Industry News
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HarperCollins Publishers Reveal Details On Veronica Roth’s New Book
New York, NY — HarperCollins Publishers announced today details on Veronica Roth’s next book with HarperCollins. The first in a two-book deal by international bestselling author Veronica Roth, author of the …
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Scher Foord Named Vice President, Creative, for Scholastic.com
New York, NY – May 4, 2016 – Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced the appointment of Scher Foord as Vice President, Creative, …
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The Search Is On to Find the Nation’s Best High School Writers: Introducing Spark a Story
BOSTON, MA – Heading into national short story month, global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced a new competition to find and encourage the nation’s best high school …
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Scholastic Brings Summer Reading to Communities Nationwide with First-Ever, 10,000-Mile “Summer Reading Road Trip”
25+ city tour brings free, “pop-up” reading festivals to kids and families with books, authors, giveaways and more to make summer reading fun NEW YORK – May 2, 2016 – …
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New Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book Title and Cover Revealed Today!
NEW YORK, NY — Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, revealed the cover, title, and color of the biggest book of 2016 today. Jeff Kinney’s eleventh original book in the Diary …
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Launches HMH Marketplace, Connecting Educator and Developer Communities
BOSTON, MA — Global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced the Beta launch of HMH Marketplace, a new online destination that offers teachers, edtech developers and technology companies …
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Scholastic to Publish J.K. Rowling’s “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” Screenplay in the US and Canada on Nov. 19, 2016
New York, NY — Scholastic (NASDAQ: ?SCHL), the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, announced today that it will publish the screenplay of the film Fantastic Beasts and Where …
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Author Dav Pilkey Gives a New Book to Every Student at 50 Schools Nationwide for Summer Reading
NEW YORK – April 20, 2016 – To help get kids reading more books this summer, bestselling children’s author Dav Pilkey (Captain Underpants and the new Dog Man series) is …
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One Million Books Sold in The Iron Fey Series by New York Times Bestselling Author Julie Kagawa
New York, NY — Harlequin TEEN™ announced today that New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Julie Kagawa’s The Iron Fey series has reached the one-million mark in copies sold …
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Ransom Riggs, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of the Miss Peregrine Series, to Publish Tales of the Peculiar On ‘Loop Day’ in September 2016
New York, NY — On September 3, 2016 Penguin Young Readers will celebrate “Loop Day” nationwide with the Saturday publication of TALES OF THE PECULIAR, an illustrated collection of fairy …
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Scholastic Launches Storyworks® Jr., the 33rd Classroom Magazine Title
Teachers call for new language-arts resource for Grade 3, following the extraordinary success of Storyworks magazine New York, NY – April 14, 2016 – Reflecting the intense need for highly …
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Candlewick Press Announces Acquisition of Jon Scieszka’s DaDa Goose’s Book of Complete Nonsense
SOMERVILLE, MA – Jon Scieszka, expert deconstructor of fairy tales in such contemporary classics as The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! and The Stinky Cheese Man, will turn …
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U.S.A. Gold® Pencils Announces Student Poetry Contest
Students and teachers can win cash or gift cards and school products Irvine, CA — Feb. 25, 2016 — In celebration of National Poetry Month in April, U.S.A. Gold launched …
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Scholastic Acquires World English Rights For ‘The Goldfish Boy’
GLOBAL RELEASE — 11The first of two stand-alone titles, The Goldfish Boy, which will publish in the UK, US, and Canada in early 2017, is an extraordinary middle-grade contemporary novel with a …
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Klutz® to Launch Klutz® Jr. January 2017
New York, NY – Klutz, the creator of premium activity kits for kids, today announced plans to launch Klutz Jr., a book and craft kit product line for kids ages 4 …
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Promote Your Book in Story Monsters Ink™ Magazine!
Story Monsters Ink is a free subscription-based magazine by Five Star Publications, Inc., that gives parents and educators the latest news about award-winning and debut books, profiles on renowned and emerging authors, upcoming book …
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B.J. Novak, Penguin Young Readers, Donate 10,000 Books to Children in Need
New York, NY – B.J. Novak, actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book With No Pictures, will donate 5,000 copies of his acclaimed children’s book to …
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Scholastic Releases Cover of Upcoming Illustrated Edition of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
New York, NY – Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today for the first time released the cover image of the fully illustrated edition of …
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James Patterson and Scholastic Renew Pledge to Help Save School Libraries!
New York, NY— James Patterson will personally donate another $1.75 million to school libraries this year, in the second installment of his School Library Campaign. In partnership with Scholastic Reading …
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Candlewick Press to Launch New Imprint
Inaugural titles include Animals, a picture book by Swedish designer Ingela P. Arrhenius, and An Artist’s Alphabet by illustrator Norman Messenger. We hope that even from across a bookstore, Candlewick Studio titles will …
