Awards

The finalists for the 2012 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards are now highlighted on a new page for  IndieCommerce websites. 

March 24 declared National Cash Mob Day; GLIBA and MIBA launch Heartland Fall Forum website; Consortium adds eight publishers; Tiptree and Books for a Better Life award winners named

The owners and staff at all ABA member bookstores can now cast their ballots for the 2012 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards. Voting is open till March 31 via an electronic form on BookWeb.org.

First Amendment loses a champion; PEN/Faulkner announces fiction finalists

An update on the March Indie Next List; The Grammys go to; British study finds readers switching to e-books; BISG welcomes four board members

Publishers Weekly is seeking nominations for its 20th annual PW Bookstore and Sales Rep of the Year awards, to be presented in June at BookExpo America. The deadline for nominations is February 20.

On Monday, January 23, at its midwinter meeting in Dallas, the American Library Association announced the winners of its 2012 awards for children’s and young adult titles.

At this year’s National Book Awards ceremony, fiction winner Jesmyn Ward thanked Mississippi independent booksellers for helping Salvage the Bones find its readership. Here, Ward talks about the role of indies in advocating for her work, her Mississippi background, and her upcoming memoir.

Print books are parents’ choice for kids and toddlers; Mystery writers to honor Martha Grimes, M Is for Mystery, and Molly Weston

At the 62nd annual National Book Awards ceremony, held yesterday in New York City, stories of struggle were honored and the award winners, who included three women of color, gave voice to them. Also honored with lifetime achievement awards were Books & Books’ Mitchell Kaplan and poet John Ashbery.