Industry News
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Five YA Authors Band Together for the “Bringing YA to You” Group Book Tour
“The participating authors and their upcoming books are Beth Revis (Shades of Earth, Razorbill), Marissa Meyer (Scarlet, Feiwel and Friends), Marie Lu (Prodigy, Putnam), Victoria Schwab (The Archived, Hyperion), and …
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National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Walter Dean Myers on Why “Reading is Not Optional”
Myers dropped out of high school at age 15. Despite that set back, he has established a successful career as a children’s books author which includes winning the inaugural Michael …
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Housing Works to Host Warm-Up Events for John and Hank Green’s “An Evening of Awesome”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOUSING WORKS TO HOST WARM-UP EVENTS FOR JOHN AND HANK GREEN’S “AN EVENING OF AWESOME” Limited tickets available for “John and Hank Green: A Rehearsal of Awesome” …
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National Book Award Winner William Alexander to Pen Sci-Fi Book Called Ambassador
Editor Karen Wojtyla (from Simon & Schuster’s Margaret K. McElderry Books) oversaw the acquisitions process and secured North American rights. Joe Monti (from the Barry Goldblatt Literary Agency) negotiated the …
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Releases Beautiful Creatures the Official Illustrated Movie Companion
“Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and penned by New York Times best-selling author Mark Cotta Vaz (otherwise known as The Twilight Saga guides guy), the movie companion …
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Caroline Carlson Lands Book Deal with HarperCollins Children’s Books
This fiction story follows a young girl who jumps from finishing school to a pirate ship. The publisher plans to release the first installment in September 2013. Editor Toni Markiet …
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Is Your New Year’s Resolution to Take Part in the Caldecott 75th Anniversary Celebration?
Here are three ways to get started this January from our friends at ALSC: 1) Take part in a Facebook Forum with a Caldecott artist. This month, Melissa Sweet will take …
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Storia, the eReading App for Kids Created by Scholastic, to Offer Titles from Albert Whitman & Company
Contact: Kyle Good 212.343.4563 or kgood@scholastic.com Sara Sinek 212.343.6899 or ssinek@scholastic.com Michelle F. Bayuk 847.232.2811 or mbayuk@albertwhitman.com NEW YORK, NY — September 20, 2012 — Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education …
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Olympic Gold Medalist and American Soccer Star Alex Morgan to Publish Debut Middle-Grade Series With Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — American soccer star and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan has signed with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & …
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Macmillan and 21st Century Launch Joint Children’s Publishing Venture in China, Macmillan Century Consulting & Service Company Ltd
“The company will be led by Zhang Quilin, the president of 21st Century Publishing House Co., and Charlotte Liu, the Macmillan Group’s managing director for Greater China. Included in Macmillan …
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Scholastic Launches Harry Potter Reading Club, an Online Resource for Teachers, Librarians, and Parents
The site’s “buy” feature includes an option to search for local brick-and-mortar retailers of the series by zip code. Educators can also register for a virtual author visit with J.K. …
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Random House and FremantleMedia Announce Partnership to Develop TV Shows Based on Books
PRESS RELEASE: FREMANTLEMEDIA & RANDOM HOUSE FORM EXCLUSIVE TELEVISION PARTNERSHIP – Newly Established Random House Television To Be Headed By Jeffrey Levine – July 25, 2012 – FremantleMedia, the producer …
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Niall Leonard, E.L. James’ Husband, Lands US Book Deal
Book one, Crusher, will be published on September 11th. In his native country, Leonard’s book will be published by the UK arm of Random House Children’s Publishing. Reportedly, Leonard penned …
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HarperCollins Children’s Books Inks Major Multi-Book Deal with Newbery-Winner Neil Gaiman
The multi-book deal for North American rights was negotiated at HarperCollins Children’s Books by Kate Morgan Jackson, Editor-in-Chief, and Rosemary Brosnan, Executive Editor, with Merrilee Heifetz at Writers House. “We …
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Babymouse for President!
Who will emerge victorious? Will it be Santiago, the cutest presidential seal you’ve ever seen? Or will Georgie the giraffe, a candidate who is “willing to stick his neck out”, …
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