- 2025 Jun 25
Vermont Bookstore Is On the Move
The Burlington location of Phoenix Books is moving to a new location on Church Street, the city's main shopping thoroughfare.
- 2024 Dec 19
Get the Word Out Fiction Cohort
Poets & Writers has announced the nine writers selected for the 2025 fiction cohort of its publicity incubator, Get the Word Out.
- 2024 Dec 18
Oxbelly Retreat Apps Open
The 2025 Oxbelly Retreat, held from June 28 through July 6 in Costa Navarino, Greece, is now accepting applications for its fiction writers and screenwriters programs.
Celebrating Chicago Booksellers
The ‘Chicago Tribune’ has named Javier and Kristin Ramirez of Exile in Bookville as two of its Chicagoans of the Year.
- 2024 Dec 17
Virginia Bookstore to Close
A Thousand Stories in Herndon will close its doors on December 21.
Waterstones Hit with Ransom Attack
U.K. book retailer Waterstones is among hundreds of companies affected by a cyber-ransom attack on the software Blue Wonder.
Quimby’s Is Up for Sale
The beloved books and comics shop in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood is on the market.
EIBF Publishes Accessibility Report
RISE Bookselling, a project led by the European & International Booksellers Federation, has released its latest report, this time covering bookstores and accessibility.
- 2024 Dec 16
From School Library Journal
School Boards Tied Up by Book Bans Face Harassment, Struggle to Address Other Issues.
From the Greyhound
Maryland Book Bank Aims to Eliminate Book Deserts in Baltimore.
From Electric Literature
The Most Popular Banned Books in Florida.
From the Guardian
The Guardian's best children's and YA books of 2024.
From the Washington Post
Wicked is not a book for kids. A librarian offers five alternatives.
From 100 Scope Notes
The Winners of the 2024 Undies Case Cover Awards.
From Good Housekeeping
Why Is Miffy So Popular? Here's Why You're Suddenly Seeing Her Everywhere.
2024 First Novel Prize Winner
Joseph Earl Thomas won the Center for Fiction honor, which comes with a $15,000 cash prize, for ‘God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer,’ published by Grand Central, at the Center’s annual awards benefit on December 10.
Florida Welcomes Its Newest Bookstore
Needful Books & Things has opened in St. Augustine.
Fashion House Opens Bookstore in U.K.
Alaïa, the Paris-based fashion house, has collaborated with Claire de Rouen to open a bookstore at its London flagship store.
- 2024 Dec 13
Tarazi Wins Mahfouz Medal
Lebanese writer Mohammed Tarazi is the winner of the 2024 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature for his novel ‘Muted Microphone,’ the English translation of which published under the American University in Cairo’s fiction imprint, Hoopoe.
- 2024 Dec 12
Waterstones Shines Spotlight on Kid Lit
British bookstore chain Waterstones has announced the launch of its new Children's Book Festival, with the inaugural event set for February 2025.
Money Chronicles Winner
Principal Foundation has announced the 2024 winner and finalists of its Money Chronicles Short Story Contest, hosted in conjunction with the Center for Fiction and the publisher Short Édition.
Olson Wins Business Book of the Year
Parmy Olson’s ‘Supremacy’ is the winner of the £30,000 Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award.
- 2024 Dec 11
From Variety
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Goosebumps, Heartstopper, and The Spiderwick Chronicles nominated for Children's & Family Emmys.
From BookBrunch
British bookstore chain Waterstones has announced the launch of its new Children's Book Festival, with the inaugural event set for February 2025.
From the New York Times
By the Book: S.E. Hinton Reflects on Her Reading Life.
From Yahoo! Life
One Piece of Advice from 15 Young Adult Fiction Authors in 2024.
From Literary Hub
Bear It Somehow: Our Year in Family Reading.
From NPR
Dolly Parton's new children's book reveals what really matters to her at Christmas.
From Science Friday
2024's Best Science Books for Kids.
Kilbourne Wins Cave Canem Prize
Kilbourne's poetry collection 'Natural History,' which was selected by judge Natasha Trethewey, will be published by Graywolf Press in fall 2025.
- 2024 Dec 10
James Patterson’s Holiday Bonuses
Staffers at Thank You Books in Birmingham, Ala., and San Francisco’s City Lights Books are among the 600 booksellers receiving the $500 holiday bonuses annually distributed by the bestselling author.
Meet the BookLife Prize Finalists
The five finalists for this year’s BookLife Prize Fiction Contest discuss writing and creativity ahead of the winner announcement on December 16.
‘Philosopher Fish’ Wins Diagram Prize
Richard Adams Carey’s ‘The Philosopher Fish: Sturgeon, Caviar, and the Geography of Desire’ is the winner of the Diagram Prize for oddest book title, administered annually in the U.K. by the ‘Bookseller.’
Whiting CNF Grantees
The Whiting Foundation has announced the 10 recipients of the Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grants, with each grantee receiving $40,000 to complete a book-in-progress.
U.K. Bookstores Baffled By New E.U. Law
Bookstores in the U.K. are struggling to determine if they can continue to sell books into the E.U. after a new product safety law takes effect this week.
Will AI Save Manga from Pirates?
Japan’s Cultural Affairs Agency is using artificial intelligence to search the web for illegal reproductions, per the Times of London.
How Good for Comics Is Hollywood?
The comics-to-screen pipeline often encourages comics publishers to prioritize seeking media adaptations over building strong publishing models, argues the Beat.
The Summer Hikaru Died On Screen
The horror manga series of the same name will soon see its anime adaptation hit Netflix, per Animation Xpress.
Dark Horse Teams with Studio Hermitage
The two companies will partner on Horror at Crane Mansion, a comics miniseries set in the world of the Our Brilliant Ruin tabletop role-playing game, reports Polygon.
Kodansha Print Club Launches
The new program from one of the U.S.’s largest manga companies will bring digital-first favorites to print, per Good E-reader.
Every Book to Screen Adaptation of 2024
Vulture wants to make sure you don’t miss anything before turning the page on this year.
- 2024 Dec 09
From the Associated Press
New Jersey becomes the latest state to prohibit bans on books in school and public libraries.
From Patch
Children's Bookstore Hooray for Books in Alexandria, Va., to Close After Nearly 17 Years.
From the ALA
YALSA Announces 2025 William C. Morris finalists.
From the New York Times
'No One Is Coming to Save Us': Illustrator Oliver Jeffers Reflects on 2024.
From 100 Scope Notes
2024 Children's Lit: The Year in Miscellanea.
New Store Comes to Westchester County
Bedford Books will open in Mount Pleasant, N.Y., on December 12.
Virginia Children's Bookstore to Close
Hooray for Books in Alexandria will close after nearly 17 years in business on December 31.
Watty Award Winners
The winners of Wattpad’s annual awards, the Wattys, have been announced.
From ARTnews
Sotheby's to Auction Original Artwork by Maurice Sendak.
- 2024 Dec 06
An Event Space of One's Own
The bookstore A Room of One’s Own in Madison, Wis., has debuted a new event space to serve as its primary venue for the author talks and readings.
Last Bookstore Opens New Location
The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles is set to open a new location in the San Fernando Valley's Studio City neighborhood on December 12.
New Store Heads to Houston
Family-owned bookstore Good on Paper officially opened on November 1 in Texas's Houston Heights neighborhood.
Morris Wins Inaugural Nonfiction Prize
American writer Cherise Morris is the winner of Nigerian publisher Cassava Republic Press's first Global Black Women’s Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize.
- 2024 Dec 05
Goodreads 2024 Readers' Favorites
Emily Henry, TJ Klune, and Evan Friss are among the authors voted the 2024 Goodreads Readers' Favorites winners.
- 2024 Dec 04
From Literary Hub
Jacqueline Woodson on Navigating Book Bans and Staying Resilient in 2025.
From the New York Times
Sandra Cisneros: 'A Year Among My Fellow Banned Writers.'
From Book Riot
Is BookTok Past Its Peak?
From People
These YA Authors Want to Change How We Talk About Body Size: 'We're Creating New Possibilities'
From Oprah Daily
The Best Children's Books on Grief.
From the Strategist
The Best Books to Gift to Big Kids.
Oates Wins Raymond Chandler Award
Joyce Carol Oates is the recipient of the 2024 Raymond Chandler Award, presented by Italy's annual Noir in Festival. Previous winners include Harlan Coben and Jonathan Lethem.
McNally Announces 20-Year Bestsellers
Sally Rooney, Patti Smith, and Frank Herbert are among the bestselling authors from McNally Jackson's bestseller lists, spanning two decades and multiple genres.
- 2024 Dec 03
Nero Award Shortlist
Patrick Ness and Zeinab Badawi are among the authors shortlisted for the 2024 Nero Book Awards for the U.K. and Ireland.
Binc Donor to Match Year-end Gifts
For the Book Industry Charitable Foundation’s yearend I Stand with Book and Comic Stores campaign, a Giving Tuesday match from an anonymous comic retailer will be available to all donors beginning today, with the retailer matching all gifts up to $10,000.
Chatterji Wins Wolfson Prize
Joya Chatterji’s ‘Shadows at Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century’ has been named this year’s winner of the U.K.’s Wolfson History Prize.
- 2024 Dec 02
From Literary Hub
Authors Against Book Bans demand that publishers prepare for 2025.
From WACHFox
South Carolina board to decide fate of two books in heated book banning controversy.
From NPR
See the New York Public Library's Best Books of 2024 for Kids, Teens, and Adults.
From People
People Picks the Best Kids' Books to Gift in 2024.
From the New York Times
Quiz: Do You Know These Tween and Teen Books That Became Movies?
Bay Area Bookstore Reopens After Fire
East Bay Booksellers in Oakland, Calif., celebrated the grand opening of its new location on the same street as its former storefront, which burned to the ground in July.
Ohio Welcomes a New Bookstore
Author and book collector Grant Sabatier has opened Clintonville Books in the eponymous neighborhood in Columbus.
San Francisco Stores Impacted by Floods
Several bookstores in the Mission District are seeking support after a storm last week brought flooding across the city.
Ransom Wins Second Polari Prize
Jon Ransom has won his second Polari Prize, the UK and Ireland’s only dedicated LGBTQ literary award, in two years for his novel 'The Gallopers.'
Mahadevan Wins Joffe Books Prize
Rupa Mahadevan has won this year's Joffe Books Prize, which includes a two-book deal with U.K.-based publisher Joffe Books, for her psychological thriller 'The Goddess of Death.'
Beaton Wins Jan Michalski Prize
Kate Beaton's graphic novel 'Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands' won the Swiss literary prize for exceptional works of fiction or nonfiction published in any language.
- 2024 Nov 27
Queer Bookstore in Utah Crowdfunds
Mosaics Community Bookstore & Venue in Provo has launched an Indiegogo campaign to stay open after a tumultuous year.
Dos Passos Prize Finalists
Angie Cruz and Victor Lavalle are among the five finalists for the 2024 John Dos Passos Prize, awarded by Longwood University.
Utah LGBTQ+ Store Fights to Survive
Mosaics bookstore in Provo, home to the United Drag Alliance, has endured numerous threats and is raising $200,000 on Indiegogo to "stay open and operational."
Wisconsin's Newest Store Opens Saturday
Epilogue Books, a new store in Menomonee Falls, opens this Saturday, offering new and used books.
New Michigan Store Promises More Love
Pages and Grapes, a romance store in Wyoming, is celebrating its grand opening this Saturday.
Rhode Island Welcomes a New Store
Book Around, a used bookstore and writing community space, has opened in Pawtucket.
- 2024 Nov 26
A Big Win for Kate Beaton
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands has won this year’s Jan Michalski Prize for Literature, a Swiss prize for exceptional works of fiction or nonfiction published in any language.
RIP Ryan McCardle
The Fantagraphics book designer died this month from a rare form of bone cancer.
A High Price for Indie Comics
Can indie comics publishers survive rising prices? As single issues jump from $3.99 to $4.99, smaller publishers are having to get creative with their offerings, reports A.V. Club.
Comics X-odus
The denizens of what was once called Comics Twitter are headed to Bluesky, per the Beat.
Anime NYC Adds a Day
The three-day anime and manga festival will add a fourth day next year, per the Beat.
The Expanse of Production
The team behind the TV adaptation of James S.A. Corey’s Expanse series is launching a multi-platform content company with a major development deal at Amazon MGM Studios.
Comics Against Hate
We Are Brooklyn, a project of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, collects comics by nonprofit professionals celebrating the borough’s diversity, per the JTA.
Burns’s Turn
The New York Times unpacks how Charles Burns reinvented the romance comic.
Black Mirror on the Page
Some of the show’s most memorable storylines will be retold in comics form next year, per Deadline.
Comics Vet Takes on a Sci-Fi Classic
Warner Bros will mount a new version of Forbidden Planet, to be written by Brian K. Vaughan, reports Deadline.
A New History of DC Films
Crown Publishing will publish a new book by Tatiana Siegel, Variety’s executive editor of film and media, on the history of the DC film franchise, per Variety.
Green Lantern’s Light
A statue of DC’s John Stewart has been erected in Burbank, Calif.
- 2024 Nov 25
From the Guardian
Furor sparked by Jamie Oliver children's book cultural appropriation engulfs more writers in U.K.
From the New York Times
Reading, with Extra Cheese: Remembering Pizza Hut's 'Book It!'
From NPR
Check out NPR's Best Books of 2024, including the editors' children's and YA selections.
From Book Riot
The Most Polarizing Children's Books Ever Published.
From NPR
In a Still Life painting nothing moves—but, wait! Was that a dragon?