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Sarah Bird Picked for Meryl Streep’s Writers Lab

Texas’s own top author, Sarah Bird, who will be speaking in Dallas September 12 at the Authorlink Sociable Lecture Series, has been selected to participate in Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep’s Writers Lab. Sarah is one of only twelve chosen participants. In April,...

Simon & Schuster, Hotels.com Team Up to Offer eBooks to Travelers

Simon & Schuster and Hotels.com® are joining together to promote the joy of reading and make life on the road or on vacation that much more pleasant for travelers. Beginning today, Hotels.com customers who book a minimum two-night stay in selected US destinations...

Barnes & Noble Sets Fiscal 2016 First Quarter Earnings Release Date

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) today announced the company will report fiscal 2016 first quarter earnings results on Wednesday, September 9 , before the market opens. The company will host an investor conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday,...

Prominent Authors Protest Murders of Journalists in Mexico

More than 500 prominent authors, journalists, artists, and free expression advocates, including Homero Arijdis, Chimamanda Adichie, Sandra Cisneros, and Neil Gaiman,joined an open letter to Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto this weekend with a clear message: end...

Words Without Borders Introduces August Issue

Words without Borders, the online magazine for international literature, announces the release of its August issue: “Myth and History: Writing from Indonesia.” The issue covers diverse terrains, from historic battlefields to contemporary streets, the ravages of...

10th Anniversary Brooklyn Book Festival

FALL 2015 NYC CULTURE CALENDARS / ARTS PREVIEWS: 10th ANNUAL BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th *NEW* BKBF CHILDREN'S LIT DAYSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th WEEK OF "BOOKEND" EVENTS EXTENDING BEYOND BROOKLYN SEPTEMBER 14th through 21st Star Lineup for festival...

Barnes & Noble Completes Spin-Off of Barnes & Noble Education

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), today announced that it has completed the separation of its Retail and College businesses. Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. is now an independent public company and the parent of Barnes & Noble College, trading on the New...

St. Martin’s Launches New Digital Romance Imprint

St. Martin's Press will launch a new digital romance imprint called SMP Swerve. The new fiction imprint has named Anne Marie Tallberg as publishing director. She is St. Martin’s Paperbacks and St. Martin’s Griffin v-p and associate publisher.  The first titles will be...