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The Fight for Literacy in the South
Illiteracy remains a serious problem in the U.S., even though the issue has been overshadowed in recent years by the economy and the war on terror. Even data documenting changes in literacy in each state is hard to attain.
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World Book Night U.S. Announces 2014 Calendar
World Book Night U.S. released the schedule for its third annual campaign, culminating in the nationwide event on April 23, 2014.
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SIBA Partners with One Book at a Time Literacy Program
Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance has partnered with Family-to-Family's One Book at a Time program to help underserved children with limited access to books build their own home libraries.
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ThrillerFest Sets Record
With close to 1,000 attendees this year, the Eighth Annual ThrillerFest—the annual conference hosted by the International Thriller Writers association—at the Grand Hyatt in New York July 10-13 surpassed last year’s record-breaking attendance.
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Falling in Love Again
Relationships have their ups and downs, but for publishers and librarians, the passion is back.
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Curr to Keynote 5th Self-Publishing Expo
The organizers of Self-Publishing Expo have announced that they will hold their fifth annual conference November 9 at the Penn Hotel in New York City.
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New and Old Mix at Licensing Expo 2013
Licensed properties originating in digital media continue to proliferate as their licensors try to emulate the success of the Angry Birds merchandise program.
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Horror Convention Questions Horror's Conventions
Times are a-changing at the annual World Horror Convention. Genres are blurring and blending, small presses are popping up like dandelions, and the convention is drawing new attendees.
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Pygmalion Literary Festival Kicks Off This Fall
Ninth Letter, an interdisciplinary literary journal headquartered at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, and Pgymalion Music Festival are joining forces to launch the Pgymalion Literary Festival, which will feature literary events alternating with musical performances.
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COMIC Con Culture on the Rise
If you can’t join ’em, build your own.
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ALA 2013: Authors at the Show
In addition to the scheduled programs, hundreds of authors will sign books and greet librarians at booths in the exhibit hall.
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ALA 2013: All Our Coverage
Our complete coverage of ALA 2013, including a survey of the main events; the speakers; the readings, discussions, and presentations; the panels, and more.
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ALA 2013: 11 Rules for a Great ALA Experience
PW contributing editor Brian Kenney gives his tips for a successful, lifelong relationship with ALA.
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ALA 2013: Cut to the Core
PW's new Common Core columnists, Margaux DelGuidice and Rose Luna, preview Common Core programming at ALA.
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ALA 2013: Sweet Home Chicago!
The 2013 American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition will be held in tChicago, where the ALA is based, from June 27–July 2.
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ABFFE Auction Deadline
The last chance to bid in the ABFFE's annual children's book art online auction is the morning of May 25. A preview of the art can be found here.
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YA Readers in the Age of Social Networking: A CBC Forum
One glance at the stage during a Children's Book Council discussion called Engaging Relationships: How Kids & Teens Discover, Connect With, and Share Their Passions, made it clear that this wasn't your run-of-the-mill panel.
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Online Auction for ABFFE Starts Saturday
For the first time, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression and the American Booksellers Association will hold an week-long online public auction leading up to BookExpo America.
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In Pictures: The 2013 Children's Choice Book Awards
After tallying 1,138,675 votes from kids all over the country, the Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader announced the winners of the sixth annual Children's Choice Book Awards at a gala benefit in New York City on May 13.
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Indie Booksellers Meet Indie Publishing: NECBA at Charlesbridge
Last week's New England Children's Booksellers Association spring gathering, held in the offices of Charlesbridge Publishing, focused on how independent presses work.