Year: 2013
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Author Ruta Sepetys Awarded Lithuania’s ‘Cross of the Knight’ for Contributions in Education & Culture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Author Ruta Sepetys was decorated with Lithuania’s ‘Cross of the Knight of the Order’ by the President of Lithuania in a formal ceremony last weekend at the nation’s …
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Brenton Thwaites to Play Jonas in ‘The Giver’ Movie
“Aged up from the book, the Jonas character is selected to become the next Receiver of Memory in the heavily ordered and seemingly perfect society. He bonds with the previous …
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Bruce Coville Signs a 4-Book Deal with Random House Children’s Books
The first title, a middle-grade novel entitled Diary of a Mad Brownie, is scheduled to be released in the Spring 2015 season. The story stars a young girl named Jamie …
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This Week on Girls Scouts’ The Studio: Author Natalie Yoder
“I think that I got my love for writing from my dad. He has always kept me on the right path and made me realize that writing was a good …
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Nintendo 3DS to Feature eReader System
In an effort “to bring their numbers up, Nintendo is once again exploring new markets. Right now, they’ve got their eyes set on the growing eBook market. In 2012 Japan’s …
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Simon & Schuster Releases the ‘Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale’ Digital Short Story
The story for the third short story follows “immortal warlock Magnus Bane [who] attends preliminary peace talks between the Shadowhunters and the Downworlders in Victorian London, he is charmed by …
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Fiona Paul Pens ‘Belladonna’
Philomel, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, will release the second installment on July 16, 2013. This book picks up where the first novel, Venom, left off. Paper Lantern …
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Andrew Smith Pens ‘Grasshopper Jungle’
This coming-of-age story is set in a small town in Iowa. It follows a sixteen-year-old boy named Austin, his best friend Robby, and “the rise of an army of unstoppable, …
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Elizabeth Ross On Writing Historical Fiction YA
“To write a historical novel, the writer’s task is to make history breathe, to make it feel tangible—it’s a feat of world building. In researching Belle Epoque, I brought history …
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“White Publishing”
There’s a unique fear that I experience as an editor--which I imagine other editors experience as well--after reading a manuscript by and about a minority group I know too little about.Read more »
For example, I’m a Persian male who was born in Iran, and raised all over Europe, and then Oklahoma. So if you send me FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, man, I am in it. I lived that experience. Maybe not exactly as Boobie Miles lived it. But I played ball in Oklahoma. I get the lingo. My first manuscript was the story of that experience.
In the same way, if you write a novel set in Rome, if you want to sample some Farsi for a character, or French, then I’m good. I’m still with you. I have firsthand knowledge of the languages, the cultural nuances, etc. -
Harry Potter Fans Reveal New Cover for ‘Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix’ by Award-Winning Illustrator Kazu Kibuishi
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New trade paperbacks and boxed set with covers by Kibuishi will be released on August 27, 2013. New York, NY (July 1, 2013) — Fans of Harry Potter …
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Alan Snow’s ‘Here Be Monsters!’ Adapted as a Stop-Motion Animated Film
Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi are teaming up as directors for this stop-motion animated movie project. The cast of voice actors include Elle Fanning, Simon Pegg, Ben Kingsley, Toni Collette, …
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Chris Weitz Signs a Young Adult Book Trilogy Deal
“The books centers on teenage survivors who inherit a destroyed and desolate earth, after a cataclysmic event kills off every person not between the ages of 12 and 21. Ill-equipped …
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Study Shows Parents Want Kids to Enjoy Print Books
“When it comes to sharing books or reading with a child, most Americans adults (not just parents) who have read both print and e-books think that print books are the …
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Diversity in the News: June 27th – July 3rd, 2013
Illustration by Tina Kugler to show the lack of diversity in children’s literature in 2012. ON OUR RADAR DC’s Politics …
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This Week on Girls Scouts’ The Studio: Writer Erica S. Perl
“No one can tell your stories like you can, so don’t ever let anyone tell you that you’re too young, or old, or fat, or thin, or tall, or short, …
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Diversity in the News
June 27th – July 3rd, 2013We hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July and to tide you over until the next Diversity in the News post (July 12), we're giving you one mid-week!
Illustration by Tina Kugler to show the lack of diversity
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The National Book Foundation Launches the Up All Night Online Exhibit
“Remember what it was like to be a kid, so immersed in a great book that you stayed up past your bedtime voraciously turning pages? Or perhaps you’re a young …
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The Book Elf to Launch eBook Sharing Venture
“In order to allow legal sharing of copyrighted works, The Book Elf will create a new eBook license that allows authors and publishers who adopt it to make their copyrighted …
