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,...
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S&S Acquires Bulk of Stephen King’s Work
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...
Children’s and Young Adult Literature Step Off the Page at Southern Festival of Books OCT. 9-11
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...
James Patterson to receive Literarian Award
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 to Join Simon & Schuster as Senior Editor
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,...
2015 National Book Awards Longlists to be Revealed By The New Yorker
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,...
Brooklyn Book Festival “Top Picks” Announced
The Brooklyn Book Festival’s (BKBF) 10th Anniversary year is in full swing! BKBF brings together hundreds of acclaimed authors for NYC’s hippest event celebrating the written word. The festival welcomes back AT&T as its major sponsor. The city's largest free...
Confessions of An Imaginary Friend, a memoir by Jacques Papier
Confessions of An Imaginary Friend, a memoir, Jacques Papier as told to Michelle Cuevas, 978-0-525-42755-1–Because Jacques Papier is the imaginary friend of a little girl named Fleur, no one sees or hears or even thinks about him.
The Appearance of Annie Van Sinderen by Katherine Howe
The Appearance of Annie Van Sinderen, Katherine Howe, ISBN 978-0-399-16778-2–Aspiring young filmmaker, Wes Aukerman, arrives in New York City for the summer school term determined to create a documentary which will guarantee his admittance to NYU, a goal he desperately pursues to avoid returning to his mundane Midwestern existence.
Barnes & Noble Reports Fiscal 2016 First Quarter Financial Results
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) today reported sales and earnings for its fiscal 2016 first quarter ended August 1, 2015. The company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share payable on October 30,...
