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10 Best Illustrated Children's Books

Nov. 5 — Included on the the The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books list for 2009 are Moonshot by Brian Floca; The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett; White Noise by David A. Carter; and All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon.

Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2009

Nov. 2 — Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton and All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon are among the titles on PW's Best Books of 2009 lists.

Books for a Better Life Awards

Oct. 26 — Among the finalists for the awards from the NYC Chapter of the National MS Society are How to Rule the World from Your Couch by Laura Day; The Narcissism Epidemic by Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D., and W. Keith Campbell, Ph.D.; Second Spring by Dr. Maoshing Ni; and Spent by Frank Lipman, M.D.

Fall 2009 Parents' Choice Awards

Oct. 7 — A Fine White Dust by Cynthia Rylant and Extra Credit by Andrew Clements have won Fall 2009 Parents’ Choice Awards.

Stephen King In-Person Event

Don't miss Stephen King's exclusive in-person event in Toronto on November 19th. Tickets available at www.ticketking.com Read more here.

Introducing the Vook: Read and Watch It

Oct. 1 — An entirely new concept, a vook blends text and video into a single, complete story. Learn more about this exciting new product now.

PEN USA 2009 Literary Awards

Sept. 30 — The Underneath by Kathi Appelt has been chosen as the 2009 winner in the Children's Literature category.

Dayton Literary Peace Prize Winner

Sept. 22 — A Crime So Monstrous: Face to Face with Modern Day Slavery by Benjamin Skinner has won the 2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for nonfiction.

2009 NAPPA Award Winners

Sept. 17 — Moonshot by Brian Floca and It's All Too Much, So Get It Together by Peter Walsh are 2009 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Award winners. Honors Award winners include It's Picture Day Today!; My Little Red Fire Truck; Pop-Up Book of Nursery Rhymes; Firefighter Ted; White Noise; and Rhyming Dust Bunnies.

Introducing Simonandschuster.net

Sept. 9 -- Simon & Schuster is pleased to introduce www.simonandschuster.net to serve the academic and library community.

2009 Shamus Award Nominations

Aug. 24 — Among the nominees for the Private Eye Writers of America's award are The Eye of Jade by Diane Wei Liang and The Black Hand by Will Thomas.

Dayton Literary Peace Prize Finalists Announced

Aug. 19 — Among the finalists are Telex from Cuba by Rachel Kushner; Human Smoke by Nicholas Barker; A Crime So Monstrous by E. Benjamin Skinner; and The Great Experiment by Strobe Talbott.

Author Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Aug. 13 — President Obama presented the medal, the highest civilian honor a president can bestow, to Stephen Hawking yesterday.

Great American Taste Test

Aug. 12 — Participate in Atria Books’ Great American Taste Test on Sept. 14 and have your blog featured on epicurious.com. Learn more.

Season Premiere of PRIVATE

Aug. 11 — Click here to watch the season premiere of PRIVATE, the exciting new web series based on the New York Times bestselling novels by Kate Brian.

S&S Adds Lexile Measures to Books

Aug. 6 — MetaMetrics®, Inc., will provide The Lexile Framework® for Reading, an educational tool that connects readers with books, for many of Simon & Schuster‘s imprints. Read the press release for more information.

SCRIBE Award Winners Announced at Comic-Con

July 28 — Winners of the awards from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers include CSI: Headhunter by Greg Cox and Star Trek: Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers by James Swallow.

Titles from Pocket Books Win Romance Awards

July 21 — Take No Prisoners by Cindy Gerard and Seducing Mr. Darcy by Gwyn Cready won 2009 RITA Awards from the Romance Writers of America. Other finalists include Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire and Julia London's novella Snowy Night with a Highlander, which was published in Snowy Night with a Stranger.

Frank McCourt, 78, Author of Angela's Ashes

July 19 — Frank McCourt, the former New York City schoolteacher whose book about his childhood in Ireland won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, passed away today.

S&S Titles Win at Thrillerfest

July 13 — The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver won Best Thriller of the Year at the 2009 Thriller Awards. The Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver and The Last Patriot by Brad Thor were up for Best Thriller of the Year; Calumet City by Charlie Newton was up for Best First Novel.

Former Vice President to Publish Memoir

June 24 — Former V.P. Dick Cheney will publish his memoir with Threshold Editions. The yet-to-be-titled work is expected in Spring 2011.

Spring 2009 Parents’ Choice Awards

June 4 — Ashley Bryan: Words to My Life Song, by Ashley Bryan, and All God's Critters, by Bill Staines and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, are Spring 2009 Parents’ Choice Award winners.

S&S Audio Titles Receive AUDIE Awards

June 1 — The winners are The Little Red Book of Selling by Jeffrey Gitomer and Duma Key by Stephen King.

International Latino Book Awards

June 1 — The following titles won awards:
• Dark Dude by Oscar Hijuelos
• El Secreto: El libro de la gratitud by Rhonda Byrne
• A Simple Guide to U.S. Immigration and Citizenship by Luis Cortes
• De inmigrante a ciudadano by Luis Cortes
• Por la vida de mi hermana by Jodi Picoult
• The Heartbreak Pill by Anjanette Delgado
• Take Me With You by Carlos Frias
For more information, visit the International Latino Book Awards website.

Davy Rothbart in the National Post

Davy Rothbart's interview with the National Post ran on Saturday, May 30.

HORSE SOLDIERS Review in Toronto Star

Click to read the review of Doug Stanton's Horse Soldiers that ran in the Toronto Star on Sunday, May 31.

RAVEN review in June's Quill and Quire

Allison Van Diepen's new novel, RAVEN, is reviewed in the June issue of Quill and Quire.

Tall Man review in the Globe and Mail

A review of Chloe Hooper's Tall Man, and an essay by Chloe will run in May 30th Globe and Mail.

David Herbert Donald, 88, Historian and Biographer

The two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner and author of Lincoln, Lincoln At Home, and We Are Lincoln Men passed away on May 17.

New! Star Trek Klingon Language Suite for iPhone

May 8 — The Star Trek Klingon Language Suite application for iPhone® and iPod Touch® is now available in the Apple App Store.

Gayla Trail Launches Column in Globe & Mail

Gayla Trail, author of YOU GROW GIRL(Touchstone), has just launched a column in the Style section of the weekend Globe & Mail.

Suzy Welch on CBC's The Hour

Suzy Welch, author of 10-10-10, will be on CBC's The Hour on Monday, May 11th, 11 PM EST.

Eric Wight and Lucy Knisley at TCAF

Eric Wight, author of the forthcoming FRANKIE PICKLE AND THE CLOSET OF DOOM, and Lucy Knisley, author of FRENCH MILK, will be at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) this weekend. Stop by and say hello!

Bakewise Wins 2009 James Beard Award

Bakewise by Shirley O. Corriher (Scribner) is the 2009 James Beard Foundation Book Awards winner in the Baking and Dessert category. The James Beard Foundation Awards is the US’s most prestigious recognition program honoring professionals in the food and beverage industries. The awards were presented on Monday evening at a ceremony hosted by Cat Cora, Emeril Lagasse and Stanley Tucci in New York City.

BakeWise Wins James Beard Award

May 5 — BakeWise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking with Over 200 Magnificent Recipes by Shirley O. Corriher won the 2009 James Beard Foundation Award in the Baking and Dessert category.

Murder By Family on 20/20

Friday, May 1 at 10 PM ET, the ABC television show 20/20 will air an hour-long episode featuring Murder By Family.

S&S Audio Titles Receive 2009 Parents’ Choice Awards

April 23 — The winners are Misty of Chingoteague by Marguerite Henry; The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh; Lost and Found by Andrew Clements; and The Olivia Audio Collection by Ian Falconer.

Kristin Chenoweth's A Little Bit Wicked Feature in Toronto Star

Kristin Chenoweth and her new book A Little Bit Wicked are featured in an article in Saturday, April 18th's issue of the Toronto Star.

Free Press Title Named a Finalist for Pulitzer Prize

April 21 — The Bitter Road to Freedom by William I. Hitchcock was announced as a finalist for the 93rd annual Pulitzer Prize in the General Nonfiction category of Letter and Drama Prizes.

Tori Spelling on Canada AM

Tori Spelling will be on Canada AM Friday, April 17 at 8:15 am to promote her new book Mommywood.

Spellman Files Director Named!

Barry Sonnenfeld of “Men in Black” and “Get Shorty” fame is slated to direct The Spellman Files movie!

Nic Sheff featured on CNN

A CNN TV special "Addiction: Life on the Edge" will feature Nic Sheff and the bestselling Tweak Hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the episode will air Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19.

Cassandra Claire on Cover of UK's Bookseller

Cassandra Clare is featured on the March 20 issue of The Bookseller!

Title Shortlisted for 2009 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award

April 2 — Animal’s People by Indra Sinha is a finalist for the award, the world’s most valuable literary prize for a single work of fiction published in English.

Sonnenfeld to Direct The Spellman Files

April 2 — Barry Sonnenfeld of Men in Black and Get Shorty fame will direct the Paramount Pictures adaptation of Lisa Lutz’s novel.

2009 Thriller Award Nominees

March 31 — The nominees for the awards, given by the International Thriller Writers, include Bodies Left Behind and Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver, Last Patriot by Brad Thor, and Calumet City by Charlie Newton.

S&S Audio to Publish Book by Al Gore

March 24 — Simon & Schuster Audio will publish the audio edition of the former vice president’s next book, Our Choice, a blueprint for solving the climate crisis, on Nov. 3, 2009.

BakeWise Receives James Beard Award Nomination

March 24 — BakeWise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking with Over 200 Magnificent Recipes by Shirley O. Corriher is a finalist for a 2009 James Beard Foundation Award.

Starbucks Picks Happens Every Day

March 24 — Starbucks selected Happens Every Day: An All-Too-True Story, by Isabel Gillies, as the next title in its book program. The book will be offered at U.S. bookstores and more than 7,000 Starbucks locations beginning today.

Toni Morrison to Pen Children's Book

Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, under the imprint of Paula Wiseman Books, announced today plans to publish children’s picture books by Nobel Prize Laureate Toni Morrison and her son Slade Morrison. The first book, entitled Peeny-Butter Fudge, will be published on September 9, 2009, and S&S holds world rights.

Aravind Adiga Attending Toronto's Luminato

Aravind Adiga, author of the 2008 Man Booker Prize-winning novel The White Tiger, will be in Toronto for the Luminato festival. Luminato runs June 5-14, 2009. Tickets go on sale April 16.

Bryan Gruley for the Globe and Mail

Bryan Gruley's author essay appeared in Saturday's Books/Focus section of the Globe and Mail.

S&S Children's to Publish Picture Books by Toni Morrison

March 19 — The first of the books by the Nobel Prize laureate and her son Slade Morrison, Peeny-Butter Fudge, will be published Sept. 9.

Vancouver, Meet Jodi Picoult!

Meet Jodi Picoult in Vancouver!
March 24th at 7:00pm
Chapters Robson & Howe
788 Robson Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
(604)682-4066

Old City Hall at new City Hall, Toronto

The book everyone is buzzing about... check out Old City Hall author Robert Rotenberg and Toronto mayor, David Millar.

New! 365 Crosswords for iPhone

Feb. 24 — The 365 Crosswords puzzle application for the iPhone and iPod touch is now available for $4.99 at the iTunes App Store.

S&S Titles Win NAACP Image Awards

Feb. 13 — Simon & Schuster had two winners at the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards last night:
• Fiction: In the Night of Heat by Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due and Blair Underwood
• Children: Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope by Nikki Grimes

2009 Audie Award Nominations

Feb. 9 — Six Simon & Schuster Audio titles have been nominated for 2009 Audie Awards:
• The Little Red Book of Selling by Jeffrey Gitomer, narrated by Jeffrey Gitomer
• Duma Key by Stephen King and narrated by John Slattery
• Swan Peak by James Lee Burke and narrated by Will Patton
• Happy for No Reason by Marci Shimoff with Carol Kline and narrated by Marci Shimoff, with an introduction by Jack Canfield
• The War Within by Bob Woodward and narrated by Boyd Gaines
• Fine Just the Way It Is by Annie Proulx and narrated by Will Patton

An Inconvenient Truth Wins Grammy

Feb. 8 — An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore and read by Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon and Blair Underwood won the Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album. Born Standing Up written and read by Steve Martin was also nominated.

Atria Books to Publish Memoir by Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi

Feb. 6 — The deeply personal book by actor Patrick Swayze and his wife, Lisa Niemi, is scheduled for publication in fall 2009.

2008 National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalist

Jan. 26 — The House at Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper was named a finalist in the autobiography category.

American Library Association Honors S&S Titles, Authors

Jan. 26 — The Underneath by Kathi Appelt has been named a Newbery Honor Book for distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
• Laurie Halse Anderson has been given the Margaret A. Edwards award for lifetime achievement and contribution to young adult literature.
• Ashley Bryan has been honored with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for lifetime contribution to children’s literature.
• Just After Sunset by Stephen King has been honored with an Alex Award for being one of the best adult books for teens.

Change Has Come Picked for Today Show Book Club

Jan. 23 — Change Has Come by Kadir Nelson is the February pick for Al Roker’s Book Club on NBC's Today.

81st Annual Academy Award Nominations

Jan. 22 — Slumdog Millionaire, which is based on the novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup, has been nominated for 10 awards, including best picture. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald story, picked up 13 nods.

Doris Kearns Goodwin on The Oprah Winfrey Show Today

Jan. 21 — The author of Team of Rivals will be a part of Oprah's Post-Inauguration Special. Check local listings for showtimes.

S&S Titles Are Finalists for 2009 Edgar Allan Poe Awards

Jan. 16 — The nominees for the awards, given by Mystery Writers of America, are Sins of the Assassin by Robert Ferrigno, Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz and Calumet City by Charlie Newton. Author James Lee Burke will be honored as a Grand Master.

S&S Wins National Jewish Book Award

Jan. 14 — Songs for the Butcher’s Daughter by Peter Manseau was named the winner in the fiction category; Memory by Philippe Grimbert was a finalist.

Samuel P. Huntington, 81, Political Scientist

The author of The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order and Who Are We? passed away on December 24.

S&S Titles Receive NAACP Image Awards Nominations

Jan. 7 — The 11 finalists for Outstanding Literary Work, across six categories, are:
• Blood Colony by Tananarive Due
• In the Night of Heat by Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due and Blair Underwood
• No Way Home by Carlos Acosta
• War of the Bloods in My Veins by DaShaun "Jiwe" Morris
• 21 Nights by Prince
• Baldwin's Harlem by Herb Boyd
• The Black List by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Elvis Mitchell
• The Black Male Handbook by Kevin Powell
• Barak Obama by Nikki Grimes
• You Can Do It! by Tony Dungy
• Joseph by Shelia P. Moses

Laura Bush to Publish Memoir with Scribner

Jan. 5 — The highly anticipated book will offer an intimate account of Mrs. Bush’s life experiences, including eight years in the White House, and is expected to be published in 2010.

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