Awards

Northshire Bookstore and Red Balloon Bookshop are the recipients of this year’s Pannell Awards from the Women’s National Book Association.

Lance Fensterman named president of Global ReedPop; MIBA introduces Midwest Bookseller of the Year Award; National Book Festival speakers announced; Publishers announce new distributors, acquisitions; Red Chair Press introduces One Elm Books; Court dismisses Lohan’s privacy claims; One Book, One New York voting underway; PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction, PEN/Faulkner Award winners announced

NPR piece highlights indie bookstore resurgence; #KidLitMarchesforKids rallies children’s book community; Staff changes at HarperCollins, Philomel, S&S; Hans Christian Andersen Award, IBBY-Asahi Award, Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and Rathbones Folio Prize shortlist announced

In an announcement on Wednesday, Publishers Weekly named Boulder Book Store its Bookstore of the Year and Abraham Associates’ John Mesjak its Rep of the Year.

Unbound Books to open in Missouri; Island Books marks 25 years; Dog Ear Books, Gottwals Books recognized; One More Page hosts teen book festival

Viola Davis to appear at BookExpo; GLIBA, MIBA issue statement supporting University Press of Kentucky; Audie Award finalists for Book of the Year, National Book Critics Circle Award winners announced

Twelve independent booksellers have been awarded scholarships to attend one of three international book fairs taking place this year.

Pop Culture Classroom, the educational non-profit behind Denver Comic Con, has revealed the finalists for the inaugural Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards.

Four independent booksellers will serve among the 25 judges for the 69th annual National Book Awards. Submissions are now being accepted for the awards.

BookExpo Audio Publishers Association Author Tea lineup announced; Tina Jordan leaves AAP; Whitney Hu joins National Book Foundation; Distribution changes announced at Hay House, Rutgers University Press; Advocacy groups publish comic book; Man Booker International Prize longlist, Publishing Triangle Award finalists, Tiptree Award winner announced

Bernie Sanders to appear at BookExpo 2018; Jonathan Karp named president, publisher of S&S adult publishing; HarperCollins buys AMACOM Books; Jennifer Egan named new PEN America president; B&N to open five new prototype stores; Emma Watson chooses Indie Next List pick Heart Berries; WWA’s Go West Book Display Contest commences; PEN/Faulkner finalists, Lambda Literary Award finalists, Story Prize winner announced

America’s Main Streets Contest begins; Changes at Running Press, Black Dog & Leventhal; Chicago Review Press, Triumph Books restructured; Mathical Prize winner, Lukas Prize shortlists announced

Voting opens on March 1 for the 11th annual Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards, the national book awards program in which the winners are selected by children and teens of all ages.

Yiannopoulos drops S&S suit; PEN World Voices Festival theme announced; Youngsuk “YS” Chi joins Ingram Board; Golden Man Booker Prize introduced for award’s 50th; PEN America honors literary award winners