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Nihar Malaviya named as permanent CEO of Penguin Random House

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Nihar Malaviya has been named as permanent CEO of Penguin Random House, nine months after he was appointed the interim chief executive.
Wayne Johnston's memoir 'Jennie's Boy' wins Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour

Wayne Johnston's memoir 'Jennie's Boy' wins Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour

Wayne Johnston is the winner of this year鈥檚 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. The novelist鈥檚 memoir 鈥淛ennie鈥檚 Boy,鈥 published by Alfred A. Knopf Canada, took home the $25,000 prize.
Jayne Anne Phillips, Paul Harding are among National Book Award fiction nominees

Jayne Anne Phillips, Paul Harding are among National Book Award fiction nominees

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Historical novels by Jayne Anne Phillips and Paul Harding and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah鈥檚 dystopian prison novel 鈥淐hain-Gang All-Stars鈥 are among the nominees on the National Book Awards long list for fiction.
Author Deesha Philyaw has a 7-figure deal for her next two books

Author Deesha Philyaw has a 7-figure deal for her next two books

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Prize-winning fiction writer Deesha Philyaw, who struggled to find a publisher for what became her acclaimed debut 鈥淭he Secret Lives of Church Ladies,鈥 has a 7-figure deal for her next two books.

Alabama Public Library Service to create list of controversial books

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) 鈥 The Alabama Public Library Service has voted to create a list of books that parents might consider inappropriate for children and teenagers.

Jonathan Eig's MLK biography 'King: A Life' is among nonfiction National Book Award nominees

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 A comprehensive new biography of the Rev.
Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's next book is a collection of lyrics written for singer Stacey Kent

Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's next book is a collection of lyrics written for singer Stacey Kent

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's next book will be one for music lovers. Alfred A.

National Book Award longlists released for young people's literature and works in translation

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 The National Book Award longlist for young people's literature features a range of grownup topics, from the deadly famine in Ukraine in the 1930s to the 1963 March on Washington to the underpinnings of the Internet.
Writers' Trust announces nominees for LGBTQ+ Dayne Ogilvie Prize

Writers' Trust announces nominees for LGBTQ+ Dayne Ogilvie Prize

TORONTO 鈥 A memoir, a play and a short story collection have been nominated for the Writers' Trust of Canada's Dayne Ogilvie Prize. The $10,000 award goes to an emerging LGBTQ+ writer for their debut book in any genre.
Christine Blasey Ford, who testified against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, will release a memoir in 2024

Christine Blasey Ford, who testified against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, will release a memoir in 2024

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 The California professor who testified that then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had assaulted her while they were in high school has written a memoir.
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