Industry News
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Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Launches Swoon Reads
This exciting new initiative gives readers an unprecedented role in determining an author’s fate and allows them to advocate for their favorite stories: writers can directly submit their manuscripts to swoonreads.com, …
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Katherine Applegate to Write a New Middle-Grade Trilogy
The author conceived of the idea for this book after her son shared a Wikipedia article with her. From there, she wrote and submitted a three-sentence proposal to her literary …
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Scholastic Donates One Million Books to Reach Out and Read to Help Low-Income Families Build Home Libraries and Encourage Them to Read Every Day with Their Young Children
New York, NY – A recent study found that having books in the home and parents as reading role-models have a positive impact on children’s reading frequency.* To encourage all …
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Ally Carter to Pen the Embassy Row Trilogy
Levithan will edit the manuscripts. The first installment is set to be published in 2015. The story stars “a girl [who] goes to live with her grandfather – the most …
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New James Patterson Series on the Way
2014 will mark the arrival of two new middle-grade series from the prolific James Patterson, bestselling writer of middle-grade, YA, and adult fiction. Homeroom Diaries, cowritten with Lisa Papademetriou, chronicles the life …
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#1 Bestselling Authors Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl Return to the World of ‘Beautiful Creatures’ with All-New Series
New York, NY – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers will publish Dangerous Creatures, a new young adult book series from Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, it was announced today …
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Scholastic to Publish ‘Sinner’, Companion Book to the Internationally Bestselling Shiver Trilogy by Award-Winning Author Maggie Stiefvater
New York, NY — September 10, 2013 — Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, announced today that it has acquired world rights to Sinner by #1 New York Times bestselling and Printz Honor …
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Scholastic to Publish Two Middle Grade Novels by Bestselling Author Peter Abrahams
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SCHOLASTIC ACQUIRES TWO SPENCER QUINN MIDDLE GRADE DOG DETECTIVE BOOKS BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR PETER ABRAHAMS Bowser & Jolene to debut in 2015 New York, NY (September 5, …
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Sara Zarr & Tara Altebrando Collaborate on a Young Adult Novel
The story features “alternating perspectives to great effect as they portray a budding friendship between two young women on opposites sides of the country. Self-assured, with a boyfriend and an …
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William Steig Goes Digital
Young readers can now discover William Steig’s beloved work on their tablets, as FSG has released fourteen of his titles as e-books. The Steig picture books now available as e-books …
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Penguin to Publish Bestselling Swedish Children’s Mystery Series
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Whodunit Detective Agency by Martin Widmark scheduled for publication in August 2014 August 26, 2013 – Penguin Young Readers Group has acquired North American rights to the …
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Girl Who Inspired ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ to Publish Her Own Book
Esther Earl met John Green at a 2009 convention for Harry Potter fans, and went on to inspire John Green’s characterization of Hazel in his smash hit The Fault in …
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Penguin Young Readers Group To Publish Children’s Book Series By 13-Year-Old Debut Novelist Jake Marcionette
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13-year-old Jake Marcionette will publish his debut middle grade series, JUST JAKE with Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group. JUST JAKE introduces readers to sixth-grader Jake Ali …
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Veronica Roth Writes New ‘Divergent’ Short Stories
The titles for the story are as follows: “The Transfer,” “The Initiate,” “The Son,” and “The Traitor.” HarperCollins will release a digital edition of the first story, “The Transfer,” on …
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Scholastic to Publish The Finisher by David Baldacci
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SCHOLASTIC ACQUIRES FANTASY NOVEL FOR CHILDREN BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR DAVID BALDACCI The Finisher To Be Released March 4, 2014 NEW YORK, NY—August 12, 2013—Scholastic, the global children’s …
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Penguin Young Readers Group Teams With barrettSF On Mad Libs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY – Penguin Young Readers Group will partner with San Francisco-based advertising agency barrettSF on an innovative advertising campaign for Mad Libs. Mad Libs is the classic fill-in-the-blank …
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka Creates the Tenth ‘Lunch Lady’ Graphic Novel
Knopf Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, will release the book on January 28, 2014. The story will feature Lunch Lady, Betty, and nine villains! …
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux to Publish ‘Speak’ as a Graphic Novel
“The novel centers on Melinda, a teen who retreats into isolation and silence after she is raped, finding solace only in her art. It was a National Book Award finalist …
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Scholastic Announces Major Redesign of Iconic School Book Club Flyers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Each Grade-Specific Flyer Offers Books with Varied Reading Levels Found in Each Grade to Help Pre-K to Middle School Students Find Just Right Books and Prepare to …
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Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products & Papercutz Take Fans of the Animated Comedy ‘Rio’ on a New Adventure with Launch of Graphic Novel Series
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Available March 2014, New Ongoing Novel Series Leads to the Highly Anticipated Theatrical Release of Rio 2. San Diego, CA – July 21, 2013 — Papercutz, the …