Book News

On Monday, January 23, at its midwinter meeting in Dallas, the American Library Association announced the winners of its 2012 awards for children’s and young adult titles.

Wednesday at Wi7 will be capped by an interview of award-winning historian Douglas Brinkley, author of The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, by Bob Minzesheimer of USA Today. Here Brinkley talks about the heroes and bad faith players in Hurricane Katrina, indie booksellers’ role in the area’s economic recovery, and his upcoming titles.

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending January 8, 2012.

Here’s a preview of the titles on the February Indie Next List flier, on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) have introduced a proposal that they say would strengthen Medicare and, in the process, expand health care choices for seniors, individuals under 65, and small businesses.

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending December 11, 2011.

The IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page features four active promotions and two that are soon to launch.

World Book Night U.S. has announced the 30 titles to be given away by 50,000 volunteer book lovers in its inaugural campaign to distribute one million free books across America on April 23, 2012. The registration process for those wishing to become volunteer book givers is open until February 1.

Next month’s Winter Institute, sponsored by the Ingram Content Group, will feature a record-breaking number of new and established authors, thanks to the support of Wi7’s Publisher Sponsors.

Here’s a preview of the titles on the January Indie Next List flier, on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending December 4, 2011.

To share some of the rich historical and literary heritage of New Orleans, the host city for the 2012 Winter Institute, at the suggestion of several members, ABA has launched One Institute, One Read.

This week, ABA unveils the 2011 Indie Bestsellers Lists, featuring the year’s top-selling titles at hundreds of independent bookstores across the country.

The top 10 titles on the Winter 2011 - 2012 Children’s Indie Next List flier are now featured on downloadable shelf-talkers.

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