Awards

On Wednesday, March 16, booksellers at independent bookstores across the country began casting their ballots to choose the winners of the 2016 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards.

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Children and teens are invited to submit their votes for the ninth annual Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards through April 25.

Thirty-four general bookstores and 11 children’s specialty stores have been nominated for the Women’s National Book Association’s 2016 WNBA Pannell Awards.

Booksellers are invited to participate in a display contest in celebration of the 97th annual Children’s Book Week (May 2 to 8). Bonus points will be awarded to stores incorporating the 2016 Children’s Book Week poster.

BookExpo America has announced the titles to be featured at this year’s adult, YA, and middle grade Editors’ Buzz Forums at BookExpo America in Chicago.

Simon & Schuster creates Muslim-themed children’s book imprint; We Need Diverse Books opens internship grant applications process, expands partnership with Scholastic Reading Club; Ingram Publisher Services adds Aperture; SIBA presents the Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize longlist

PEN American Center has announced the winners of its 2016 PEN Literary Awards, which span fiction, drama, sports writing, biography, translation, poetry, and more. 

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The deadline for nominations for the 2016 WNBA Pannell Awards has been extended to February 25. Nominations may be submitted by customers, sales reps, store personnel, or anyone who has been impressed with the work of a particular independent bookstore.

Donald Roseman joins Ingram Content Group as vice president of retail; Pulitzer Prizes centennial organizers issue reading challenge; SBA begins online matchmaking for small business loans

New Harry Potter play to be released in print, e-book form; Germany fixes e-book prices to protect bricks-and-mortar stores; Agate Publishing launches children’s imprint with African American focus; National Book Foundation appoints Lisa Lucas executive director; Ingram names new COO for VitalSource; NAACP Image Award winners in literature announced; Audio Publishers Association names award finalists 

The Women’s National Book Association is accepting nominations for the 2016 WNBA Pannell Awards, honoring a general bookstore and a children’s specialty store that enhance their communities by using exceptional creativity to foster a love of reading and books among their patrons.

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Sourcebooks Landmark is accepting customers’ nominations for the Readers, Recommend Your Bookstore sweepstakes through February 19. Top nominees currently include Anderson’s Bookshop, Page & Palette, and Left Bank Books, among others.