The Women’s National Book Association wants to know about bookstores in the United States that excel at inspiring kids’ interest in reading, as well as creatively bringing books and young people together. The organization will present the annual WNBA Pannell Award to two bookstores–one a general bookstore and one a children’s specialty bookstore–at BookExpo America [...]
by NC Weil
2011 Pannell Award Winners The 2011 winner in the General Bookstore category is Queen Anne Books in Seattle, WA. The Children’s Specialty Store category winner is Fairytales Bookstore in Nashville, TN. A jury of five book industry professionals deliberated for four weeks, then selected the winners based on creativity, responsiveness to community needs and an [...]
by NC Weil
WNBA Award winner reception – March 12th
NEW YORK – March 13, 2011 WNBA held a reception on March 12th in New York City to honor 2010 recipient of the WNBA Award, Masha Hamilton. The reception was held at the Center for Fiction/Mercantile Library, 17 East 47th Street (betw. 5th and Madison). Colleagues, friends, and WNBA members were in attendance. Learn more
by bebesarah
To celebrate the joy of shared reading and encourage more people to get involved in reading groups, the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) has designated October as National Reading Group Month (NRGM). October 2010 will be the fourth annual celebration…
