Kyle Zimmer, Co-Founder and CEO of First Book, will Be Honored by the National Book Foundation as the 2014 Literarian Medalist The Literarian Award, now in its 10th year, honors individuals for a lifetime of achievement in expanding the audience for literature....

The 2015 San Francisco Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual competition honoring the best books of the spring. The 2015 San Francisco Book Festival will consider non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books,...

The Book Industry Study Group has announced its shortlist for the annual Most Valuable BISG Volunteer Award, recognizing the recipient’s commitment to solving industry challenges and finding new opportunities by working collaboratively with industry peers. The...

The 2014 New England Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program honoring the best books of the holiday season. The competition will accept entries in non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books, young adult, how-to,...

The 2014 Southern California Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual competition honoring the best books of the fall. The Southern California Book Festival will consider published and unpublished works in fiction, non-fiction,...

Connect with the Festival on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to Win Coveted Prizes The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word continues to stay relevant in the digital age and engage with fans of the festival by hosting social media contests....

The 2015 Great Southeast Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual competition honoring the best books of the late winter/spring. The Great Southeast Book Festival will consider published and unpublished works in fiction, non-fiction,...

Three former FBI Special Agents Jim Freeman, Terry Turchie and Donald Max Noel will be crossing the country Coast to Coast to participate in an event that will recapture the final two year pursuit and capture of the man the press called the Unabomber, the better part...

Jon Anderson, President and Publisher of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, announced today that Jennifer Romanello will be joining the Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division as Vice President, Director of Publicity effective Wednesday,...

 Despite a call from The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) for authorities to recognize the rights of journalists working to cover the events in Ferguson, Missouri, at least two reporters were arrested by police Wednesday evening while doing their...