Simon & Schuster announced today that, following a successful pilot program in more than twenty library systems, it was moving to expand access to its catalog of ebooks to libraries nationwide.   Effective immediately, public libraries across the United States can...

Barnes & Noble 2014 Performance Improves, Nook Splits Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) today reported sales and earnings for its fiscal 2014 fourth quarter and full-year ended May 3, 2014, and that its Board of Directors authorized management to separate the...

The 2014 Halloween Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program honoring the best books of the season. The Halloween Book Festival (www.halloweenbookfestival.com) will consider works in science fiction, horror, general fiction, non-fiction,...

Novelist and award-winning children's book author Daniel Handler will host the 65th National Book Awards Ceremony on November 19. Handler joins the illustrious company of Fran Lebowitz, Steve Martin, Faith Salie, Garrison Keillor, and many other distinctive voices of...

PEN American Center has announced the shortlists for its prestigious Literary Awards in categories spanning fiction, non-fiction, poetry, translation, essay, and more. For the first time, PEN this year issued a longlist for the awards in May, recognizing more authors...

The Sy Syms Journalistic Excellence program at Women's eNews launched this summer with support from the Sy Syms Foundation. The new fellowship will provide support and development opportunities for editorial interns in the pursuit of journalistic excellence. "For a...

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 The Southern California Book Festival will consider published and unpublished works in fiction, non-fiction,...

The 2014 Hollywood Book Festival regular registration deadline arrives June 25 for entries to its ninth annual awards celebrating books that deserve greater recognition from the film, television, game and multimedia communities. The 2014 Hollywood Book Festival will...

Simon & Schuster will launch a 2014 Hamptons summer event series celebrating the power, perseverance, and resilience of women, it was announced today by Liz Perl, Executive Vice President, Corporate Marketing.  The series will be held at the 425-seat capacity...

Help us celebrate the individuals and companies leading industry innovation and achievement  Nominations from BISG members are now open for the 2014 BISG Annual Industry Awards, which will be presented at the Annual Meeting of Members on September 19, 2014 in New York...