News Corp Extends Contract with Chief Executive Robert Thomson

More evidence has come in that points to 2024 being a very good year for sales of religion books. For the first half of 2024, unit sales of print religious book rose 12.1% over the comparable period in 2023 at outlets that report to Circana BookScan. The gain came entirely from nonfiction titles, which rose 12.8% offsetting a 5% decline in the much smaller fiction category. Religion was the best performing category among all adult nonfiction subject areas in the first half of the year, and sales easily outperformed total print sales in the first six months of 2024, which were down 0.4% from a year ago.

Barnes & Noble is thrilled to announce their selections for The Best Books of the Year (So Far). The list is a compilation of categories hand-selected by the B&N bookselling team, each featuring several titles that represent the crème de la crème of books published since January of 2024. From household names to debut authors, picture books to memoirs, the Best Books of 2024 (So Far) captures the brilliance of publishing in the first half of this memorable year. These 12 unique collections encompass a wide range of genres, highlighting books that will surprise and delight a broad readership, including: *Horror Rewind: 5 VHS Thrills and Chills; *They Write, We Score: 10 Sports Romances We Cheer For; *Micro to Macro: 7 Science and Nature Titles to Explore and more.; *The Cutting Edge: 8 Spredges We're Obsessed With.

Savvas Learning Company is excited to announce that its Outlier by Savvas dual-enrollment solution has been honored with a 2025 EdTech Award from EdTech Digest. Outlier by Savvas was named the “Cool Tool” winner in the college prep solution category. Outlier provides online, asynchronous, advanced high school courses that enable students to earn real college credits from the University of Pittsburgh, a top 50 global university. A flexible, digital solution that is easy for educators to implement, Outlier meets the needs of school districts looking to bring high-quality, college-level courses to their high schools. The EdTech Awards recognize outstanding contributions in transforming education through technology to enrich the lives of learners everywhere. The annual program shines a spotlight on inspiring technologies, leaders, and trendsetters across the K-12, higher education, and skills and workforce sectors. In addition to Outlier’s award, the EdTech Awards also named Savvas CTE, the company’s innovative career and technical education offering, a Cool Tool finalist in the career planning solution category.