The October 2013 edition of the ABC Group Common Core Resource is now available to all ABA member booksellers with a BookWeb user name and password. The sortable Excel file features 900 Common Core-compatible backlist titles.

The 2013 ABC Best Books for Children Catalog has started arriving at ABA member stores. A PDF version for websites and newsletters is also available.

From Monday, September 16, through Thursday, September 19, the National Book Foundation rolled out the longlists for 2013 National Book Awards in the categories of Young People’s Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction.

Bestselling author James Patterson announced on Monday that he will be giving away $1 million of his own money to independent bookstores over the course of the next 12 months.

ABA will be presenting its second Children’s Institute, hosted by the ABC Children’s Group at ABA, on Monday, April 7, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas. Participants will be welcomed at an opening reception on Sunday evening, April 6.

Next Tuesday, August 20, is the deadline for ABA member bookstores to place their orders for this year’s ABC Best Books for Children Catalog. The full-color, 20-page consumer circular featuring close to 200 fully vetted frontlist and backlist titles is slated to be in stores in early October.

The fall flier, arriving at stores in the upcoming Children’s White Box, features the top 10 titles of the season based on nominations from independent booksellers nationwide and an additional 41 titles organized by age group.

Presented here in alphabetical order by publisher are the more than 150 titles featured in this year’s ABC Best Books for Children Catalog.

The New Voices Committee has chosen the 10 titles that make up the Fall 2013 New Voices Picks.

ABA member bookstores have until August 20 to place their orders for this year’s ABC Best Books for Children Catalog. The full-color, 20-page consumer circular featuring approximately 200 fully vetted frontlist and backlist titles is slated to be in stores in early October.