Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) today announced the company will report fiscal 2015 fourth quarter and year-end earnings results on Thursday, June 25th, before the market opens. The company will host an investor conference call at 10:00 AM Eastern Time on...
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Newspapers Across US to Participate in Tribune Publisher Ad Consortium
Tribune Publishing is introducing an initiative to sell advertising at publications across the country through a partnership with dozens of newspapers. The Chicago-based newspaper company's MediaWorks unit is set to announce a so-called publisher consortium this...
Author/Artist James Hannaham to Host 2015 PEN Literary Awards Ceremony
James Hannaham, whose second novel Delicious Foods debuted in March to critical acclaim, will emcee the 2015 PEN Literary Awards Ceremony on June 8 in New York, PEN American Center announced today. Hannaham has risen to literary stardom over the past half-decade...
2016 PEN Literary Awards Call for Submissions
PEN is now accepting submissions for the 2016 PEN Literary Awards. Our awards program, the most comprehensive in the country, invites publishers and literary agents to send in submissions for awards in the fields of fiction, science writing, essays, drama, poetry, and...
The Book of Stone by Jonathan Papernick
The Book of Stone by Jonathan Papernick ISBN: 978-1-94149-304-5–From the very first page, the author enfolds the reader in a sensory gauze of descriptive words—“rooftop water tanks hunched like things about to spring.”
Announcing Recipients of the 2015 PEN/Heim Translation Fund
The Translation Fund, now celebrating its twelfth year, is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s competition. The Fund received a record number of applications this year—226 total—spanning a wide array of languages of origin, genres, and eras. From this vast...
Kobo Expands ABA Partnership with eRead Local Program
Kobo, a Rakuten company and leading innovator in the digital reading space, today announced the eRead Local program for American Booksellers Association (ABA) members, created to encourage customers to try eReading. With the belief that eBooks have a place in the...
BISG Names New Executive Director
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) announced today that Mark Kuyper, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA), has been hired as the organization’s new executive director. Mr. Kuyper will join the organization...
Women’s Media Foundation Awards Courageous Journalists
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) announces the 2015 Courage in Journalism and Lifetime Achievement Award winners: Mwape Kumwenda, a reporter for Muvi Television in Zambia; Anna Nemtsova, a contributor for The Daily Beast and Newsweek in Russia;...
Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Shortlist Announced- 2015
Kobo, a Rakuten company and leading innovator in the digital reading space, today announced the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize shortlist. The annual award, designed to kick-start the careers of debut authors, will award a $10,000 CAD cash prize to a book in each of three...
