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Rights Report: Week of January 19, 2015
New deals for Ellen Oh, Rhiannon Thomas, Mike Lawrence, and Brodi Ashton.
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Offill Wins Charlotte Zolotow Award for 'Sparky!'
'Sparky!', written by Jenny Offill and illustrated by Chris Appelhans, has won the 18th annual Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book.
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DK Launches Online Encyclopedia for Kids
This week the illustrated book publisher launched the beta version of DKfindout!, a free website aimed at students, parents, and teachers.
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'Tuck' Springs Eternal: Natalie Babbitt's Novel at 40
Macmillan has special birthday plans for the 40th anniversary of Natalie Babbitt's beloved novel, 'Tuck Everlasting.'
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12 Things You Should Know About Presidents Past and Future
With February comes Presidents' Day, see the following excerpts from three recent playful President publications.
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Sourcebooks Adds Lemony Snicket to the Story
Sourcebooks announced that its Put Me in the Story platform will add the All the Wrong Questions series by Lemony Snicket.
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Movie Alert: 'Seventh Son'
The wait is almost over for 'Seventh Son,' the film adaptation of Joseph Delaney's The Last Apprentice.
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First Look: New Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter
Here's a first look at some of Jim Kay's illustrations for the deluxe hardcover edition of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,' to be released globally October 6, 2015.
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Philip Pullman Delivers Audible Exclusive
Audiobook fans can travel back to Lyra Belacqua’s Oxford via “The Collectors,” an original short story by Philip Pullman, narrated by British actor Bill Nighy.
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Readers to Pick Next Timmy Failure Cover in Contest
Candlewick hosts a contest for readers of Stephan Pastis's Timmy Failure series to vote on the title and cover of the fourth installment, due October. See the reveal of the cover choices here.
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Guess How Old 'Guess How Much I Love You' Is? 20!
Even after 20 years, Sam McBratney's still isn't entirely sure what sparked his tale of father-and-son hares expressing their love for each other.
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Rights Report: Week of January 5, 2015
New deals for Daphne Benedis-Grab, Aaron Karo, Sonya Mukherjee, and Jennifer Latham.
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Licensing Hotline: December 23
Downtown Bookworks has secured the rights to Secret Millionaires Club, a financial literacy-themed online and TV series starring an animated Warren Buffett.
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Rights Report: Week of December 22, 2014
A new deal for Megan Wagner Lloyd and Abigail Halpin.
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John Green Celebrates 10 Years of 'Looking for Alaska'
It's often been said recently that author John Green is having a moment. But more accurately, he's been having quite a decade. Next month Dutton is marking the 10th-anniversary of his debut novel, 'Looking for Alaska.'
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Workman Celebrates the Art of 'Oops!'
"Make no mistake" is not a phrase in Barney Saltzberg's vocabulary. In 'Beautiful Oops!,' the author-artist encourages the opposite, prompting kids to turn an artistic slip-up into a work of art.
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A Torch Song for 'Suspicion': YA Author Gets in Tune with Her Past
Songwriter, recording artist, and novelist Alexandra Monir made a gratifying discovery while writing her latest romantic thriller, 'Suspicion,' which Delacorte is releasing this month.
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Rights Report: Week of December 15, 2014
New deals for Meredith Russo, Elaine Vickers, Siobhan Vivian, Aprilynne Pike, Christian Robinson, and Lev AC Rosen.
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An Eventful Day for a YA Anthology
'My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories,' a new YA short story collection conceived of and edited by author Stephanie Perkins, was celebrated in two Manhattan bookstores on December 4.
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'Gingerbread for Liberty' Serves Up Slice of Revolutionary History
War heroes can be found in unlikely places – even the kitchen – as a January picture book from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt attests.



