Industry News
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The Brown Bookshelf Announces Honorees for the Sixth Annual 28 Days Later Campaign
“The month-long submissions window for our campaign opened in October. Wonderful suggestions from librarians, teachers, publishers and kidlit lovers flowed in. We considered those names along with internal nominations and …
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers to Publish New Young Adult Series with New York Times Bestselling Author Lauren DeStefano
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, February 7, 2013 – Lauren DeStefano, the New York Times bestselling author of The Chemical Garden trilogy has signed on to write a brand-new utopian series with Simon …
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Kristen Miller Pens The Irregular Guide to New York City
Miller’s Irregular Guide to New York City that suggests some unconventional spots for visitors. Some of the spots spotlighted in this book include The Secret Cemetery, Chinatown’s Bloody Tunnels and …
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Cassandra Clare & Joshua Lewis Pen The Shadowhunters Codex
“Fans will surely recognize the winged figure as Raziel (creator of the Shadowhunter race), pictured here with the infamous mortal instruments. The Codex, referenced in both The Mortal Instruments and …
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Guillermo del Toro & Mark Johnson to Produce New Film Adaptation of The Secret Garden
“In The Secret Garden, an orphaned girl is sent to live with her reclusive uncle and discovers a hidden garden containing magical secrets. This project will take on its own …
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Jason Chin Wins the 2013 Gryphon Award for Children’s Literature
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Island: A Story of the Galápagos, written and illustrated by Jason Chin, and published by Roaring Brook Press, is the winner of the 2013 Gryphon Award for Children’s Literature. …
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Three Actors Hired for the Vampire Academy Film Adaptation
“Even if this was the worst movie in the history of movies (and it won’t be, not with the talent involved in writing, directing, and acting in it), no power …
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Storyteller and Author Diane Wolkstein Has Passed On
“In 1967, she was named the New York City Storyteller in recognition of the storytelling events she staged in the parks around the city. In 1972, she began the first …
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Open Casting Call for People to Serve as Extras & Background Players for Divergent
Atmosphere Casting is searching for people to serve as extras and background players for the Divergent film adaptation project. Those who are interested should head to Cinespace Chicago Studios (2602 …
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Nonprofit to Publishing Industry: Underserved Kids Need Great Books & We’re Ready to do What it Takes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 – Today, First Book – a nonprofit social enterprise that provides new books to children in need – reached out to the publishing industry with an …
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Random House Children’s Books & Dr. Seuss Enterprises Organizes The “Hats Off to Dr. Seuss!” Traveling Art Show
All over Dr. Seuss’s beloved children’s books, his characters sport distinctive, colorful headwear — unless they are the kinds of creatures that have it sprouting naturally from their heads in …
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NAACP Announces 2013 Image Award Winners
What Color is My World?, co-authored by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymons Obstfeld with illustrations by A.G. Ford, emerged victorious in “Literary Work – Children.” Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons – …
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Catching Fire Wins the MTV Movie Brawl
“Once the second consecutive trip to the finals was confirmed for The Hunger Games franchise, that’s when the real battle began. In a tournament that notched 10 million votes, the …
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Rick Riordan to Pen Special Short Story
“This is something fans have been asking me to do for years, but why this story and why now? My publisher Disney-Hyperion was looking for something fun to add to …
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Malinda Lo Unveils the Cover and Title for the Adaptation Sequel
For both Adaptation and Inheritance, Lo sourced the inspiration for those titles from Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species. To create the cover, Alison Impey served as the book designer …
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Viggo Mortensen Narrates The Little Prince Audiobook
The set includes a hardcover print book (filled with the original full-color illustrations) and two audiobook CDs. The CDs allow readers to access an exclusive audio download. They also contain …
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2013 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Announced by AJL
For more information, contact: Aimee Lurie, Chair Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Association of Jewish Libraries (216) 832-1314 chair@sydneytaylorbookaward.org January 21, 2013 For immediate release 2013 Sydney Taylor Book Awards …
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Go to Teenreads.com to Pick Your 5 Favorite Young-Adult Books of 2012
more at Teenreads.com▸▸ 52 REASONS TO HATE MY FATHER by Jessica Brody ABANDON #2: UNDERWORLD by Meg Cabot ABOVE by Leah Bobet ALL THE RIGHT STUFF by Walter Dean Myers …
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2013 Green Book Festival Call for Entries
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO (January 29, 2013)–The 2013 Green Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual competition honoring books that contribute to greater understanding, respect for and …
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Jon Klassen Might Create a Third This is Not My Hat Picture Book
“It’s a tricky thing. The first one wasn’t really prompted by anything. And then the second book — the first book didn’t really suggest a second one even though we …
