All of me gets poured into those words on the page. I feel terror and joy. I feel hope and despair. I laugh a lot. I cry a lot. I hope that there is some kind of balance in myself and in the stories—life is hard and beautiful and strange.
Starting with Young People’s Literature on September 12, we’ll announce our National Book Awards Longlists in partnership with the newyorker.com!
Here’s the full announcement schedule:
9/12: Young People’s Literature
9/13: Poetry
9/15: Nonfiction
9/16: Fiction
In total, 40 titles will be longlisted for the 2016 National Book Awards. The Finalists will be released on October 13, and the Winners will be announced at the National Book Awards Dinner and Ceremony on November 16.
It’s our job to shine light into the abyss, and translate what we see – always hoping that the abyss doesn’t stare too deeply into us.
BookUp faculty Daniel José Older recently published the young adult novel, Shadowshaper, to widespread critical acclaim. Shadowshaper follows Sierra Santiago, a young Puerto Rican muralist in Brooklyn whose paintings come to life.
Shadowshaper received starred reviews from both Publishers Weekly and Kirkus. The NY Times praised it as an example of the “best urban fantasy,” portraying Brooklyn as a city under threat from gentrification and police violence.
Below, Older shares his thoughts on how the YA book industry has changed, the role of diversity in children’s literature, and the importance of listening in the creative process.
We gave away dozens of books today to middle school students in Union Square. The only catch? They had to tell us why they love reading.
Read their responses and see more photos here.
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Barnes and Nobles is gonna start serving food and alcohol.
Everybody’s cracking jokes about how it’s a desperate attempt to stay relevant in the age of Amazon.
But you know what? Props to them. This is exactly what Blockbuster didn’t do. At no point was Blockbuster like “Hey, movie rentals aren’t the lucrative enterprise they once were. Perhaps it’s time we become known for our cheesy garlic bread.”
that’s a fantastic plan, honestly? i would 100% go sit at a bookshop, buy a glass of wine, and pick up the newest biography. 50/50 i’d decide to buy it after a couple chapters, and even if i don’t, that’s still money i spent at B&N!
They could host book clubs with food and drinks where one of the employees shares their experiences with a book of their choice and tries to convince the guests to buy it.
Barnes and noble realizing the only reason people go to brick and mortar stores is for the experience and access to an enjoyable physical space they can socialize in (sure isnt for the price) and capitalizing on that is a stroke of genius and a really refreshing approach to the dilemma of competing with online stores
