James McBride, Rebecca Giggs Win ALA's 2021 Carnegie Medals

The awards, which were established in 2012, have become a highly coveted literary honor, reflecting the expert judgment and insight of library professionals and booksellers who work closely with adult readers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomson wins inaugural Thwaites Wainwright Prize

A book exploring England’s ancient track roads and green grass roads has won the inaugural... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mackey Wins $100k Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize

Nathaniel Mackey has been awarded the 2014 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, which honors the lifetime achievement of a living U.S. poet. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blumenthal, Kennedy Among 2014 James Beard Foundation Cookbook Award-Winners

The James Beard Foundation announced the 2014 winners of its Book, Broadcast, and Journalism awards at a dinner on Friday that saw British chef/restaurateur Heston Blumenthal win Cookbook of the Year for 'Historic Heston' and Mexican cooking authority Diana Kennedy inducted into the Cookbook... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA Summit Under Way at Library of Congress

ALA executive director Keith Fiels told PW the event was designed to help "get in front of things that might affect libraries in the long term.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sari Feldman Elected 2015-2016 ALA President

Feldman, executive director of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, will lead the American Library Association for the 2015-16 term. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kremlin account wins Pushkin House Russian Book Prize

Red Fortress: The Secret Heart of Russia's History by Catherine Merridale (Allen Lane) has... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Solomon wins Wellcome Book Prize

Andrew Solomon’s Far From the Tree: A Dozen Kinds of Love (Chatto & Windus) has won... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Wins Temporary Stay from Second Circuit

The Second Circuit has issued an administrative stay while a three-judge panel reviews Judge Denise Cote’s decision to proceed with the damages phase of Apple's ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S wins Letters auction

Simon & Schuster has won an auction for Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey. Clare Hey, senior... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tartt's 'Goldfinch' Doubles Sales Following Pulitzer Win

"The Goldfinch" is on pace to be the bestselling Pulitzer fiction winner since "Olive Kitteridge." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ABFFE President Wins First Amendment Award

Chris Finan, president of the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, has been awarded the 2014 Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award for law. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury wins River of Ink auction

Bloomsbury has won the rights to an “astonishingly assured” debut literary novel,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comics Artists Lust, Yang Win L.A. Times Book Prizes

Comics artists Gene Luen Yang and Ulli Lust have been awarded L.A. Times Book Prizes for Young Adult Literature and Graphic Novels respectively for 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA: 'Captain Underpants' Most Challenged Book of 2013

Compiled annually by the ALA, the list collects "reports on book challenges from librarians, teachers, concerned individuals and press reports." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA Report: School Libraries Under Fire

Libraries remain popular, but the American Library Association's State of American Libraries report also features a sobering message: school libraries have been devastated by budget cuts nationwide. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC Wins Slaughter Nonfiction

HarperCollins U.K. and William Morrow have acquired an e-first series of nonfiction shorts that will be curated by international bestselling author Karin Slaughter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnson wins Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award

Pulitzer Prize winner Adam Johnson has won the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award for his short... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jellybooks wins £25,000 technology prize

London based publishing start-up Jellybooks has won £25,000 from the Government-backed... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barbro Lindgren Wins 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

Swedish author Barbro Lindgren has won the 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the largest award for children’s literature with a prize of five million Swedish crowns. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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