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American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression President Chris Finan will be honored at the National Coalition Against Censorship’s Annual Celebration of Free Speech & Its Defenders on November 12 in New York City.

World Book Night U.S. has hired two new staff members: Laura Peraza, to manage social media platforms; and Erin Cox, to handle fundraising. Both will also work with Executive Director Carl Lennertz on customer service, web content, and marketing materials. 

As booksellers head to the fall regional trade shows, World Book Night U.S. has been posting video highlights of this past April’s celebration in different regions of the country on YouTube. Added this week is video of celebrations in California, just in time for the Northern and Southern California trade shows this month.

Award-winning broadcast journalist Bill Moyers discusses book banning and the harms of censorship in a new video essay commemorating the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week (September 30 – October 6).

ABA has announced the presenters for the Events Specialty Institute’s four breakout sessions and three roundtable discussions. The institute will be held on October 3 at The Depot in Minneapolis.

Award-winning broadcast journalist Bill Moyers and Judith Davidson Moyers, president of Public Affairs Television, have been named honorary co-chairs of Banned Books Week (September 30 – October 6).

A new Steering Committee has been meeting weekly this summer to set strategies and priorities for the 2013 celebration of World Book Night in the U.S. The Media Strategy sub-committee has also begun setting key publicity goals for year two.

HarperCollins restructures sales department; Ingram names COO; Holtzbrinck reorganizes; Free speech groups defend graphic novel’s place in library; Rock Bottom Remainders on final tour; Sacramento record store to open stand-alone bookstore

McIntosh named Random House COO; Attorney Michael Bamberger honored; Follett to manage SFSU Bookstore; MPIBA announces award winners

The 2012 Indies Choice Book Awards and E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards were presented at ABA’s 12th annual Celebration of Bookselling & Author Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, June 5, at BookExpo America.