Industry News
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National Book Awards to Feature Long List
“In 2013, the longlist will be announced on September 12, the finalists on October 15, and the winners on November 20…In addition, judges comprising the four panels—fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and …
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John Green & Hank Green Bring Nerdfighters to Take Over Carnegie Hall
“The evening was part rock concert, part author and literary reading, and part talk show…The surprise guest of the evening was Neil Gaiman. The award-winning author of The Graveyard Book …
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2012 Edgar Award Nominees Announced
more at The Edgar Awards’ official website▸▸ BEST YOUNG ADULT Fake Mustache: Or, How Jodie O’Rodeo and Her Wonder Horse (and Some Nerdy Kid) Saved the U.S. Presidential Election from …
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Scholastic Launches “The Adventures of Captain Underpants™” App for iPad, Based on Bestselling Book Series by Dav Pilkey
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY (January 17, 2013) — Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education, and media company, announced today the U.S. launch of “The Adventures of Captain Underpants” …
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Writer, Comedian, and Actor Michael Ian Black to Publish Two More Children’s Books with Simon & Schuster
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, January 16, 2013–The multitalented Michael Ian Black has signed for two additional children’s books with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon …
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Joseph Bruchac Speaks Out About Native American Stereotyping in Literature at the CBC Diversity Blog
“No group in American culture has been more stereotyped than Native Americans. While other ethnic stereotypes now meet with disapproval, harmful images of native people are still accepted or defended …
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Candlewick Press Sends Call Out for Video Submissions to the “We Believe in Picture Books” Campaign
“Are you stuck indoors this winter and looking for something to do? Share your love of picture books and create a video for Candlewick’s We Believe in Picture Books campaign! …
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Study Shows Digital Reading Devices Enjoy Surge in Popularity Among Young Readers
“The change seems to have been brought on by a shift in the kind of digital devices that children, like adults, are using to read, said Francine Alexander, Scholastic’s chief …
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Scholastic Media Launches “Super Animal Genius” for Leapfrog’s Award-Winning Educational Entertaining Platforms
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK — January 11, 2013 — Scholastic Media, a division of Scholastic Inc., the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced the publication of SUPER …
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WORD Bookstore to Open Second Location in New Jersey
“The new store’s inventory will be ‘very similar’ to the Brooklyn store but with an expanded kids section, owner Christine Onorati said. The café will also be used as an …
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Joyce Sidman Wins the 2013 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children
“The National Council of Teachers of English wishes to recognize and foster excellence in children’s poetry by encouraging its publication and by exploring ways to acquaint teachers and children with …
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New Study on Kids’ Reading in the Digital Age: the Number of Kids Reading eBooks Has Nearly Doubled Since 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, January 14, 2013 — In the fourth edition of the Kids & Family Reading Report™ , a national survey released today, kids age 6-17 and their …
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PEN American Center Sends Call Out for Submissions to the 2013 PEN Literary Awards
“Send in your submissions or nominate a colleague to be considered for awards in the fields of fiction, science writing, essays, sports writing, biography, children’s literature, translation, drama, or poetry. …
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers to Publish The Lord of Opium by Nancy Farmer
“The new book continues the story of Matt, the boy who was cloned from evil drug lord El Patrón in The House of the Scorpion. Now 14 years old, Matt …
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First Edition Copy of Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak to be Auctioned Off
“Coinciding with Bibliography Week in New York, this sale includes an extensive selection of original 20th-century illustration art and books. There are illustrations by Charles Addams, Ludwig Bemelmans, Al Hirschfeld, …
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Jacqueline Woodson Wins 2013 Charlotte Zolotow Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Madison, WI — Each Kindness, written by Jacqueline Woodson and illustrated by E. B. Lewis, is the winner of the sixteenth annual Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding …
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SCHOLASTIC TO PUBLISH NEW MULTI-PLATFORM FANTASY ADVENTURE SERIES, SPIRIT ANIMALS™
New York, NY — January 10, 2013 — Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, and the pioneering publisher of the multi-platform New York Times bestselling The 39 Clues® and Infinity Ring® series, continues …
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Submissions Open Through January 31 for the 2013 Bull-Bransom Award
Jackson Hole, Wyoming – January 9, 2013 – Submissions are still being accepted through January 31 for the 2013 Bull-Bransom Award for artistic excellence in wildlife illustration for children’s books, to be …
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Scholastic, Inc. Sends Books to NY & NJ Schools Affected by Hurricane Sandy
“The effort is part of a larger initiative by Scholastic to donate a million books to schools impacted by Sandy in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. School officials began …
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Three Kidlit Publishers Come Together to Send Books to Kids at Sandy Hook Elementary School
“The books were loaded onto the CPU’s literacy bus, which in the wake of the tragedy was transformed into the All Aboard – Sandy Hook Coping and Caring Parent Express …
