Elmore Leonard, 1925-2103.
Author Elmore Leonard, “the Dickens of Detroit,” has died. Bookmark to:
View ArticleSaturday, December 7th: Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day
What a great idea! Remember to take your child to a bookstore (and suggest that others do so as well!) on Saturday, December 7th. Bookmark to:
View ArticleA sad week in the literary world.
Romance novelist Janet Dailey died last week at the age of 69. Ned Vizzini, author of the YA novel It’s Kind of a Funny Story (among others), also died this week, at the age of 32. Bookmark to:
View ArticleMore ALA award news
Kate DiCamillo wins the Newbery Award (for Flora & Ulysses), while Brian Floca won the Caldecott (for Locomotive). And a list of the 2014 Alex Awards is now available as well. Bookmark to:
View ArticlePulitzer Prize announcement.
Donna Tartt has won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, for her novel The Goldfinch. You can view the full list of winners here. Bookmark to:
View ArticleHappy World Book Night!
Happy World Book Night (April 23)! Enjoy yourself, whether you are giving or getting free books. Bookmark to:
View ArticleDiana Tixier Herald has won Novelist’s Margaret E. Monroe Award
We hope that if you were able to make it to ALA Annual in Las Vegas this past weekend, you had a great time! We are also particularly pleased to announced that Diana Tixier Herald, author of...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett, 1948-2015.
A sad day in the news: “Terry Pratchett, popular fantasy novelist, dies at 66.” Bookmark to:
View ArticleNobel Prize for Literature winner: Svetlana Alexievich
The winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature has been announced: Svetlana Alexievich Bookmark to:
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