PEN is excited to introduce the 2016 Literary Awards judges—a distinguished group of  writers, translators, and editors from across the country. Click hereto learn more about each judge, and mark your calendar for announcements about which writers they choose to...

The film adaptation of David Ebershoff's debut novel, The Danish Girl was first optioned fifteen years ago and was close to going into production many times. Finally  February 2015  the filming began. On sound stages in London and location in Brussels and Copenhagen,...

 Revenues increase to €12.2 billion  Operating EBITDA rises significantly to €1.6 billion  Group profit nearly doubles to €573 million   Accelerated growth in revenue and profits during third quarter Progress in building the education business The international media,...

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced the NOOK Audiobooks App for iPhone and iPad and a new website, NOOKAudiobooks.com, which seamlessly...

The Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute is now accepting submissions for its 2016 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Awards.  A winning award is given to a published book that “captures the spirit of the human relationship with nature, and promotes the awareness,...

In a landmark publishing agreement, Stephen King’s publisher of twenty years Scribner has acquired North American and Open Market print, e-book, and audio rights to almost the entirety of the bestselling author’s body of work. The 27 titles in the agreement include...

Award-winning and popular authors, hands-on activities and energetic performances promise family-friendly fun The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word has announced this year’s lineup of popular and acclaimed children’s and youth authors and...

The National Book Foundation will present its 2015 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community to literary activist and best-selling novelist James Patterson. For the past decade, Patterson has been a passionate campaigner to make books...

Ira Silverberg will join Simon & Schuster’s adult trade imprint as Senior Editor, it was announced today by Jonathan Karp, Publisher of Simon & Schuster. Silverberg will report to Editor-in-Chief Marysue Rucci. His appointment is effective October 1.  In 2011,...

he National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards, will partner with The New Yorker to exclusively reveal this year’s National Book Awards Longlists, ten books each in the categories of Young People's Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction,...