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Photos From the 2016 NBCC Awards Ceremony
Some of literature's leading lights gathered on March 16 for the National Book Critics Circle Awards.
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Louise Erdrich, Matthew Desmond Win 2016 NBCC Awards
Novelist Louise Erdrich won the fiction prize, Matthew Desmond won for nonfiction; and Margaret Atwood received the lifetime achievement award at the National Book Critics Circle Awards ceremony last night in New York City.
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Poets to Hold Vigil for the NEA at Trump Tower
Poets and activists have organized a vigil and reading protesting President Donald J. Trump's proposed budget cuts to, or elimination of, the National Endowment of the Arts.
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BookExpo Editors' Buzz Finalists Announced
BookExpo has named its finalists for its Editors’ Buzz program, which highlights titles expected to resonate with readers in 2017.
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PEN America Announces 2017 Literary Award Winners
PEN America has announced the winners of the majority of its 2017 Literary Awards, which include novelist, essayist, and critic Aleksandar Hemon and novelist Helen Oyeyemi.
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We Need Diverse Books Opens Nominations for Bookseller Award
We Need Diverse Books, the organization promoting multicultural books and authors, has opened nominations for its inaugural WNDB Bookseller of the Year Award.
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When They Got the Call: PW Speaks with the 2017 Newbery and Caldecott Winners
PW spoke with this year's Caldecott and Newbery Medal winners about what they were doing when the committee called with the good news.
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'A Very Incredible Day': Javaka Steptoe on His 2017 Caldecott Medal
“This has been a very incredible day,” said Javaka Steptoe, referring to the hours following the announcement that he had won the 2017 Caldecott Medal.
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'Completely Gobsmacked': Kelly Barnhill on Her 2017 Newbery Medal
Kelly Barnhill was "dead to the world" when her cell phone rang very early Monday morning.
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Barnhill, Steptoe, 'March: Book Three' Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz
Kelly Barnhill won the Newbery Medal for 'The Girl Who Drank the Moon,' Javaka Steptoe won the Caldecott Medal for 'Radiant Child,' and John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell won the Printz Award for 'March: Book Three.'
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IPA Seeking Nominations for $10,000 Prix Voltaire
The International Publishers Association has opened the call for nominees for its freedom to publish award, which last year was renamed The Prix Voltaire.
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Reported Trump Spending Cuts Would Kill NEH, NEA
In an effort to shrink federal bureaucracy by cutting spending, President-elect Donald Trump and his administration reportedly intend to eliminate the National Endowments for the Humanities and the Arts.
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Zadie Smith, Ann Patchett Among 2016 NBCC Finalists
Thirty finalists, including the author of 'Swing Time,' Zadie Smith, 'LaRose' author Louise Erdrich, and 'Commonwealth' author Ann Patchett, are up for NBCC Awards.
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NBCC Launches Fellowship for Emerging Book Critics
The National Book Critics Circle is launching the NBCC Emerging Critics Fellowship to develop and nurture emerging book critics with training and guidance for one year.
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NEA Announces 2017 Creative Writing Fellowships, Grants
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the recipients of its Creative Writing Fellowships for fiscal year 2017, as well as its grants to nonprofit organizations for literary publishing projects.
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Chapel Hill Restaurant's Book Prize Nourishes Southern Writers, Booksellers
The Crook's Corner restaurant in Chapel Hill has sponsored a literary award since 2013, and recently increased the prize to $5,000 for the best debut novel about the South.
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Village Books Owners to Receive Rittenhouse Award
PubWest has named Chuck and Dee Robinson, owners of Village Books in Bellingham and Lynden, Wash., recipients of the 2017 Jack D. Rittenhouse Award.
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'March: Book Three' Wins 2016 NBA for Young People's Literature
Members of the publishing industry gathered at Cipriani Wall Street for the 67th National Book Awards, where John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell won for 'March: Book Three.'
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'March,' Borzutzky, Kendi, and Whitehead Win 2016 National Book Awards
At the 67th National Book Awards, held at Cipriani New York in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday night, the junction where politics and publishing meet was in the spotlight from the start.
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Madeline Thien Wins 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Thien has won the Canadian literary prize, which comes with a C$100,000 purse, for her novel 'Do Not Say We Have Nothing.'