PEN America is pleased to announce the longlists for the 2017 PEN America Literary Awards. Over the past five days with the help of Mashable, PEN America celebrated 90 exceptional literary works, selected by the judges of our nine book awards. Learn more about the...

Report documents lessened competition, curtailed opportunities for small businesses, reduced jobs and wages, limited choices for consumers, and harm on communitiesThe American Booksellers Association applauds the release of a major new report from the Institute for...

PEN America will roll out the longlisted titles for the 2017 PEN America Literary Awards during the week of December 5-9. Each day, longlists for one to two book prizes-- highlighting excellence across a range of genres including debut fiction, essay, science writing,...

The Midwest Independent Film Festival has announced its nominees for this year’s film awards. CLICK HERE TO CAST YOUR VOTE! Here are this year's BMA nominees... Best Music Video MY DAY, directed by Eric McCoy for Devin Kirtz NO MATTER WHERE WE GO, directed by Alan Del...

NEW YORK/11/22/2016 (Business Wire)--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS) today reported sales and earnings for its fiscal 2017 second quarter ended October 29, 2016Total sales for the second quarter were $858.5 million, declining 4.0% as compared to the prior year. Retail...

The international media, services and education company Bertelsmann has achieved a record operating result after nine months of its current fiscal year. Concurrently, the EBITDA margin improved year-on-year, and Group net income also showed another strong increase....

The 11th Seattle South Asian Film Festival closed Sunday with a screening of the tender comedic drama WAITING (2015) from Indian director Anu Menon (LONDON PARIS NEW YORK, X: PAST IS PRESENT). Short filmmaker Saad Khan was on site to talk about his short film BROTHER,...

Authors, translators, and publishers will gather to celebrate the power of international literature at the annual Words Without Borders Gala on November 1, 2016, at Tribeca Three Sixty in New York City.  Barbara Epler, president and publisher of New Directions, will...

 Recent Study Finds Students Are Happier with Digital Offerings Coupled with Formal Training Programmes on UseLondon, October 20, 2016 – In the face of rising tuition, a generation of “digital-native” students have headed off to university with high expectations for...