Industry News
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2016 National Book Award Winners Revealed
March: Book Three is the final installment in a graphic memoir trilogy documenting the Civil Rights Movement. This book is for all of America. It is for all people, but especially …
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Debut on the Indie Bestsellers List
Children’s Illustrated: Gingerbread Christmas by Jan Brett (Putnam)
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Apply for Lambda Literary’s 2017 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices
This year’s YA workshop will be led by acclaimed author and co-founder of Diversity in YA Malinda Lo. Click here for more information (including scholarship offerings) and to submit an application. There …
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Children’s Book Summit Focuses on Kids, Their Trends, and Their Parents
Nielson’s business development director Kristen McLean spoke about “Books in the Age of Kid Empowerment” and the relationship between digital independence and family engagement. McLean also presented research about an …
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600 Students to Interview National Book Award Finalists at Teen Press Conference as Part of National Book Awards Week
Teen Press will be live- streamed via nationalbook.org New York, NY (November 11, 2016) – The National Book Foundation’s annual National Book Awards Teen Press Conference will take place this …
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The Coexistence of Ebooks and Print Books in the Market
As a result, doubts about the role of ebooks in the publishing industry have emerged, including worry that the ebook hype drove unwise investments. Authors Andrea Ballatore and Simone Natale …
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90-Second Newbery Film Festival Open for Submissions
CHICAGO, IL — The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival—an annual celebration of kids’ creativity in which young filmmakers create short movies telling the entire stories of Newbery Medal and Newbery Honor books …
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Two Debuts on the Indie Bestsellers List
Children’s Illustrated: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving by Charles M. Schulz (Simon Spotlight) Nanette’s Baguette by Mo Willems (Disney-Hyperion)
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The Challenge of Raising Free-Range Readers
While parents often want to shield children from discomfort, Rhuday-Perkovich suggests allowing children to read widely and freely about challenging subjects. Offering literature that tells the complex stories of a …
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Award-Winning Children’s Author Kwame Alexander is 2017 Midwinter Meeting President’s Program Speaker
CHICAGO, IL — Kwame Alexander—poet, educator, and award-winning, 10bestselling author of 24 books for children of all ages, including the 2015 Newbery Medal-winning The Crossover, the New York Times bestselling novel Booked, and the forthcoming collection of …
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The New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2016
This year’s panel of judges included G. Brian Karas, Cynthia Weill and Cheryl Wolf. Below are the 2016 titles: The Cat From Hunger Mountain written and illustrated by Ed Young …
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Why We Need Feminist Children’s Books
Schatz’s books—Rad American Women A-Z and Rad Women Worldwide—aim to show readers the potential of all humans to be courageous, loving, and committed to justice. I realized that I want …
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25 Children’s Book Creators Contribute Childhood Work for Anthology
The anthology is entitled, Our Story Begins: Children’s Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as Kids. It will include contributions from 25 authors …
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Announcing the 2017-2018 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List
AUSTIN – Children’s authors Jon Scieszka and Steven Weinberg joined students from the central Texas area in announcing the 2017-2018 Texas Bluebonnet Award (TBA) Master List on November 5 at …
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Four Debuts on the NYT Children’s Best Sellers Lists
The following books made the list: Middle Grade Hardcover: The Best Bear in All the World by Paul Bright and others, illustrations by Mark Burgess (Dutton) Children’s Picture Books: Nanette’s Baguette by Mo …
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Watch the 67th Annual National Book Awards Live on Twitter and Facebook
New York, NY (November 4, 2016) — Building on the success of last year’s livestream of the National Book Awards Ceremony and the excitement around this year’s first Finalist announcement on …
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U.S. Department of Education Releases Guidance on Early Learning
03The guidance reminds state and local officials about the opportunities available under ESSA to strengthen early education. It also provides examples of how states and local communities can support academic …
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Applications Open For The 2017 AASL Awards Program
CHICAGO, IL — Applications for the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2017 awards season are now available. AASL members are encouraged to nominate a colleague or themselves to be lauded …
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PW’s Best Children’s Books of 2016 Announced
Titles featured on the picture books list include Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph by Roxane Orgill, illus. by Francis Vallejo (Candlewick) The Journey by Francesca Sanna (Flying Eye) Leave Me …
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First Book and Pearson launch #ReadUP: A Non-Partisan Call-to-Action for Education and Literacy
For every use of the #ReadUP hashtag through November 8, 2016, First Book will donate a book to a child in need, with funding from Pearson of up to $10,000. …
