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  • World Book Night Names Titles for 2013 Event

    World Book Night has announced its list of picks for its 2013 World Book Night U.S., as well its new honorary chairpeople, Ann Patchett and James Patterson.

  • In Wake of Sandy, AAP Extends PROSE Award Deadline to November 9

    The Association of American Publishers today announced that the entry deadline for the 2012 PROSE Awards has been extended to Friday, November 9 to accommodate those affected by Sandy. The original deadline was October 31. Complete entry information is available on the PROSE Awards Web site.

  • Will Ferguson Takes Home Canada’s Biggest Fiction Prize

    Will Ferguson wins Canada's $50,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

  • Mantel Wins Booker Prize

    Hilary Mantel has won the 2012 Man Booker prize for Bring Up the Bodies. The author, who is published in the U.S. by Macmillan, is now only the third writer in the prize's history (after J.M. Coetzee and Peter Carey) to win the award twice.

  • Mo Yan Wins Nobel for Literature

    Chinese writer Mo Yan was awarded the prize for his works of "hallucinatory realism." PW has called him "one of China's most important contemporary writers." Read our reviews of his books.

  • NBA Finalists in Young People’s Literature Announced for 2012

    On Wednesday, the National Book Foundation announced the finalists for the 2012 National Book Award in Young People’s Literature.

  • 2012 National Book Awards Finalists Revealed

    Of the 20 finalists, six were published by small, independent, or university presses.

  • Shortlist for Canada's Big Fiction Prize Announced

    The Scotiabank Giller Prize announced the five finalists for its annual C$50,000 prize today in Toronto.

  • 5 Under 35 Honorees for 2012 Named

    The National Book Awards will celebrate this year's 5 Under 35 authors on November 12 at powerHouse Arena in Brooklyn.

  • Elmore Leonard, Arthur Sulzberger Win Lifetime National Book Awards

    The National Book Foundation will present its 2012 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to Elmore Leonard, and its 2012 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community to Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr.

  • Man Booker 2012: Which Finalists Can You Read in the U.S.?

    The Man Booker Prize shortlist was announced September 11, picking three men and three women; two debut novelists and one former winner. But which books can you read right now if you live in the U.S.? Here's a roundup of the six finalists.

  • 2012 PEN Literary Awards Announced

    PEN American Center has announed the winners of the 2012 PEN Awards. Winners include Susan Nussbaum for Good Kings Bad Kings (PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction).

  • Thurber Prize Finalists Announced

    The Thurber Prize for American Humor has selected its three finalists: Nate DiMeo (writer for Parks & Recreation), Patricia Marx (Starting from Happy), and Calvin Trillin (Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin).

  • Ann Patchett Wins WNBA Award

    The Women's National Book Association has announced Ann Patchett as the winner of the 2012-2013 WNBA Award.

  • Random House Teacher Awards Launches

    Random House has announced the Random House Teacher Awards, which awards winning teachers with grants.

  • Digital-First Books Win Romance Awards

    The Romance Writers of America bestowed two of the coveted RITA Awards for romance writing on digital-first publications this weekend at the group's annual conference, which took place in Anaheim, Calif.

  • Man Booker 2012 Longlist Announced

    This year's longlist of 12 titles has been announced and includes Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies and Rachel Joyce's The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.

  • Baker & Taylor Gives Two Srnecz Scholarships

    The winners are Caitlin Brianna Parker, who will be entering Appalachian State University this fall, and Ashley Lauren Anderson, who will be entering Brigham Young University. Each receive the $3,000 scholarship, which was started to support the higher education of Baker & Taylor employees' children.

  • S&S’s Szczerban Wins 2012 Ashmead Award

    Michael Szczerban, associate editor at Simon & Schuster, has won the 2012 Ashmead Award.

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