Month: March 2013
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Penguin Group (USA) Alters its Library Ebook Lending Program
“With the purchase embargo lifted, Penguin’s other lending terms remain the same. Libraries can purchase titles at prices comparable to retail, and circulate each purchased copy to one patron at …
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Jack Gantos & Lauren Myracle Seek Donations to the Children’s Art Auction at BEA
New York, NY, March 28, 2013–The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) and the ABC Children’s Group at the American Booksellers Association are seeking donations of original art for the 2013 Children’s Book …
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Isol Wins the 2013 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Isol has written and illustrated 10 children’s books, starting with her 1997 debut Vida de Perros (A Dog’s Life). She has also illustrated works by other authors, including Argentine poet …
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Penguin Young Readers Group to Publish Esther Earl Memoir This Star Won’t Go Out in January 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY (March 28, 2013) – Penguin Young Readers Group is pleased to announce the publication of THIS STAR WON’T GO OUT: THE LIFE AND WORDS OF ESTHER GRACE …
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This Week on Girls Scouts’ The Studio: Illustrator Antonello Dalena
“For me, drawing is a way to show how I feel without saying anything. I’ve loved to draw since I was little, and I think this is the main reason—it’s an …
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Amulet Books Announces the Global Publication of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 8
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOLOGNA, Italy, March 25, 2013—Today at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, ABRAMS announced that its Amulet Books imprint will join forces with seven publishers around the world …
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Reorganizes its Children’s Publishing Operations
“Starting in spring 2014, HMH is ‘retiring’ the Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Harcourt Children’s Books, Sandpiper paperback, Graphia, and HMH Books novelty imprints and placing them all under one …
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Ally Condie, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Matched trilogy, to publish two new novels with Penguin Young Readers Group
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY – March 25, 2013 – Ally Condie, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Matched trilogy, will publish two new novels with Dutton Children’s Books, an imprint …
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Movie Rights to YA Novel Seeker Acquired by Columbia Pictures
“The novel, from Delacorte Press, is described as a mix of science fiction and fantasy and is the first of an intended trilogy. The story, according to the studio, focuses …
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Lemony Snicket Unveils the Cover for When Did You See Her Last?
Snicket announced this news by having a “top secret” conversation with Why We Broke Up author Daniel Handler. The publisher released the first installment, Who Could That Be at This …
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Macmillan Partners with RAINN on Matching Donation Campaign Honoring Speak
“When Anderson and Macmillan staffers began brainstorming about how to commemorate the house’s multi-imprint publication of Speak, the author immediately thought of RAINN. ‘I talked about the fact that I …
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The American Booksellers Association to Launch “Give Me Summer! Give Me Books!”
“Give Me Summer! Give Me Books! presents young customers with a reading challenge: Can you read six books during the summer months? At least three of those six books should …
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Jack Gantos and Lauren Myracle to Host BEA Children’s Art Auction
New York, NY, March 21, 2013—The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE), the bookseller’s voice in the fight against censorship, announced today that the Annual Children’s Book Art Auction …
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This Week on Girls Scouts’ The Studio: Comics Legend Stan Goldberg
“Cartoonists, as both artists and storytellers, have to be much more observant than the average person, so my advice would be to be aware of everything that’s going on around …
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BolognaRagazzi Award Winners Announced
“Promoted by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair this initiative rewards the best books in terms of graphic and editorial design. Also this year, along with the traditional Fiction, Non-Fiction and …
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Random House Children’s Books to Publish Picture Book by Danielle Steel in Fall 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY, March 19, 2013—Random House Children’s Books has acquired a picture book from the phenomenally bestselling author Danielle Steel, it was announced today by Mallory …
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YA Author Rob Thomas Raised $3.6 Million for the Veronica Mars Movie Project
Thomas established an entertainment career that includes producing television shows and writing books. He has written several books include the young-adult novel Rats Saw God. Simon & Schuster Books for …
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Voting for the Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards Now Open at bookweekonline.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY — March 19, 2013 – The Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader have opened voting for the 6th annual Children’s and Teen …
