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NBF Names Annie Proulx Winner of Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
The author of such works of fiction as 'The Shipping News' and 'Barkskins' is the 30th recipient of the medal, which has writers including Robert A. Caro, Judy Blume, and Toni Morrison.
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Robinson Named Winner of NBF's Literarian Award
The National Book Foundation has named Scholastic chairman, president, and CEO Dick Robinson the recipient of its 2017 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community.
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The 2017 National Book Award Longlists
The National Book Foundation has announced its longlists for the 2017 National Book Awards. The five finalists in each category will be named on October 4, and the winner will be announced at a ceremony in New York City on November 15.
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Man Booker Prize 2017 Shortlist Announced
The Man Booker Prize has announced its shortlist for the 2017 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, and it includes books by Paul Auster and George Saunders.
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2017 NBA Longlist for Young People's Literature Announced
The longlist has been announced for the 2017 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.
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PW Star Watch 2017 Superstar: Gabriella Page-Fort
Gabriella Page-Fort, editorial director at AmazonCrossing, was named PW Star Watch Superstar at a party at New York's Tao Downtown nightclub last night.
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Spiegel & Grau’s Annie Chagnot Wins 2017 Ashmead Award
Named after the legendary book editor Lawrence "Larry" Ashmead, the prize is awarded each year to a young editor of exceptional talent.
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PW Star Watch Honorees Announced
The top 45 honorees in running for the 'Publishers Weekly' PW Star Watch 2017 award have been announced.
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Jill Thompson, John Lewis, Sonny Liew Take Home 2017 Eisner Awards
Jill Thompson's 'Wonder Woman: the True Amazon,' John Lewis' 'March Book Three,' and Sonny Liew's 'The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye,' were among the graphic novels awarded Eisners at Friday night's ceremony.
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NEA, Under Threat from Trump Budget, Awards $84m in Grants
The NEA has issued 1,195 new grants, totaling $84.06 million, to arts organizations across the country. The awards come as the organization faces the prospect of being eliminated under the White House's proposed budget.
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Sepetys, Smith Win 2017 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals
The 2017 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals have been awarded to a U.S. author and illustrator for the first time.
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Carla Hayden, Louise Erdrich Win WNBA Awards
The librarian of Congress and the novelist, poet, and bookstore owner have been named the winners of the 2017 WNBA Awards.
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Barbershop Books Gets NBF's $10K Reading Prize
Expanded into a full day conference, the NBF's Why Reading Matters awarded its $10,000 Innovations in Reading Prize to Alvin Irby of Barbership Books and featured a keynote address by novelist and new bookstore owner, Emma Straub.
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BookExpo 2017: PEN America Named BookExpo Ambassador Award Winner
BookExpo will honor PEN America with its seventh annual Industry Ambassador Award, which recognizes major innovators and creative leaders that make the book industry better, on June 1.
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McGill Relaunching the Cundill Prize
McGill University is relaunching its Cundhill History Prize, which recognizes "the best history writing in English," in its 10th anniversary year.
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Free Speech Attorney to Receive First ABA Meskis Award
Attorney Michael A. Bamberger has been named the inaugural honoree of the American Booksellers Association's Joyce Meskis Free Speech Award.
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2017 Pannell Award Winners Announced
The Women’s National Book Association has announced the 2017 Pannell Award winners, given annually to two bookstores.
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Two Milestones Celebrated at The New England Book Show
The New England Book Show and Bookbuilders of Boston celebrated two anniversaries and honored Tom Plain, v-p of King Printing Company, with the W.A. Dwiggins Award at Boston's Symphony Hall.
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Cardoso, Pizarnik Win 2017 Best Translated Book Awards
The 2017 Best Translated Book Awards were announced at a ceremony at the Folly in New York on May 4. Lúcio Cardoso and Alejandra Pizarnik took home the prizes for fiction and poetry, respectively.
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Health Scare, Trump Jokes Mark 2017 Edgars
Marked by a bit of a drama—Mystery Writers of America president Jeffery Deaver passed out during his introductory remarks (but was later found to be fine)—the annual Edgars banquet celebrated Noah Hawley, who won the Best Novel award for 'Before the Fall.'



