“If we’re actually invested in this idea of freedom, if we’re actually invested in a politics of liberation, how are we going to leave people out?” The author of “Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching” talks about violence, activism, anger and hope.

We’re terrifically pleased to announce our Fall 2018 Discover Great New Writers selections—our third collection for 2018, another exciting mix of fiction, essays, memoir, and journalism from writers who aren’t yet household names, writers our booksellers believe we’ll continue to read for years to come. How it works: Every week, a team of our booksellers […]

For more than 25 years, the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers program has worked to identify and amplify the voices of those new authors writing books with the potential to change readers’ lives. Each year, our selection committee, made up of smart, engaged, and incredibly well-read booksellers, pores over piles of new releases […]

Through Barnes & Noble’s Discover Great New Writers program, we’ve spent the last quarter century discovering and promoting new writers who stand out in a crowded field of worthy reads. Today, we’re proud to share next season’s selections for the most exciting new books coming to shelves everywhere. So make ready your favorite reading spot and discover a new writer today.

The winners of Barnes & Noble’s 2018 Discover Awards have been announced! In the fiction category, Paul Howarth’s Only Killers and Thieves took the honor, and in nonfiction, Kiese Laymon went home with the prize for his memoir Heavy. Each writer was awarded a cash prize of $30,000 and a full year of marketing and merchandising support […]