More than 10,000 librarians, publishers, authors, and vendors will gather in Dallas, January 2024, for the 2012 American Library Association Midwinter meeting. Among the meetings highlights: the announcement of the ALAs Youth Media Awards, including the coveted Newbery and Caldecott medals; a bustling exhibit floor; and a strong author presence. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#caldecott medals
Ballot mailing for the election will begin March 13, 2023 and will run through April 5, 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ballot mailing
Bestselling author and New York City-based pastor Tim Keller’s exploration of forgiveness, a myth-busting look at Buddhism, and more are among new religion and spirituality titles publishing in November. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bestselling author
With censorship and book bans still on the rise, one powerful way to defend intellectual Freedom is is to honor those who fight for it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book bans
New books from religion and spirituality publishers include author and octogenarian Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön’s latest, two scholars’ critique of the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., and just in time for Halloween, ‘The Book of Seances’ which guides readers into communicating with spirits. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
In September 2011, we reported that Books-A-Million had agreed to acquire 24 former Borders locations, after Borders filed for bankruptcy and began shuttering its outlets earlier that year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#borders locations
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 ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#literarian award
#library association
This season’s regional shows mark the first time that many booksellers have been able to get together in person since the start of the pandemic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bookseller
A new portrait of Mother Teresa from her former advisor, Pope Francis’s response to the pandemic, and a book on finding one’s purpose from pastor Dharius Daniels are among the new titles publishing in September. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#mother teresa
#pope francis
#titles publishing
We look back on our 1991 survey of the bookstore chain landscape, when 11 corporations operated a total of 3,300 outlets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bookstore chain
ALA says it is “developing guidance” for libraries and library workers and working with other organizations to “oppose any efforts to limit access to constitutionally protected information or limit privacy protections” for library users. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#library workers
#library users
#libraries
New books by Kathie Lee Gifford, Senator Tim Scott, and more are coming from religion and spirituality publishers in August. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#spirituality publishers
In what has proved to be an endlessly trying year, we hope this list—which contains more than 175 books—will provide opportunities for you to be delighted, excited, and surprised. The post Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2022 Book Preview appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2022-07-14 10:00:53 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book preview
The 2022 ALA Annual Conference, the first in-person annual conference since 2019, set a new high-water mark for the return to U.S. in-person events in the book business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#high-water mark
#in-person events
#book business
The American Library Association held its first in-person annual conference since 2019 in Washington, D.C., beginning on June 23, and with today and tomorrow still to come, the show's return is getting solid reviews. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#solid reviews
#library association
The conference is set to run through June 28 and will feature a slate of authors and speakers and hundreds of educational sessions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#educational sessions
New books from religion and spirituality publishers coming out in July include a faith-based approach to decluttering, Rumi’s poems examined through a spiritual lens, and stories of nine women in the Bible who lived their faith boldly. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#spiritual lens
“Our partners and supporters are critical in moving the needle to ultimately bring an end to book bans," said Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. “It’s time that policymakers understand the severity of this issue.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book bans
#intellectual freedom
The Dalai Lama expounds on emptiness, and environmentalist Bill McKibben reflects on faith, patriotism and social change, are among the upcoming titles from religion and spirituality publishers in May. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#social change
#upcoming titles
#spirituality publishers
In a statement, Drabinski thanked librarians and said she was eager to get to work on behalf of the profession. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Shelf Talkers is a new series at Lit Hub where booksellers from independent bookstores around the country share their favorite reads of the moment. Here are recommendations from the staff at The Bookshop, a store in East Nashville, Tennessee, founded in 2016. * Kyle Lucia Wu, Win Me Something... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-04-11 08:51:17 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#lit hub
#independent bookstores
#favorite reads
#tin house
#bookshop