Month: April 2013
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HarperCollins Publishers Signs Debut Author for Worldwide Four-Book Deal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York and London (April 4, 2013)—Following a hotly contested auction at this year’s Bologna Book Fair, HarperCollins Publishers announced that it has acquired world-English language rights …
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Beth Reekles Signs 3-Book Deal with Random House Children’s Books
Reekles, a 17-year-old writer who resides in Wales, first released her book on an online writing community called Wattpad. The Kissing Booth drew more than 2.9 million reads on the …
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This Week on Girls Scouts’ The Studio: Author Julie Sternberg
“Say this five times every day: ‘Some people won’t like my stories. I don’t care.’ Then shake a fist at those terrible people with bad taste who someday won’t like …
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TeachingBooks Curates Multimedia Resources for the 2013 Children’s Choice Book Awards Finalists
K-2 3-4 5-6 Teen Author Illustrator “TeachingBooks.net is an easy-to-use website that adds a multimedia dimension to the reading experiences of children’s and young adult books. Our online database is …
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Katherine Applegate to Write Three New Books
Marr’s literary agent, Elena Mechlin of Pippin Properties, sold the picture book manuscript to Clarion Books editor Anne Hoppe. Mechlin also negotiated a two-book deal with Feiwel & Friends editors …
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Chris Colfer Has Penned The Enchantress Returns
“Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in The Wishing Spell ended. But one night, they learn the famed Enchantress …
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Three Special BEA Events for Children’s Booksellers
EVENTS ABC/CBC Illustrator Studio Tours Wednesday, May 29, 2013 from 12:00 p.m. to 03:45 p.m. Various Locations ABC/CBC Speed Dating Lunch With Children’s Authors Friday, May 31, 2013 from 12:15 …
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Jessica Khoury to Pen Vitro
Razorbill, an imprint at Penguin Young Readers Group, plans to release the new book during the winter 2014 season. It stars a character named Sophie Crue. Khoury promises that at …
