2010 National Book Festival

The tenth annual National Book Festival is taking place tomorrow in Washington D.C.  The festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, features some of the biggest names in literature.  This year's guest lineup includes Isabelle Allende, Martha Grimes, Ken Follett, Diana Gabaldon, Scott Spencer, and Scott Turow.  For a complete list of participating authors click here.  Podcasts of participating authors can be found here.

Twenty Books for Fall

New York Magazine highlights some of the most anticipated fiction and nonfiction of fall.

New York Times Best Sellers

Click here for the latest New York Times best sellers lists.

Oprah's Book Club

Oprah has selected Jonathan Franzen's Freedom as the 64th pick for her wildly popular book club.  The pick comes as a somewhat of a surprise given Franzen's response to her selection of The Corrections in 2001.  For a complete list of Oprah's Book Club selections click here. 

Best of September

Amazon's editors select the best books of September.

Indie Next

Check out the latest recommendations from independent booksellers in the September Indie Next list.

USA Today Fall Books

USA Today recently revealed its interactive 2010 Fall Books calendar.  The calendar is searchable by title, author, and month of release.  Highlights include new releases from David Sedaris, Sarah Palin, Dennis Lehane, Keith Richards, Bill Bryson, Sophie Kinsella, and many others!  

Farewell to Summer

Now that the summer is all but over, the New York Times considers what's in store for fall books.

Booker Shortlist

The Booker shortlist has been announced.  The following finalists will compete for one of literature's most prestigious prizes:

Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey

Room by Emma Donoghue

In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut

The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson

The Long Song by Andrea Levy

C by Tom McCarthy

The winner will be announced October 12.

Book TV

Here are some of the highlights from this weekend's Book TV schedule:

Bad Sports: How Owners are Ruining the Games We Love by Dave Zirin

The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins, Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and the Minimum Wage by Kirstin Downey

Bringing America Home: How America Lost Her Way and How We Can Find Our Way Back by Tom Pauken

Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America by Eric Jay Dolin

Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High by Melba Pattillo Beals