Industry News
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Barnes & Noble Invites Customers to Experience Its First-Ever Harry Potter Magical Holiday Ball On December 9
New York, NY — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, cordially invites customers of …
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2017 Sendak Fellows Revealed
The 2017 fellows are: Terry and Eric Fan (The Night Gardener) Rashin Kheiriyeh (There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly) Eliza Wheeler (Miss Maple’s Seeds) The fellowship includes …
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Winners Announced For the 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards
In the Best Fantasy category, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child garnered more votes than any other nominee in Goodreads Choice Awards’ history with an impressive 128,543 votes. This original …
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Winner Announced for the 2016 Children’s Books on Tour NYC Translation Competition
The 2016 winner is Matthew Anderson. This year’s runner-up is Rebecca Heier. The winners were announced at a panel and networking event in New York City on December 1. Applications are now …
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Libraries Win Funding For Their Teen Programming Ideas at YALSA’s 2016 YA Services Symposium
CHICAGO, IL — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has selected the winners of its Symposium Programming Challenge. A total of three first place winners and one honorable mention …
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PreK–3 Students Gain Increased Access to Books with New Take-Home Book Packs from Scholastic
My Books Every Day Fosters Literacy Development by Strengthening the Link between School and Home New York, NY – December 1, 2016 – According to the newly released Teacher & …
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2017 Teen Choice Book of the Year: Nominate Your Favorites Now!
The five titles that get the most votes will become the finalists for the Teen Choice Book of the Year. Just fill out the form on the Teenreads website by 11:59 …
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The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Presents A Friend Among Us: The Art of Brinton Turkle
Amherst, MA (November 30, 2016) – The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is pleased to present A Friend Among Us: The Art of Brinton Turkle opening December 13 …
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Our First Worldreader Author Ambassador Tad Hills Visits Schools in Africa
New York, NY — Penguin Random House partnered with Worldreader to launch an Author Ambassador program that took Schwartz & Wade author Tad Hills to Africa to visit schools in …
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Debut on the Indie Bestsellers List
Children’s Illustrated: Give Please a Chance by Bill O’Reilly and James Patterson (Jimmy Patterson)
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The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Expands Its Board of Trustees
Amherst, MA — The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is pleased to announce 30the election of two new members to its Board of Trustees: H. Nichols B. Clark …
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National Ambassador Gene Luen Yang Shares Holiday Reads
Below are five of Yang’s favorite books for the season: The Crossover, by Kwame Alexander (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ages 10 to 13) Little Night, by Yuyi Morales (Roaring Brook, age …
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New York Public Library Reveals its List of Best Books for Kids and Teens Just in Time for The Holidays
New York, NY — In the spirit of giving this holiday season, librarians at The New York Public Library (NYPL) are sharing their recommended reads of 2016 for children and …
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“Healthy Mind, Healthy Body” Initiative Will Provide Custom Educational Resources to Address Social and Emotional Learning
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Molina Healthcare, a national health care organization, and First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise that provides new books and educational resources to low-income communities, today announced a partnership that …
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Simmons College and The Carle Announce Spring 2017 Graduate Courses
Amherst, MA — Simmons College and The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art are pleased to announce spring course offerings. Classes are for candidates in the four graduate programs …
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Women Dominate YA but Not Film
According to a study by Variety, only 7% of directors in the film industry are women, and no woman has ever been nominated for cinematography by the Academy of Motion …
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Four Debuts on the NYT Children’s Best Sellers Lists
The following books made the list: Middle Grade Hardcover: The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (Algonquin) Children’s Series: The Keeper of Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger (Aladdin) Young Adult Hardcover: …
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James Patterson and Scholastic Reading Club Donate to School Libraries
Now in its second year, the Patterson Pledge program has awarded grants to over 900 libraries. This year, Patterson personally pledged $1.75 million in donations. The amazing outpouring from schools combined …
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Teen Vogue’s New Book Club
Actresses Yara Shahidi and Rowan Blanchard picked Hurston’s novel because of its empowering messages about shedding society’s expectations and embracing self-acceptance. Shahidi and Blanchard discussed the book with Teen Vogue …
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How Fantasy Novels Help Kids Face Real Life
While some think the fantasy genre is successful because it allows readers to escape, Cody thinks the messiness of the real world is what fantasy is all about. Especially for …
