National Book Foundation’s Spring ‘NBF Presents’ Season: Expanded Programming

With support from the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the National Book Foundation's 'NBF Presents' expands its events and widens its outreach. The post National Book Foundation’s Spring ‘NBF Presents’ Season: Expanded Programming appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here’s the longlist for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.

Today, the National Book Foundation announced the 10 books on the longlist for the 2022 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, including two graphic novels, three coming-of-age stories, and one remix of The Great Gatsby. The judges for this year’s award are Becky Albertalli, Joseph... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-14 14:15:00 UTC ]
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Dragonfly Books Establishes Literary Foundation

Dragonfly Books in Decorah, Iowa, has established a literary foundation to support author visits to the Oneota River Valley area in northeastern Iowa, as well as to support the literary endeavors of regional writers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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2022 National Book Award Longlists Announced

The National Book Foundation is announcing the 2022 National Book Award longlists this week. Five finalists in each of the five categories will be named on October 4, and the winner will be announced during the awards ceremony on November 16. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA’s Tracie Hall Receives the National Book Award’s Literarian Award

The first Black woman executive director of the American Library Association receives this year's lifetime Literary Award. The post ALA’s Tracie Hall Receives the National Book Award’s Literarian Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-07 22:07:43 UTC ]
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Indies Expect a Happy Holiday Season—Big books of the Fall

Indie bookstores are looking forward to a strong season, with new releases from Michelle Obama and other heavy hitters. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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5 mystery books to cozy up with as the sun sets on vacation season

Settle in with novels by Donna Leon, Sulari Gentill, Elly Griffiths, Jean-Luc Bannalec and Sara Paretsky. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-23 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Play Books Expands AI Audiobook Narration

Google Play Books has announced that publishers in six countries can now create, edit, publish, and sell auto-narrated audiobooks on its platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Janelle Monáe’s first book expands the world of her music

"The Memory Librarian," by Janelle Monáe, is a story collection about a dystopian near-future surveillance state where all who don’t conform are hunted down. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-04-20 12:01:15 UTC ]
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Georgia’s World Book Capital Program Stages Its Black Sea Conference

The inaugural Caucasus and Black Sea Basin conference was the centerpiece of the UNESCO World Book Capital closer in Tbilisi. The post Georgia’s World Book Capital Program Stages Its Black Sea Conference appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-04-19 17:35:48 UTC ]
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Ted Cruz gave the nation a lesson on misreading kids books

Ted Cruz misinterpreted and misrepresented Black children's books as he questioned Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-03-23 17:49:14 UTC ]
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National Book Critics Circle Award Winners Announced

The NBCC Awards are the only awards in the U.S. chosen by book critics. Here are the winners for books published in 2021. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-03-18 15:45:58 UTC ]
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Bologna Book Plus: Exhibitors, Seminars, Presentations

The Bologna Book Plus program this year has its first in-person outing at the trade show, widening the purview for publishers. The post Bologna Book Plus: Exhibitors, Seminars, Presentations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-03-15 10:10:17 UTC ]
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'Best Christmas present ever' as Book-ish owners buy their premises

The owners of Welsh independent bookshop Book-ish are celebrating after completing the purchase of their premises with help from a crowdfunder backed by the trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-23 07:20:40 UTC ]
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Looking for a seasonal tale of mystery, murder and ghosts? Here are 9 books just for you.

You can’t beat Holmes for the holidays. Also, Victorian Christmas ghost stories for those cozy nights by the fire. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-15 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Croatian Publisher Fraktura and Its Bookshop: ‘To Present Quality Books’

Now in its second year, the publisher-owned Fraktura Bookshop serves as a hub of literary events and trusted recommendations in Zagreb. The post Croatian Publisher Fraktura and Its Bookshop: ‘To Present Quality Books’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-12-13 07:33:12 UTC ]
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National Teen Book Club reads Cheung's Chinglish

Charities Speakers for Schools and Book Clubs in Schools have teamed up with Andersen Press for the third National Teen Book Club and creative writing course for state school students, this time reading Sue Cheung's Chinglish.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-10 08:14:22 UTC ]
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Lawmakers Expand Inquiry into Library E-book Market

After questioning the Big Five publishers in September, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo (D-California) this week expanded their ongoing inquiry into the library e-book market with questions for nine major library e-book distributors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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2021 National Book Award Winners Announced

Here are the 2021 winners of the National Book Award across five different categories. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-11-18 12:21:03 UTC ]
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2021 National Book Award Winners: Full List

Tiya Miles won the nonfiction prize for “All That She Carried.” The author Karen Tei Yamashita received a lifetime achievement award. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-11-18 02:46:50 UTC ]
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Jason Mott, Tiya Miles among the winners of the 2021 National Book Awards

Jason Mott took home the National Book Award for fiction. Other winners included Tiya Miles, Martín Espada and Malinda Lo. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-11-18 02:37:03 UTC ]
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