Awards
A selected listing of international book awards will be continually updated.
Book Reviews
An expanding collection of audio book reviews.
Book Clubs
Web sites dedicated to the increasingly popular book clubs.
Books in the News
A Writing Tip from Charlesbridge Editor Randi RiversDrop Everything and Read Day April 12
Connections: Worlds Outfoxed by a Wily Inner Child
HarperCollins Will Post Free Books on the Web
Stephen King: Books With Batteries -- Why Not?
King and King Reign in Pennsylvania
YA Authors Rally Behind Fired Librarian
God in the Dust (The Golden Compass Controversy)
Lion and the Unicorn Award Essay for Excellence in North American Poetry
Librarians Say Surveillance Bills Lack Adequate Oversight
Celebrate Little Toot's 100th Birthday
The Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2006
Rare Bible found at library part of rare auction
Seven Roads Gallery of Book Trade Labels
Books on the Battlefield Conference, University of York (UK)
Chris Van Allsburg Story Writing Program
With One Word, Children's Book Sets Off Uproar
Do Not Restrict Access to These Two Books
Books will disappear. Print is where words go to die.
Stiff Competition for Bad Sex Award - Guardian Unlimited (UK)
Reading Fires Imagination of Children
The Libri Foundation's BOOKS FOR CHILDREN Grants
The Philadelphia Inquirer Book Reviews
National Magazine Taps Librarian Expertise with Debut of Online Book Club
State Centers for the Book
This listing of State Centers for the Book is maintained by the Library of Congress.
Recurring Book Events
The International Conference on the Future of the Book
The conference addresses a range of critically important themes relating to the past and future of the book, as well as the state of the current book industry, books and reading today.Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week, which occurs annually in one of the last weeks of September, has been marked annually by libraries, book stores, schools, and other organizations interested in preserving our right to freely choose what we read, what we learn, and how we think.The Geraldine R. Dodge Biennial Poetry Festival
This festival, held biennially since 1986, occurs in the Duke Farms Hillsborough, New Jersey area at the end of September. The event is a celebration of poetry and includes readings and performances of international poets and award-winners. A discussion of poetry created also through music and storytelling.National Book Festival
The National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. features award-winning and nationally known authors, illustrators, poets, and storytellers to delight you with their readings and performances. The event is held annually in the beginning of October.Fall Festival of Children's Books
This program is designed for adults interested in children's books. The event, a tradition of the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, occurs in late October. Award-winning authors lecture at the event.Lancaster Literary Guild - Lectures and Workshops
The Lancaster Literacy Guild sponsors many recurring events, including lectures and workshops for writers.Writers Conference at Penn
This program, held at the University of Pennsylvania's Logan Hall, offers two days of a la carte workshops and master classes that can be selected by topic and time according to writer's needs. Workshops are 2 hours in length while master classes are 4 hours. Both workshops and master classes are available Saturday and Sunday.The AWP Annual Conference and Book Fair
The Association of Writers & Writers Program hosts an annual conference where writers, publishers, and teachers can share their own works and ideas. The event, hosted in cities such as Baltimore, Chicago, and Vancouver, is held in over a few days in early spring.
The International Edible Book Festival
The International Edible Book Festival occurs yearly on April 1st. The edible books are exhibited, tea and/or coffee is served and the books are consumed.
Book Activities
Bookcrossing.com
If you're an avid reader and interested in an adventure, try becoming a "bookcrosser." This activity involves either intentionally leaving a book in a public place for someone else to find or finding a book and tracking its past journey. By registering onto the website bookcrossing.com, you can find where books have been recently "released into the wild" or sign up to leave a trail for your books to be found. This is a way to share books with strangers and also find some new reading for yourself.Gathering Words Teachers' Workshop
From Princeton Day SchoolGrowing Up Around the World: Books as Passports to Global Understanding for Children in the United States
A series of bibliographies compiled by the ALSC International Relations Committee for the purpose of providing children with books depicting contemporary life in other countries. These bibliographies represent five regions: Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, and Europe.Just One More Book
A thrice-weekly podcast which promotes and celebrates literacy and great children's books.Library Booksales
These sites list resources for libraries hosting booksales.
http://booksalescout.com/
http://booksalefinder.com/Meet the Author
Updated daily, this site offers readers a chance to view videos of authors introducing books in their own words.Poetry For Children
A blog with many wonderful ideas for celebrating Poetry Month as well as other poetry related activities.TeachingBooks.net
Award winning books and authors and explore multimedia resources such as audio book readings, book discussion guides, and more.