BookExpo 2017: PEN America Named BookExpo Ambassador Award Winner

BookExpo will honor PEN America with its seventh annual Industry Ambassador Award, which recognizes major innovators and creative leaders that make the book industry better, on June 1. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award: The 18th Edition Shortlists

Issuing this year's shortlists in seven categories, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award Scientific Committee concludes its deliberations. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award: The 18th Edition Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-03-07 23:07:00 UTC ]
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In Los Angeles: Fêting the 2024 Audies Winners

Penguin Random House Audio's 'Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story' wins Bono the top prize at the 2024 Audie Awards in Hollywood. The post In Los Angeles: Fêting the 2024 Audies Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-03-05 13:13:02 UTC ]
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Bono's 'Surrender' Wins Audiobook of the Year at 2024 Audie Awards

At the 29th annual Audies, presented by the Audio Publishers Association and held in Los Angeles on March 4, winners across 27 categories were announced. The night's biggest honor, Audiobook of the Year, went to 'Surrender,' written and narrated by Bono. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Audiobook Review: ‘My Name Is Barbra,’ by Barbra Streisand

In Streisand’s new audiobook recording for her chatty, brick-size memoir, “My Name Is Barbra,” the superlative diva adds a little freestyling. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Books Inc.'s Hannah Walcher Named to Lead CALIBA

The California Independent Booksellers Alliance has named Hannah Walcher its new executive director. Walcher succeeds CALIBA co-executive directors Kristin Rasmussen and Ann Seaton. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
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A Muslim Teen Finds Her Voice in Post-9/11 America: Read an Excerpt from HOPE ABLAZE by Sarah Mughal Rana

Read an excerpt of Hope Ablaze by Sarah Mughal Rana, a YA novel about a Muslim girl who writes a protest poem that goes viral, changing her whole life. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-02-21 12:30:00 UTC ]
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Some Authors Were Left Out of Awards Held in China. Leaked Emails Show Why.

When some books, including best sellers, were conspicuously absent from the science fiction Hugo Awards last year, writers and fans became suspicious. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-02-17 13:11:43 UTC ]
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Authors ‘excluded from Hugo awards over China concerns’

Leaked emails reveal organisers of leading science fiction and fantasy awards flagged works of a ‘sensitive political nature’Leaked emails from the organisers of the prestigious Hugo awards for science fiction and fantasy suggest several authors were excluded from shortlists last year after they... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-02-15 18:16:42 UTC ]
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Starting this year, the National Book Awards will be open to non-citizens.

Today, the National Book Foundation announced a change in the eligibility criteria for the annual National Book Awards for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People’s Literature. Beginning with the 75th National Book Awards, submissions for which open on March 13 of this year, the prizes... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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National Book Awards Expand Eligibility to Non–U.S. Citizens

Beginning this year, authors who "maintain their primary, long-term home in the U.S., U.S. territories, or Tribal lands," in addition to those with U.S. citizenship, will be eligible for consideration in all categories of the National Book Awards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Hachette’s David Shelley Names Sally Kim to Lead Little, Brown

David Shelley, in naming Sally Kim as publisher of Hachette division Little, Brown, says he has admired her work 'from across the Atlantic'. The post Hachette’s David Shelley Names Sally Kim to Lead Little, Brown appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-02-13 23:13:31 UTC ]
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Sally Kim Named President and Publisher of Little, Brown

In David Shelley's first major appointment since taking over as CEO at Hachette Book Group, Putnam publisher Sally Kim will take the helm of Little, Brown, effective March 4. Kim succeeds Bruce Nichols, who has led the imprint since 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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China’s Shanghai Children’s Book Fair Names 2024 Dates

The 11th Shanghai International Children's Book Fair has announced its dates and some of its plans for its 2024 iteration. The post China’s Shanghai Children’s Book Fair Names 2024 Dates appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Kirsty Melville Named CEO at Andrews McMeel Universal

Melville has served as president and publisher of the company's publishing division for the better part of the past two decades, where she has overseen a period of significant growth. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Sabrina McCarthy Named President of Bloomsbury USA

McCarthy joins the company from Ingram Publisher Services, where she has worked for eight years, most recently as v-p and general manager. She will take the helm of Bloomsbury USA in early April. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘I Heard Her Call My Name,’ by Lucy Sante

Lucy Sante recounts the trials and joys of her gender transition in the memoir “I Heard Her Call My Name.” Continue reading at The New York Times

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Palestinian-American writer Randa Jarrar was dragged out of a PEN event.

Despite mounting objections from within the American literary community (as well as public condemnation from two prominent novelists who recently cut ties with the organization), on Wednesday evening PEN America’s Los Angeles branch went ahead with its hosting of a conversation between stand-up... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Tieshena Davis Named IBPA Board Chair

The founding publisher and CEO of Publish Your Gift has been unanimously elected the next chair of the Independent Book Publishers Association's board of directors, effective July 1. She is the first person of color elected to lead the IBPA board. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Resignations, Censures Follow in Wake of Hugo Awards Controversy

The resignations and disciplinary actions come after it was revealed that certain authors and books—including R.F. Kuang's hit novel 'Babel'—had been inexplicably deemed "not eligible" for the Hugo at Worldcon 2023 in Chengdu, China. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Books Behind the 2024 Academy Award Nominations, Reviewed

Our reviews of the books adapted into and inspiring this year's Academy Award–nominated films, from 'Oppenheimer' and 'Nyad' to 'American Fiction' and 'The Boy and the Heron.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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