Paul Beatty has won the 2016 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for 'The Sellout,' making him the first American author to win the award. more »
Andrew Carnegie Medals Shortlist Announced
The American Library Association has announced the six books shortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. more » »
SMP
to Publish Michael Bloomberg and Carl Pope's Book on Climate Change
'Overheated: How Cooler Heads Can Cool the World' will release on April 18, 2017, in hardcover, e-book, and audio editions. more » »
'Overheated: How Cooler Heads Can Cool the World' will release on April 18, 2017, in hardcover, e-book, and audio editions. more » »
Following the release of Bertelsmann's new Corporate Responsibility Report, Penguin Random House has announced its 2020 Social Responsibility Commitments. »
Amazon Execs
'Pleased' With Stores: Amazon’s plan to open physical bookstores
is an experiment going well so far, according to Amazon Web Services head Andy
Jassy.
HTMLGIANT
Returns, Lit Hub Expands: A beloved old literary blog boots back
up, and Literary Hub adds new editors including poet Tommy Pico.
Roth's Books
Come Home: Philip Roth has given the Newark Public Library his
book collection, to be commemorated on Oct. 27 at the inaugural Philip Roth
Lecture by Zadie Smith.
David Cameron's
£800,000 Memoir Deal: The former U.K. prime minister promises a
"frank" account of his successes and failures in a book to be
published by William Collins.
How Media Can
Learn from Librarians: Journalists could learn a lot from
hanging around with successful librarians, who face technological disruptions
of their own.
The
Big Deal at the Frankfurt Book Fair: Free Speech
World events--particularly those in Turkey, where thousands of journalists, authors and academics have been jailed or dismissed--drew lots of attention at the annual event. more » »
World events--particularly those in Turkey, where thousands of journalists, authors and academics have been jailed or dismissed--drew lots of attention at the annual event. more » »
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IN THE MEDIA
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From the Hollywood Reporter:
Six of Crows Author Leigh Bardugo Nabs Seven Figures for Next Two Books. Click here 
From the Hollywood Reporter:
Peter Jackson to Adapt Sci-Fi Fantasy Mortal Engines. Click here
From the New York Times:
Are You There? It's Me, Reality: Grit Returns to Young-Adult Novels. Click here
From BBC News:
Man found guilty of murdering a book dealer over a £50,000 first edition of The Wind in the Willows. Click here
From the S.F. Chronicle:
Raina Telgemeier relates to her growing young audience. Click here
From the Horn Book:
A Kerlan Fellow Inspired by Two Particular Fellows: Arnold Lobel and James Marshall. Click here
From the Telegraph:
Emoji quiz: Can you identify these classic children's books? Click here |
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From Deadline:
Fox Animation Picks Up Kelly Barnhill's novel The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Click here
From Deadline:
China's Alibaba Pictures Takes Film Rights to Warriors Series. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
Twilight Fans, You Can Soon Own Beloved Props and Costumes. Click here
From the Irish Independent:
Reading to children is "more effective than technology at boosting science skills." Click here
From the Huffington Post:
A Peek Inside Elena Ferrante's Chilling Children's Book. Click here
From the Onion:
Third-Grader Clearly Biting Off More Than He Can Chew at Elementary School Book Fair. Click here
From BuzzFeed:
A Roald Dahl–Inspired Clothing Collection for Kids. Click here |
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