Year: 2014
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers to Publish New Young Adult Novel by ‘New York Times’ Bestselling Author Becca Fitzpatrick
NEW YORK, NY – Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers announced today that it will publish a new young adult novel written by Becca Fitzpatrick, the New York Times bestselling author of …
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EpicReads Creates an Epic Chart of YA Retellings
Some of the featured titles include Stacey Jay’s Juliet Immortal (under the Shakespearean tragedy category), Josephine Angelini’s Dreamless (under the Greek mythology category), and Alison Goodman’s Eon (under the Asian …
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Philip Pullman Uses Twitter For Storytelling
“I joined Twitter back in November because the people who do my website suggested it would be a good quick way of keeping in touch with readers. I soon found …
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Educators! Sign Up by 2/28 to Receive Latino Culture Books from First Book for FREE!
Eligible educators who sign up by February 28 could receive $200 worth of new diverse books for their students. “…we hear all the time from educators in Latino communities across …
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Sherman Alexie Talks About Inspiration, Rethinking the Native-American Literary Tradition
“The Indian literary world is so filled with the same kind of down-and-out Indians; I write about them too. Giving an Indian a white-collar job in a story creates the …
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Scholastic Reading Club Collects 100 Reasons to Read
Some of the reasons include: “The more you read, the more you know!” “Reading is a Gift!” “To experience magic.” “Because variety is the spice of life!” “To let your …
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Authors & Illustrators: Join Kate DiCamillo and Volunteer for ‘Indies First’ Storytime Day for Children’s Book Week!
On Small Business Saturday last year, Sherman Alexie began the Indies First movement by encouraging fellow authors to volunteer as booksellers-for-a-day in support of their local independent bookstores. With the …
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Register Your Día Program Today!
Visit the Día website at http://dia.ala.org to learn more about how you can celebrate diversity and connect children to a world of learning through books, stores and libraries. Explore and …
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5 Y.A. Writers Named Finalists for the L.A. Times Book Prize
In addition, The Fault in Our Stars author John Green has been named the winner of the Innovators Award. Green has been recognized “for his dynamic use of online media …
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2014 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Winners Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK—February 19, 2014—The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi announced today the winners …
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Faith Jackson Dubbed ‘Real-Life Matilda’
“Faith began to keep track of her reading at the suggestion of her mother. As well as Enid Blyton, she reads The Hardy Boys adventures created by Edward Stratemeyer, the …
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Maxine Kumin, Pulitzer-Winning Poet and Children’s Book Author, Dies at 88
“The author of essays, novels, short stories and children’s books as well as poetry, Ms. Kumin (pronounced KYOO-min, like the spice) was praised by critics for her keen ear for the aural …
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2013 Cybils Award Winners Announced
This year, the winners are: Elementary and Middle GradeBook Apps: Disney Animated by Disney (Disney and Touch Press) Best Picture Book For Young Readers: Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown (Little, …
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Macmillan To Publish First Novel From Swoon Reads, a Crowdsourced Romance Imprint and Online Community
NEW YORK, NY — Macmillan announced today the first acquisition from Swoon Reads (www.swoonreads.com), its crowdsourced teen romance imprint and online community. Slated to be published in both print & ebook …
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Robert Schwentke to Direct ‘Insurgent’ Movie
Akiva Goldsman, an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, will pen the script. The Insurgent movie is scheduled to come out on March 20, 2015. The final film, Allegiant, will follow about one …
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Candlewick Press Releases Title and Cover for the Third Book in the Bestselling Timmy Failure Series
SOMERVILLE, MA – The title character in Stephan Pastis’ hugely popular middle grade series will continue his push for global detective agency domination this year. Candlewick Press is officially revealing the title …
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The February CBC Diversity Newsletter Has Arrived!
Share your love of diversity in kid lit with others! Click to view CBC Diversity Newsletter February v. 1 on GLOSSI.COM
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Actor Chris Colfer Plans for Book 3 & 4 In His Middle Grade Series
For Colfer, he would be satisfied with having the fourth title be the last one in the series. However, he claims to “love these characters too much to completely abandon …
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Bank Street Children’s Book Committee Announces 2014 Winners
The Josette Frank Award is awarded to a children’s book in which “children or young people deal in a positive and realistic way with difficulties in their world and grow …
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Random House Children’s Books Announces August 2014 Publication of ‘365 Days of Wonder’, Companion Book to #1 ‘New York Times’ Bestselling ‘Wonder’
For Immediate Release RANDOM HOUSE ALSO ACQUIRES WONDER E-ORIGINAL AND TWO NOVELS BY AUTHOR R. J. PALACIO February 13, 2014 (New York, NY)—Random House Children’s Books (RandomHouseKids.com) has acquired three …
