‘As if we’ve built a fountain of youth for backlisted titles,’ David Steinberger writes in his appraisal of Open Road’s past year.
In New York: Open Road’s Acquisition Investors Include Steinberger, Entrekin
Originally founded in 2009 by Jane Friedman, Open Road enters a new chapter under the ownership of an investment group, with David Steinberger coming in as CEO.
Nancy Pearl Is National Book Foundation’s 2021 Literarian Award Recipient
Praising ‘her infectious love of books,’ the National Book Foundation names Nancy Pearl the recipient of one of two lifetime achievement awards.
US’ National Book Awards Schedule a ‘Primarily In-Person’ Ceremony
The National Book Foundation plans to return to Cipriani Wall Street in a physical award program that’s to be streamed.
US National Book Awards Foundation Names Ruth Dickey As Executive Director
Ruth Dickey, the executive director of Seattle Arts & Lectures, is to take up her new post with the National Book Foundation on May 17.
US National Book Awards Program: Spring Season
The National Book Foundation’s new digital outreach series includes international literature and translation.
Yu Miri, Morgan Giles, Charles Yu Win 2020 US National Book Awards
Yu Miri and translator Morgan Giles win the 2020 National Book Awards category for translated literature, and Charles Yu wins for fiction.
The US National Book Awards Program Names Its 2020 Longlists
Longlisted authors and translators for all five categories of the National Book Awards’ 71st outing have been announced this week.
US National Book Awards’ Literarian Award: The Late Carolyn Reidy
An advocate for ‘authors and readers,’ Carolyn Reidy will be the first to receive the National Book Foundation’s Literarian Award posthumously
Lisa Lucas on the National Book Foundation: ‘Energetic and Dynamic and Exciting’
As she plans her final awards season, Lisa Lucas takes stock of the progress the National Book Foundation has made in service to readers and authors.