- 2024 Mar 19
Publishing Triangle Award Finalists
The finalists for the 36th annual Publishing Triangle Awards, as well as the winners of four special awards, have been announced.
- 2024 Mar 18
Acad. of Arts and Letters Lit Awards
The American Academy of Arts and Letters announces the 18 recipients of its 2024 Awards in Literature, including Maya Binyam, Boris Dralyuk, Gayle Jones, and Elizabeth McCracken.
Murray Wins Inaugural Nero Prize
'The Bee Sting' by Paul Murray is the winner of the U.K.'s Nero Prize, which launched last year after the Costa Book Awards were discontinued. The novel was also announced as the fiction category winner in January.
- 2024 Mar 15
Nebula Award Finalists
Vajra Chandrasekera, T. Kingfisher, and Nghi Vo are among the finalists for this year's Nebula Awards, presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.
Marfield Prize Finalists
The finalists for the 18th Marfield Prize for Arts Writing, presented by the Arts Club of Washington, include Joanna Biggs, Patrick Bringley, and Scott Eyman.
- 2024 Mar 14
Writers' Prize Winners
Liz Berry, Laura Cumming, and Anne Enright are the winners of this year's Writers' Prize, formerly called the Rathbones Folio Prize.
Connecticut Gets a New B&N
A new Barnes & Noble location will open next week in the city of Meriden in New Haven County.
Spotlight on Historic Detroit Bookstore
Since the early eighties, John K. King Used and Rare Books has been located in a once-abandoned four-floor factory, which now houses millions of books.
McCracken Wins Wingate Prize
Elizabeth McCracken has won the U.K's Wingate Literary Prize for 'The Hero of This Book.'
- 2024 Mar 13
From the Florida Phoenix
DeSantis's mixed bag in culture-war fights includes settlement over LGBTQ subjects in schools.
From Gothamist
Books on Black history and immigration found in trash by Staten Island school, sparking investigation.
From the Guardian
2024 Yoto Carnegie Medal Shortlists for Writing and Illustration Announced.
From Romper
Mo Willems's All New Snack Doodles Is Coming to YouTube.
From Animation Magazine
Marc Brown's Hop Sets April 4 Max Premiere.
From the Irish Examiner
Jacqueline Wilson on aging, the rise of TikTok, and celebrities writing kids' books.
From Literary Hub
Three Questions You Need to Answer as a Children's Book Writer.
From 100 Scope Notes
The 2024 Unicorn Report.
Inaugural Libby Book Award Winners
R.F. Kuang, Jesmyn Ward, and Rebecca Yarros are among the winners of the first-ever Libby Book Awards, chosen by a panel of more then 1700 librarians worldwide.
From Congressman to Bookseller
Theodore's Books on Long Island is a small independent bookstore owned by former Congressman Steve Israel.
Half-Century-Old Albany Store Relocates
After 50 years in business, Grass Roots Books in upstate New York is moving to a new location.
- 2024 Mar 12
British Book Awards for Indie Bookshops
The U.K.'s Brick Lane Bookshop, Book-ish, and the Poetry Pharmacy are among the nine winning independent bookshops crowned ahead of the British Book Awards in May.
The Boy and the Heron Returns
The newly-minted Oscar-winning film from Hayao Miyazaki is returning to theaters, reports Gizmodo.
6 Signs You’re in a Comics Shop
From pull boxes to Wednesday warriors, here's how you know you're in the right place.
The World's Largest Comics Collection
Hyperallergic visits the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at Ohio State University, which houses the largest comics and cartoon collection in the world.
The Beat Turns 20
Heidi MacDonald's Comics Beat blog celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
Black Comics Creators Collab
More than 70 Black creators will join forces on a graphic novel anthology from Advent Comics, reports Bleeding Cool.
Collecting Comics vs. Reading Comics
CBR argues that when comic books are treated as collectible commodities, it can restrict access for new readers.
An Int'l Rights Market for Comics
The U.K. Comics Festival has launched an international rights market for British publishers to negotiate graphic novel translation rights with European counterparts.
MoCCA Festival Lineup
The Beat has the scoop on programming for this weekend's Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art festival.
100 Years of Bengali Comics
Live Mint goes behind the scenes of a new exhibition in Kolkata spotlighting a century of comics by Bengali artists.
Paul Dano on Superhero Fatigue
The Batman actor talked with the Independent about how superhero fatigue could lead to better comic book movies.
X-Men to Debut Nonbinary Character
Morph will make their first appearance in the upcoming animated series X-Men '97, dropping on Disney+ next week, reports Them.
Documenting Cairo in Comics
A new podcast from the BBC sheds light on Cairo's young graphic novelists.
When Graphic Novels Tackle Trauma
Graphic novelists Karina Shor and Natalie Norris talk with the Comics Journal about writing and illustrating books about trauma.
Turtel Onli Gets His Due
The Chicago Tribune checks out a new exhibition on Onli, a longtime advocate for Black artists in comics.
How Tessa Hull Mastered Comics
The author and painter talks to the New York Times about learning to draw comics before embarking on her graphic novel Feeding Ghosts.
Is Sexism Behind Gannett's Cuts?
An analysis by D.D. Degg in the Daily Cartoonist finds that mostly women cartoonists suffered in Gannett's recent restructuring of its newspapers.
The Simpsons' Comic Book Roots
The Guardian revisits Matt Groenig's early days as a cartoonist and comics artist in 1980s Los Angeles.
Solving the 3 Body Problem
The Guardian talks with the Game of Thrones team about their new TV series, an interstellar epic based on the hit Chinese sci-fi novel.
Neuromancer Series Is a Go
A 10-episode TV series based on William Gibson's 1984 cyberpunk novel is headed to Apple TV+, per Engadget.
Luna Ticks Tells All
Underground cartoonist Elizabeth Fiend, aka Luna Ticks, talks with the Comics Journal about art, politics, and punk.
The Rise of Fanbinding
Fanfiction enthusiasts are creating handmade bound books of their favorite stories.
SAG-AFTRA TV Animation Agreement
The SAG-AFTRA executive committee has approved a TV animation agreement and sent it to members for a ratification vote, reports Deadline.
Kung Fu Panda 4 Pays Off
Cartoon Brew looks at how the new Kung Fu Panda movie scored Dreamworks its best opening in over a decade.
Twilight, the Animated Series?
An animated series based on the vampire novels is being shopped around, reports Variety.
Tomi Adeyemi Looks Ahead
The Children of Blood and Bone author talks with People about the final installment of her Orisha trilogy and the upcoming film adaptation.
Arab, Asian Fantasy Authors on the Rise
Arab and Asian fantasy authors are reimagining the genre and ascending globally by embracing their cultures, reports the National.
Gamergate, 10 Years Later
A decade after the events of Gamergate, the Guardian implores the video game industry to stand up to far-right trolls.
Mario Returns to Big Screens
A new Super Mario Bros. animated film is in the works from Illumination and Nintendo, reports Variety.
StEvEn & Parker Will Be a Book
Parker James and animated story studio Toonstar have signed a multi-book deal with Random House Children’s Books for titles based on the YouTube series, per Deadline.
- 2024 Mar 11
From the Bologna Book Fair
Shortlist announced for the BOP - Bologna Prize for the Best Children's Publishers of the Year.
From Times Now News
Wes Anderson Wins First Oscar for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, and Thanks Roald Dahl.
From KCUR
Kansas City can finally go down The Rabbit Hole at a new museum for children's literature.
From Life Stories
Jason Reynolds discusses 'The Power of Narrative' in The Thread documentary series.
- 2024 Mar 08
Carol Shields Prize Longlist
Eleanor Catton, Nicole Cuffy, and C Pam Zhang are among the 15 authors longlisted for the $150,000 Carol Shields Prize for fiction by women and nonbinary people, the largest award of its kind.
British Book Award Shortlists
Yomi Adegoke, Prince Harry, Colleen Hoover, Richard Osman, Dav Pilkey, and Gabrielle Zevin are among the finalists for this year's British Book Awards.
Ghosh Wins Erasmus Prize
Amitav Ghosh is the winner of this year's Erasmus Prize, awarded by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation for exceptional contributions to culture, society, or social science in Europe.
Inaugural Tennessee Book Award
The Tennessee State Library and Archives and Humanities Tennessee have launched the first-ever award for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry written by residents of the state.
Scanlan Wins U.K.'s Burn Prize
Kathryn Scanlan has won the £10,000 Gordon Burn Prize for her novel 'Kick the Latch.'
- 2024 Mar 07
WMG's 50th Anniversary Awards
Marie Dutton Brown, Amber Oliver, the Brooklyn Public Library, We Need Diverse Books, and more will be honored at the Women's Media Group's 50th Anniversary Gala.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Shortlists
The shortlists for the 18th annual Sheikh Zayed Book Award, presented by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre, include 24 authors and institutions from 16 countries across seven categories.
- 2024 Mar 06
From the New York Times
Op-Ed: The School Issues We're Battling Over Aren't the Ones That Matter.
From People
Children of Blood and Bone Author Tomi Adeyemi Has More Fantasy in Store.
From People
Raybearer Author Jordan Ifueko Reveals Cover of New Fantasy Novel.
From the New York Times
John Schu's Novel-in-Verse Lets a Boy Speak About Anorexia.
From Variety
Twilight Animated Series Being Shopped by Lionsgate Television.
From Book Riot
Reading Rainbow Documentary Trailer Drops.
From Kidscreen
Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond optioned for TV.
From Deadline
StEvEn & Parker Animated Series Gets Book Deal with Random House.
From People
Jessica Biel to Publish Kids Book About Periods: 'We Need to Normalize the Discussion.'
From People
Ryan Seacrest and Sister Meredith Seacrest Leach Announce Debut Children's Book.
From Fuse #8
Q&A with Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes About Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten.
From 100 Scope Notes
2024 Books from Caldecott Winners.
From the New York Times
Celebrating Classic Australian Picture Books.
2024 PEN/Faulkner Award Finalists
Jamel Brinkley and Alice McDermott are among the five finalists for this year's PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
From Book Riot
15 Tiny Ways to Celebrate National Reading Month.
Australian Booksellers Report Pay Gap
In a survey of almost 5000 Australian companies, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency found most booksellers, including Booktopia, reported a larger gender pay gap favoring men than other employers.
Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist
Among the authors longlisted for the U.K.'s Women's Prize for Fiction are Maya Binyam, Anne Enright, Ganeshananthan, and Aube Rey Lescure.
Spring-Summer MacDowell Fellows
MacDowell will welcome 155 artists to its six-week spring and summer residencies this year, including writers Lan Samantha Chang, Bruna Dantas Lobato, Alexandra Kleeman, and Sarah Weinman.
- 2024 Mar 05
2024 AAP PROSE Award Category Winners
The Association of American Publishers has announced the 41 category winners and 118 finalists for the 48th annual PROSE Awards honoring scholarly works published in 2023.
Virginia Book Festival Award Winners
The Virginia Festival of the Book, taking place later this month, will present awards to Mario Ariza, David Folkenflik, Dwight Garner, Miranda Green, and Emily Strasser.
- 2024 Mar 04
From Texas Public Radio
Former Llano County librarian files lawsuit over termination after book ban controversy.
From Literary Hub
Hundreds of children's book authors are calling out the SCBWI for its silence on Gaza.
From the New York Times
RuPaul Is Sending a Rainbow Bus to Give Away Books Targeted by Bans.
From People
Jennifer Garner Reads Books to School Kids Across U.S. in Video: 'Pete the Cat and I Have Had a Busy Six Months.'
From the New York Times
Jacqueline Woodson's Books Leap Off the Page, at BAM.
From the New York Times
Library Fees? No Problem. Just Show Us Your Cat Photos.
From Literary Hub
Spiders, Climate Change, and Wind: Ten Great New Children's Books Out in March.
Literary Concept Store Opens in Paris
Mise en Page, founded by Collette creative director Sarah Andelman, is a 10,000 square-foot shopping space devoted to books, literature, and writing.
Daunt Books Tote Bags Blow Up
Branded tote bags sold by the London indie bookstore Daunt Books, spotted on the shoulders of a number of celebrities, have become a must-have literary accessory in the U.K.
Spotlight on Resist Booksellers
Resist Booksellers in Petersburg, Va., curates books and events tailored to the predominently Black members of the local community.
2024 Stella Prize Longlist
The longlist for Australia's $60,000 Stella Prize for women and nonbinary writers includes Stephanie Bishop, Emily O'Grady, and Alexis Wright.
- 2024 Mar 01
Chicago Gets a New Bookstore
Call and Response Books, which will focus on marginalized voices, is slated to open in Hyde Park in April.
Academy of Arts and Letters Inductees
Novelists Alice McDermott and Olga Tokarczuk are among the 19 new members of American Academy of Arts and Letters.
- 2024 Feb 29
PubWest 2023 Book Design Award Winners
'The Unfortunate Life of Worms' by Noemi Vola, whose cover was designed by Jefferson Quintana, won the Judges Choice award this year, among other winners.
- 2024 Feb 28
From the New York Times
By the Book: Kate DiCamillo Says 'Paying Attention Is a Way to Love the World.'
From ABC10
Librarian Mychal Threets resigns, teams up with PBS Kids for a social media series.
From People
Fans Compare Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' to Franklin TV Show Theme as Composer Says They're 'Similar.'
From The Week Junior
50 books for 50 states, in honor of Read Across America Day on March 2.
From NPR
Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman talks about her work and the demand for LGBTQ stories.
