1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (686+ words) Two Kitsap authors have been nominated for the 2026 Washington State Book Awards, celebrating its 60th anniversary, with an announcement of winners selected by 2026 WSBA judges expected on Sept. 15. NoiseCat’s novel "We Survived the Night" is a finalist in the Creative Nonfiction…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago   (266+ words) Thirty-two books for young people have been nominated for the 2026 Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Awards. The six awards, which include prizes for nonfiction, YA and picture books, annually recognize the best in Canadian children's literature. From a picture book…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (134+ words) Gig Harbor's Matt Dinniman is among this year's finalists. The Washington Center for the Book has announced this year's finalists for the 2026 Washington State Book Awards, which recognize works published by Washington residents in 2025. A total of 308 books were considered…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (989+ words) Two Spokane authors have been named finalists for the 2026 Washington State Book Awards: Jess Walter and Leyna Know. Both earned nods in the fiction category for “Sinkhole, and Other Inexplicable Voids” (Krow) and “So Far Gone” (Walter). “As always, the…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago   (297+ words) The 2026 Kirkus Award Finalists include authors like Tayari Jones, Colson Whitehead, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Michael Pollan. Tom Beer, Kirkus Reviews editor-in-chief, says, “This year’s slate of prize finalists takes readers around the globe while exploring the deepest, most private recesses…...

5+ hour, 32+ min ago   (480+ words) Did You Find Everything You Were Looking For? by Donna Masini. W. W. Norton & Company, 2026. 112 pages.Buy on Bookshop.org “DID YOU FIND EVERYTHING you were looking for?” is the familiar question big-box store cashiers are trained to ask customers at checkout....

12+ hour, 4+ min ago   (324+ words) The Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, has received seven awards at the Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP) Awards for Excellence in Book Production 2026 for excellence in publishing. The Division’s journals, books and reference publications in…...

4+ hour, 3+ min ago   (316+ words) Noveno teaches composition and literature at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, and is the founder and host emeritus of the New York City reading series Sunday Salon. Her work has appeared in Mãnoa, Identity…...

16+ hour, 33+ min ago   (415+ words) Published by Workbook Press LLC, Real Life Poetry brings together 52 poems that reflect on the many circumstances people encounter throughout their lives. From personal struggles and financial hardship to family memories, spirituality, love, homelessness, and the uncertainties of the modern…...

6+ hour, 18+ min ago   (221+ words) This morning, Kirkus Reviews announced the 18 finalists for the 2026 Kirkus Prize, which recognizes excellence in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Young Readers’ Literature. Books are selected by a panel of peers, editors, and other industry professionals. Winners in all…...