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...
Bob Dylan has been named recipient of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, it was announced today. Mr. Dylan is the first American to receive the prize since 1993, and the first musician to be recognized by the Swedish Academy in the category. “We congratulate Bob...
John R. Ingram receives the BISG Award of Excellence. Dominique Raccah, founder and CEO, Sourcebooks, presented the award to John R. Ingram, chairman, Ingram Content Group.“I’m honored to accept this award from BISG. Collaboration among our industry through groups...
“A captivating story of one dog’s experience of crisis and healing, illustrated with the author’s evocative portraits of Weimaraners.” – Kirkus ReviewsThe retiring attorney finally had some time on his hands. Encouraged by his wife, one of the first items on his...
