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2023 NBA Longlist for Young People's Literature Announced
The National Book Foundation has revealed the 2023 National Book Award longlist for Young People's Literature. The five finalists will be named on October 3, and the winner will be announced during the awards ceremony on November 15 in New York City.
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National Book Awards Drops Drew Barrymore as Host
The National Book Awards has rescinded its invitation to Drew Barrymore to host the 74th National Book Awards.
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Giancarlo DiTrapano Foundation Names First Fully Funded Class of Residents
Nathan Dragon, Zans Brady Krohn, Honor Levy, Alejandro Parisi, and Amanda VanValkenburg comprise the inaugural fully funded class of residents at the Giancarlo DiTrapano Foundation.
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2023 Whiting Literary Magazine Prize Winners Announced
'Guernica,' 'Mizna,' 'Orion,' the 'Paris Review,' the 'Los Angeles Review of Books,' 'n+1,' and 'Oxford American' are the winners of this year's Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes.
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PW's Calvin Reid Wins CXC's Tom Spurgeon Award
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus will present the annual Tom Spurgeon Award, which recognizes individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of comics, to former 'PW' senior news editor Reid, who in his 36-year tenure at 'PW' was instrumental in expanding the magazine's coverage of comics and graphic novels.
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WNDB Announces Books Save Lives Grantees
Five schools, each located in states affected by book bans, will receive up to $5,000 in diverse titles for students and libraries from We Need Diverse Books.
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2023 Booker Prize Longlist Announced
The longlist for the 2023 Booker Prize was announced on August 1. Among the 13 authors to make the list, 10, including four debut novelists, were longlisted for the first time.
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Octavia Butler Avenue Designated in Lake Forest Park, Wash.
City officials in Lake Forest Park, Wash., dedicated a section of 37th Avenue NE to science fiction and fantasy author Octavia E. Butler on July 29.
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Booksellers Launch New Translation Book Prize
Two Pacific Northwest–based book workers have cofounded the Cercador Prize for Translation. A committee of five booksellers will nominate titles and award a winning translator $1,000.
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Lambda Literary Awards Return In Person to Much Fanfare
On pause since 2020, the June 9 event honored LGBTQ+ writers from across the country and celebrated the organization's history and expansion of advocacy efforts.
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ITW Puts Focus on Opening Doors for New Voices at Annual Banquet
At the 18th ITW Thriller Awards Banquet, held on June 4 in New York, International Thriller Writers' commitment to supporting diverse authors was addressed by a number of speakers.
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'AudioFile' Magazine Announces 2023 Golden Voice Award Winners
'AudioFile' has named the three winners of its annual Golden Voice awards, which honors voice actors who have made significant contributions to audiobook publishing. The recipients are Kevin R. Free, Marin Ireland, and Nicholas Boulton.
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International Booker Prize Winners on Nostalgia, Translation, and 'Time Shelter'
'Time Shelter,' written by Georgi Gospodinov and translated by Angela Rodel, is the first Bulgarian-language novel to win the prestigious International Booker Prize. The duo spoke with PW about the significance of the award, especially now.
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U.S. Book Show 2023: Midtown Scholar, Emily Bates Named PW Bookstore, Rep of the Year
In a virtual awards show, 'PW' editorial director Jim Milliot named Midtown Scholar in Harrisburg, Pa., the Bookstore of the Year and PRH's Emily Bates the Sales Rep of the Year.
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Little Free Library Announces 2023 Outstanding Achievement Awards
The five winners of this year's awards are individuals and organizations that "embody LFL’s mission to build community, inspire readers and expand book access for all."
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'Demon Copperhead,' 'Trust,' 'His Name Is George Floyd' Among 2023 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Novelists Barbara Kingsolver and Hernan Diaz tied for the fiction prize, and 'Washington Post' journalists Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa took home the nonfiction prize at this year's Pulitzer Prize ceremony on May 8.
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LGBTQ Writers Find Their Voice at Lambda Literary Retreat
Lambda’s Writer’s Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices returns to an in-person format this summer.
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Top Mystery Writers Honored at the 77th Edgar Awards
Stirring speeches by Michael Connelly and Crime Writers of Color cofounder Kellye Garrett were a highlight of this year's Edgar Awards, where 'Notes on an Execution' by Danya Kukafka was named best novel.
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BAWiP Advances DEI Professionals with First Slate of Seaman Award Winners
Bay Area Women in Publishing and the family of the late Robin Seaman announced seven winners of the inaugural Robin Seaman Award, highlighting diversity, inclusion, and women and nonbinary publishing professionals.
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Stu Abraham Receives 2023 Kay Sexton Award
The founder of the Midwest commission rep group Abraham Associates was named the 2023 Kay Sexton Award winner by the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library. Abraham will receive the award on May 2.