Month: February 2013
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The Bologna Children’s Book Fair Has Created the Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year.
“The award will highlight creative editorial choices and innovations made during the previous year. Winners will be chosen by the publishing houses participating in the fair, from a list assembled …
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Neil Gaiman Pens Fortunately, the Milk
Skottie Young created the illustrations for the American edition. Gaiman calls this project the “silliest book” he has ever written. The story features a time-travelling dinosaur named Professor Steg, green …
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Matthew J. Kirby Reveals the Title for His Next Middle-Grade Novel
“This novel is significant to me on a personal level, because an earlier draft of it was the first piece of novel-length fiction I’d ever attempted…I think of this book …
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Maggie Stiefvater to Follow Up The Raven Boys with The Dream Thieves
Scholastic will release this book on September 17, 2013. Altogether, Stiefvater plans to pen four books for this series. more at Maggie Stiefvater’s official blog▸▸
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Scholastic Unveils First of Seven Covers for the Harry Potter Books in Celebration of the 15th Anniversary of Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY (February x, 2013) – Harry Potter fans and young readers just starting their journey through the world of Harry Potter will have something new and …
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Stephenie Meyer’s Production Company Options Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Macmillan’s Tor Teen imprint published Blake’s book in August 2011. Blake followed up this project with a sequel entitled Girl of Nightmares to conclude the storyline. The publisher released the …
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Syd Hoff’s Miami Beach Home Named a Historic Literary Landmark
“The Betsy Hotel, which hosts writers at its South Beach location year-round, also announced at the dedication ceremony that it will be helping other children’s authors by launching the Syd …
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Diablo Cody Plans to Adapt the Sweet Valley High Series Into a Movie Musical
“The Francine Pascal novels (which debuted in 1983) follow the lives of twin teenagers, Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield, who live in Sweet Valley, California. The series is full of puppy …
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John Green to Interview President Barack Obama During a Google+ Hangout
The idea of these virtual conversations is to re-enact President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s famous “fireside chats” with a twenty-first century approach. Roosevelt gave thirty radio addresses that aired from 1933 …
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Eric Carle, International Bestselling Author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, to Publish New Picture Book with Penguin Young Readers Group and Puffin UK
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY – February 11, 2013 – Eric Carle, the beloved and international bestselling author of more than seventy books for children including classics The Very Hungry …
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Liz Garton Scanlon Lands Deal with Beach Lane Books
This project profiles one of the United States’ most famous attractions, the Grand Canyon. The publisher plans to release the book in spring 2016. Editors Allyn Johnston and Andrea Welch …
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The Brown Bookshelf Announces Honorees for the Sixth Annual 28 Days Later Campaign
“The month-long submissions window for our campaign opened in October. Wonderful suggestions from librarians, teachers, publishers and kidlit lovers flowed in. We considered those names along with internal nominations and …
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers to Publish New Young Adult Series with New York Times Bestselling Author Lauren DeStefano
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, February 7, 2013 – Lauren DeStefano, the New York Times bestselling author of The Chemical Garden trilogy has signed on to write a brand-new utopian series with Simon …
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Kristen Miller Pens The Irregular Guide to New York City
Miller’s Irregular Guide to New York City that suggests some unconventional spots for visitors. Some of the spots spotlighted in this book include The Secret Cemetery, Chinatown’s Bloody Tunnels and …
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Cassandra Clare & Joshua Lewis Pen The Shadowhunters Codex
“Fans will surely recognize the winged figure as Raziel (creator of the Shadowhunter race), pictured here with the infamous mortal instruments. The Codex, referenced in both The Mortal Instruments and …
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Guillermo del Toro & Mark Johnson to Produce New Film Adaptation of The Secret Garden
“In The Secret Garden, an orphaned girl is sent to live with her reclusive uncle and discovers a hidden garden containing magical secrets. This project will take on its own …
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Jason Chin Wins the 2013 Gryphon Award for Children’s Literature
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Island: A Story of the Galápagos, written and illustrated by Jason Chin, and published by Roaring Brook Press, is the winner of the 2013 Gryphon Award for Children’s Literature. …
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Three Actors Hired for the Vampire Academy Film Adaptation
“Even if this was the worst movie in the history of movies (and it won’t be, not with the talent involved in writing, directing, and acting in it), no power …
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Storyteller and Author Diane Wolkstein Has Passed On
“In 1967, she was named the New York City Storyteller in recognition of the storytelling events she staged in the parks around the city. In 1972, she began the first …
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Open Casting Call for People to Serve as Extras & Background Players for Divergent
Atmosphere Casting is searching for people to serve as extras and background players for the Divergent film adaptation project. Those who are interested should head to Cinespace Chicago Studios (2602 …
