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Here are some of the literary award winners and shortlists announced in the last week.

John Y. Cole named Library of Congress historian; Simon & Schuster promotes two in sales division

Dave Barry, the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist, newspaper columnist, and author of more than two dozen books for children and adults, will be a keynote speaker at ABA’s fourth ABC Children’s Institute.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending April 10, 2016.

Ballots for the ninth annual Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards must be submitted by Monday, April 25. The Children’s Book Week display contest, which kicks off April 30, will earn the winning bookstore a visit from one of the award winners or finalists.

Today, the American Booksellers Association announces the winners of the 2016 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, as voted by independent booksellers nationwide.

The American Library Association’s 2016 State of America’s Libraries report, which details American library trends of the past year, reveals the 2015 Top Ten List of Most Challenged Books.

Here is a list of literary award winners and finalists announced in the past week.

Independent We Stand kicks off “America’s Main Streets” contest; Mississippi authors release statement opposing H.B.1523; Lineup announced for Audio Publishers Association Tea at BEA; Pulitzer centennial video available for posting; Sourcebooks acquires first project in partnership with Wattpad; Chris Jackson to relaunch One World imprint; Memorial service planned for Glenn Ellis, longtime PRH sales team member; Paz & Associates introduces spring workshop participants

Agate Publishing in Evanston, Illinois, publishes African American literature, business books, cookbooks, books with Chicago or Midwestern themes, and e-books, as well as textbooks via Agate Development, the company’s educational publishing arm.

Shawn Morin named CEO and president of Ingram; HarperCollins Publishers creates HarperCollins France; Columbia University Press Sales Consortium adds Harvard University Press; Imprisoned Egyptian novelist wins 2016 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award; Winners of 2015 James Tiptree Jr. Award, 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Award announced; 2016 National Book Awards entry form open; 2016 Kirkus Prize judges named

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending March 27, 2016.

March 31 deadline for Ingram’s Booklove² incentive program; Cover of illustrated Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets released; 2016 BEA Global Market Forum to highlight Poland; 2016 Whiting Award winners announced; NCIBA office moving to Sonoma; James Patterson to donate $1.75 million to school libraries for second year

The May Indie Next List flier, now on its way to stores in the IndieBound movement, features the month’s Indie Next Great Reads, Now in Paperback titles, and Revisit & Rediscover backlist favorites.

A variety of tools are available to help booksellers promote the ninth annual Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards. Voting continues through April 25, and the winners will be announced during Children’s Book Week, May 2–8.