Industry News
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“Are They Books at All?”: Disney’s Innovative New Storytelling
“It’s debatable whether one could actually call Disney’s hybrid stories ‘digital books’ because they go way beyond the words-on-paper format of traditional books. Is Disney Palace Pets a story or …
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YA: The Reality Trend, And Beyond
“Contemporary, realistic YA fiction is, of course, as old as YA itself: S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders(1967) is frequently cited as the book that kickstarted the category, and the pioneering work of …
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Penguin and NFL Players Inc. Tackle Children’s Books
“‘Retailers have seen books about sports teams, but we thought this would be a fun series about sports that talks more about the players than the teams,’ says Lori Burke, …
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Bookstore of A Wimpy Kid
“Recently I signed up for a streaming music service. And so now I can type in any title and hear the music instantly. And I thought, “Wow, the act of listening …
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Highlights for Children, Inc. to Partner with INscribe Digital for eBook Distribution and Marketing
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — INscribe Digital has inked an eBook distribution deal with the iconic children’s publishing and family media brand Highlights for Children, Inc., including the Highlights Press and Boyds Mills …
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The Genre Has Limitations: An Exploration of Diversity in YA Speculative Fiction
“The fact that there seem to be more dragons and robots than LGBTQ+ characters in fantasy & sci-fi novels is shameful and disheartening, especially to the genres’ LGBTQ+ fans. So …
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Thank You for the Lovely Presents, Charlotte Zolotow!
“…the most influential relationship of her career was with the great Ursula Nordstrom, fairy godmother of modern children’s literature, who steered Zolotow’s collaboration with Sendak and with whom Zolotow worked …
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Mary Poppins: A Newer, Truer Story
“The resemblance to Travers’ most famous creation, the nanny whose spoonful of sugar made the medicine go down for the Banks children, is no coincidence. Travers goes on to write …
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The National Endowment for the Arts Selects Amy Stolls as Director of Literature
The National Endowment for the Arts is pleased to announce that Amy Stolls has been appointed director of literature. Since May 2013, Stolls has served as acting director of literature. …
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#WeNeedDiverseBooks’ Summer Reading Recommendations
Books recommended so far include Tyrell by Coe Booth, Prophecy by Ellen Oh, Soccer Star by Mina Javaherbin, and more. Read more at #WeNeedDiverseBooks ▸▸
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Jon Klassen Wins Greenaway Award for ‘This Is Not My Hat’
“‘Making a book, you’re kind of going out on a limb in the belief that what you think of as a satisfying story is the same as what other people …
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New Survey: Only 17 Percent of Parents Believe Reading is Top Priority
During the Summer; Kids Spend Nearly Triple the Time Playing Video Games or Watching TV. Macy’s and Reading Is Fundamental Launch Be Book Smart Campaign June 18 to Support Children’s …
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#DiversityatALA
When discussing the need for more diverse books at ALA, YALSA has asked attendees to use the hashtag “#DiversityatALA” — preferably in conjunction with the official conference hashtag: “#alaac14”. As …
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A.S. King on nUrdfighters and Paul Zindel
“When I was reading Zindel the first time, I remember writing down that when I grew up, I wanted to write books that would help adults understand teens better and …
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“I Used to Ask A Lot of Questions”: One Man’s Search for the Real-Life Little Prince
“My obsession has made me into a thief, a collector, and a bit of a stalker. In third grade, I stole a copy of The Little Prince from my school library; the …
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Reading Ramona Quimby at Forty
“On a recent re-read of all the Ramona books (from Beezus and Ramona and Ramona the Pest to Ramona’s World), I remembered everything I felt as the kid who read those books in her yellow …
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CBC Diversity: Making Your Own Market
Have you been following the wonderful new series over at The Brown Bookshelf entitled “Making Our Own Market”, which launched the first day of Children’s Book Week 2014?
They’ve featured 11 guest posts thus far that focus on authors paving their own way, independent publishers, new packaging companies, and out of the box publicity techniques to just name a few. See how The Brown Bookshelf describes their series below and check out all of the posts on their site:
The kidlit world is currently abuzz with many loud, strong, and unified voices crying out, “WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS!” The cry has been made before, but this time there appears to be an organized activism accompanying the noise.
In that same activist spirit, we at The Brown Bookshelf reached out to a variety of experienced individuals involved in the creation of children’s books written and/or illustrated by African Americans and asked them to share the wisdom they have attained as they’ve worked to make sure these books not only make it to publication, but also reach the widest audience possible.
What’s another way to create your own market? Support independent bookstores who focus on selling and publicizing diverse books like Busboys and Poets, La Casa Azul Bookstore, and the many that can be found by state here.
What bookstores do you know that do a fabulous job of selling and promoting children’s books by and about people from different cultures?
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Release Date for The BFG Movie Set!
“The BFG was originally published in 1982 and remains a firm family favourite. The character of The Big Friendly Giant – first introduced in one of Roald Dahl’s earlier stories, …
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Macmillan Launches the ‘ReaLITy’ Marketing Campaign
Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak was named the lead title in this venture. “Next spring, Jason Schmidt’s YA memoir, A List of Things That Didn’t Kill Me, will be the first …
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Secrecy and Weirdness: Tove Jansson’s Moomin
“The secret places in children’s books don’t just make children feel special; they make them feel recognized as people, layered and large and complex enough to hold something hidden inside. Perhaps, …
