Industry News
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BEA Young Adult & Middle Grade Buzz Finalists Revealed
more at the Book Expo America website▸▸ YOUNG ADULT (YA) EDITORS’ BUZZ Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: September 2013 Tandem by Anna Jarzab Publisher: Delacorte …
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2012 Cybil Award Winners Announced
more at the Cybil Awards website▸▸ more at School Library Journal▸▸ THE WINNERS Elementary & Middle Grade Book Apps: Dragon Brush by Small Planet Digital Fiction Picture Books: Home for Bird, …
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Candlewick Press & the American Booksellers Association to Bring Back the “Find Waldo Local” Promotion
“In addition to increasing the cut-off from 250 indie bookstores in 2012 to 300 in 2013 and the number of participating businesses from 5,000 to 7,500, the 2013 promotion has …
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2013 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer and New Illustrator Book Awards Winners Announced
NEW YORK—March 4, 2013—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 of the 27th …
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The Fault in Our Stars Audiobook Wins the 2013 Odyssey Award
. more at the American Library Association’s website▸▸ more at YALSA’s The Hub▸▸ 2013 Winner The Fault in Our Stars written by John Green, narrated by Kate Rudd, and produced by …
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Miami Heat Champion Dwyane Wade and #1 Bestselling Author James Patterson Join Forces to Encourage Children to Read
March 4, 2013, New York, NY — It was announced today that #1 bestselling author and two-time Children’s Choice Book Award “Author of the Year” nominee James Patterson will team up …
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers to Release Holocaust Survivor Leon Leyson’s Memoir, The Boy on the Wooden Box, in August 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, Monday, March 4, 2013 — Atheneum, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, announced today plans to publish the remarkable memoir of Leon Leyson, one …
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Storia, The Teacher-Recommended E-Reading App for Kids Created by Scholastic, to Offer Non-Fiction Titles From UK Publisher, Arcturus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY – February 27, 2013 – Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced an agreement with the UK based …
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Relativity Signs Mikael Håfström To Direct Epic Adventure Film Tunnels
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Beverly Hills, Calif.) February 28, 2013 – Relativity Media announced today they have signed Mikael Håfström (The Tomb, 1408) to direct a film based on the New …
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The CBC Diversity Committee Speaks with YALSA’s The Hub
“With the enthusiasm, support, and resources of the CBC, this group was then able to start channeling their passions into concrete steps. As a result, the CBC Diversity Committee has …
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Sherman Alexie Talks About Banned Books
“The problem isn’t that one parent doesn’t want their kid to read the book. The problem is they want to control what every kid reads. I have no objection to …
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Patricia MacLachlan & Steven Kellogg to Create a Picture Book Entitled Snowflakes Fall
“After the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School last December, the author and illustrator were moved to create a book that would bring a message of hope and renewal …
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2013 Bull-Bransom Award Nominees Unveiled
more information found in the organization’s past press release▸▸ more at the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s website▸▸ 2013 Bull-Bransom Award Nominees Bear Has a Story to Tell written by …
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka to Pay Tribute to Lunch Ladies on School Lunch Superhero Day
Video more at the Studio JJK blog▸▸ more at the School Lunch Superhero Day website▸▸
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Elizabeth Bird Challenges You to “Re-Sendakify Sendak”
Illustrators are invited to re-imagine a Maurice Sendak book in the style of another famous children’s book artist. A deadline has been set for April 30th. Some of the artists …
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Tony DiTerlizzi to Pen The Battle for WondLa
DiTerlizzi has committed to spending at least a year on writing and creating the illustrations for this book. Readers can expect to meet a new character in this final installment. …
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Candlewick Press to Establish New Imprint Called Big Picture Press
The inaugural list of Big Picture Press will debut this fall. The list contains six titles; four hardcover and two paperback. Some of the titles on this list include The …
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SFWA’s Norton Award Nominees Announced
Nominees for the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Barnhill (Little, Brown) Black Heart by Holly Black (S&S/McElderry; Gollancz) Above by …
