The Whiting Foundation announced the winners of their 2021 Literary Magazine Prizes.
Women’s Prize for Fiction
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke won the Women's Prize for Fiction.
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Kate Garrick has joined Salky Literary Management as agent, moving her list with her from The Karpfinger Agency. Rachel Altemose has been promoted to junior agent.
Distribution: Do Books
At the end of the year, Chronicle Books will no longer distribute Do Books titles in the US and Canada. Do will fulfill web orders directly and is not moving to another US distributor. Chronicle will accept Do returns through June 30, 2022.
Initiatives: Libro.fm for Business
Audiobook retailer Libro.fm has announced Libro.fm for Business, which allows companies to offer a “curated collection of audiobooks” to employees. In a release, Libro.fm said that they “work with companies to select audiobook options, including bookseller recommendations.” Businesses can offer gift memberships or specific audiobooks to employees, and, as with all Libro.fm downloads, up to […]
Nancy Pearl to Receive NBF Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Book Foundation will present former librarian Nancy Pearl with the 2021 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. Washington Post book critic Ron Charles will present the award at the National Book Award ceremony on November 17. In addition to library work in cities across the country, Pearl created the One […]