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Independent Publishers Caucus to Celebrate Indie Press MonthNew Display Contest & Social Media Campaign The Independent Publisher's Caucus (IPC) announces that sign-ups are open for independent bookstores to participate in the soft-launch of their first Indie Press Month campaign. According to Publishers Weekly, March has been considered Independent/Small Press Month for several decades; however, IPC has not previously developed or promoted a program. With this campaign, the organization aims to ins… read more | |
Inaugural ANDY AWARDS Announced at the Gathering of the GhostsFirst Convention and Awards for Ghostwriters American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) and Gotham Ghostwriters co-hosted the first-ever national convention of professional ghostwriters on January 22, 2024 at the New York Academy of Medicine, in Manhattan. The Gathering of the Ghosts was held to highlight and promote the ghostwriting profession and elevate it as a viable career path for writers, bringing them together for a one-day, … read more | |
Love My Library Disrupts the Traditional Book Fair ModelSchool librarians across the country now have an alternative to the traditional book fair, long dominated by Scholastic. Love My Library is an online, 100% literacy-based virtual book fair designed to 'ensure every child has the opportunity to fall in love with reading.' With Love My Library, families create individual accounts and then invite friends and family to donate to support their student'… read more | |
Announcing the Cercador Prize for Literature in TranslationAccording to Shelf Awareness, Spencer Ruchti and Justin Walls are launching the Cercador Prize for Literature in Translation, which will be the only literary prize for translation led entirely by a committee of independent booksellers. The winning translator will receive a prize of $1,000, an amount the group hopes to expand in the future.Quoting from the Cercador Prize website:'Now in its in… read more | |
CBDF Releases Raising a Reader!How Comics & Graphic Novels Can Help Your Kids Love To Read! The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is proud to release Raising a Reader! How Comics & Graphic Novels Can Help Your Kids Love To Read!, a new resource for parents and educators about the learning benefits of comics! This new resource is written by Dr. Meryl Jaffe, with an introduction by three-time Newbery Award honoree Jennifer L. Holm (Babymouse, Squish) and art by Eisner Award winner Raina Te… read more | |
2023 Audie Awards AnnouncedThe Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced the winners for its 28th annual, 2023 Audie Awards® competition, the only awards program in the United States devoted entirely to honoring audiobooks and spoken word entertainment. Winners were announced at the Audies Gala on March 28, 2023.This year's Audiobook of the Year went to Finding Me, written and narrated by Viola Davis. See th… read more |