Arts Jan 26 Michaela Goade becomes first Native American to win Caldecott Medal Michaela Goade won the Randolph Caldecott Medal for best children's picture story for the book "We Are Water Protectors." It was written by Carole Lindstrom and is a call for environmental protection.
Arts Jan 15 Poet Amanda Gorman to read at Biden's inauguration She is calling her inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb.”…
Arts Jan 07 Publisher drops book by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley after Capitol violence Hawley is a leading backer of President Trump's baseless claims that the election was stolen and that he prevailed over Democrat Joseph Biden. The Missouri Republican is calling the decision "Orwellian" and vowed to fight it in court.
Arts Dec 14 Publishing saw upheaval in 2020, but 'books are resilient' Book publishing had a year like no other in 2020, and yet proved remarkably stable. Through a pandemic, a called off convention, release postponements and debates over diversity, book sales managed a steady pace.
Arts Nov 20 Jan Morris, author and transgender pioneer, dies at 94 Morris was a prolific and accomplished author and journalist who wrote dozens of books in a variety of genres.
Arts Nov 19 National Book Awards honor Charles Yu's 'Interior Chinatown,' Malcolm X biography Charles Yu's "Interior Chinatown," a satirical, cinematic novel written in the form of a screenplay, has won the National Book Award for fiction.
Arts Nov 11 PEN America names winners of prison writing program award PEN America has announced the winners of a new award, supported by a grant from the estate of the late Madeleine L'Engle, for participants in the literary and human rights organization's Prison Writing Mentorship Program.
Arts Nov 09 Why you can expect new books about Trump for years to come It's been one of publishing's most thriving genres of the past four years: books about President Donald Trump. And it's not going to end when he leaves office.
Arts Oct 06 National Book Award finalists announced Eight of the finalists were cited for their debut work. Winners will be announced during a Nov. 18 online ceremony that will also honor novelist Walter Mosley and the late Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy.
Arts Sep 28 Alexie, Pilkey books among most 'challenged' of past decade The American Library Association compiled a list of 100 books that have been most subjected to censorship efforts over the past decade.