View Post Book Biz Executives Share Favorite Books on Facebook By Dianna Dilworth on Dec. 7, 2016 - 11:25 AM Facebook is running a campaign this week in which well-known business executives are sharing their favorite books.
View Post Awards Kia Corthron Wins 2016 Center for Fiction Prize By Dianna Dilworth on Dec. 7, 2016 - 10:35 AM Kia Corthron has won the 2016 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize for her novel, The Castle Cross the Magnet Carter (Seven Stories Press).
View Post Bookselling Indie Bookstore Book Court is Closing By Dianna Dilworth on Dec. 7, 2016 - 9:45 AM Brooklyn indie bookstore BookCourt is closing after 35 years in business.
View Post People | Publishing Luis Carlos Montalván Has Died By Maryann Yin on Dec. 7, 2016 - 9:00 AM Luis Carlos Montalván, a military veteran, collaborated with various co-writers to write books on his relationship with a service dog named Tuesday.
View Post Bookselling Amazon Reveals Bestselling Books of 2016 By Dianna Dilworth on Dec. 7, 2016 - 8:20 AM Amazon has revealed it top 20 bestselling books of 2016. The best-selling book of the year is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2, Special Rehearsal Edition Script by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffan ...
View Post Awards | Trends Audible Editors Unveil the Best Audiobooks of 2016 List By Maryann Yin on Dec. 6, 2016 - 3:55 PM Nathan Hill's The Nix captured the title of "Audiobook of the Year."
View Post Authors | Funny Authors Write Content For Cards Against Humanity’s Science-Fiction Pack By Maryann Yin on Dec. 6, 2016 - 3:10 PM This project is a follow-up to last year's fantasy themed card pack.
View Post Book Biz To Kill a Mockingbird Banned in School By Dianna Dilworth on Dec. 6, 2016 - 2:30 PM A school in Virginia has removed To Kill a Mockingbird and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the curriculum, after a parent complained about racial slurs used in the text.
View Post Book Biz Perseus Books is Moving Into Hachette Offices in NY By Dianna Dilworth on Dec. 6, 2016 - 1:50 PM Perseus’ New York based staffers are moving into Hachette’s New York offices this week.
View Post Adaptation | People Hugh Jackman Lands Role in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Movie By Maryann Yin on Dec. 6, 2016 - 1:05 PM The story for this movie project comes from Sherman Alexie's semi-autobiographical young adult novel.