announcement, the Balzan Prizewinners revealed and a new publication from MK Mann - here’s what’s been happening at Midas this week.
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London Book Fair x The Bookseller
The London Book Fair has announced this week it will host The Bookseller’s FutureBook conference in 2027, with the conference taking place at Excel London on Monday 15th March 2027, the day before LBF (16th to 18th March).
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The Permission You Never Needed by MK Mann
Yesterday saw the publication of MK Mann’s new book, The Permission You Never Needed: 52 Laws of Power, Purpose and Possibility.
Drawing on MK’s own experiences of breaking away from expectations, challenging the rules she was raised to follow and building a life on her own terms, the book is a practical guide to taking back control and giving yourself permission to want more.
The Midas team has been working with MK on the campaign, with national radio, a national supplement feature, online features and op-eds all lined up, and plenty more still to come.
The Permission You Never Needed is out now.
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2026 Balzan Prizewinners Announced
On Monday, the International Balzan Foundation has announced the recipients of its prestigious 2026 prizes, worth nearly 700,000 GBP each and with subjects changing every year. The prize-winners are:
Elena Esposito (Italy), Università di Bologna, for The Social Science of Digital Technology
Rasmus Nielsen (USA-Denmark), University of California Berkeley, together with Ziheng Yang (UK), University College London, for Molecular Evolution: Decoding Patterns of Genomic Change
David Nirenberg (USA), Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, for Jewish Studies
Geoffrey W. Coates (USA), Cornell University, and Marc A. Hillmyer (USA), University of Minnesota, for Biodegradable Polymers from Renewable Sources
The Foundation also awarded the Balzan Prize for Humanity, Peace and Fraternity Among Peoples, which went to the humanitarian organisation Emergency Response Rooms (Sudan).
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