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BEA 2014: Kudos on Hand-selling Favorites
Children’s authors and books will, as always, be well represented at this year’s Indies Choice Book Awards and E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards ceremony, which takes place during today’s Celebration of Bookselling luncheon.
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Rights Report: Week of May 26, 2014
New deals for Lisa Papademetriou, Stacy McAnulty, and Lauren Child.
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Buzz Builds for Mortal Instruments Finale
"City of Heavenly Fire," Cassandra Clare's conclusion to her bestselling Mortal Instruments series, is due out May 27.
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HarperCollins Offers Kids' E-books via Epic!
HarperCollins continues its support for subscription e-book services in a deal with Epic!, a children's subscription service, adding 1,000 backlist kids' e-book titles to the company's library.
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Rights Report: Week of May 19, 2014
New deals for Andrea Troyer & Amanda Peet, Jeff Giles, Ryan & Krystle Howard, Kiersten White, Jennifer Mathieu, Len Vlahos, and Christopher Healy.
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Marguerite Henry Books: Once More Out of the Gate
This coming November, Simon & Schuster's Aladdin imprint will launch a line of deluxe hardcover editions of 20 of Marguerite Henry's novels.
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Rights Report: Week of May 12, 2014
New deals for Phil Earle, Simon Schwartz, Tanita S. Davis, Cynthia Lord, and Shaquille O'Neal.
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From Activist to Author
After a successful crowdfunding campaign and a sold-out first printing, followed by an offer from a traditional publisher, 'A Is for Activist' is enjoying the kind of success indie authors dream about.
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Let the Handsell-Off Begin: Booksellers Take The 'Great Greene Heist' Challenge
A fellow author's campaign to make Varian Johnson's "The Great Greene Heist" a bestseller was game-on for two Massachusetts booksellers, and then dozens more around the country.
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Readers Unlock Kiera Cass's 'The One'
Social media-savvy fans were whipped into a frenzy of anticipation this past weekend by HarperTeen's promise to "unlock" the first 10 chapters of "The One," the final volume in Kiera Cass's Selection series.
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Gayle Forman Concludes 'Just One Day' and 'Just One Year' with the E-Novella 'Just One Night'
Gayle Forman's "Just One Night" – the conclusion to the stories of Allyson and Willem in "Just One Day" and "Just One Year" – will be released as an e-novella on May 29.
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Rights Report: Week of May 5, 2014
New deals for Terry Pratchett, Kathleen Krull, Louis Sachar, and R.J. Anderson.
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How Reality Became the Hot New Thing in YA
In 2010, St. Martin’s editor Sara Goodman grieved when she was outbid for an adult manuscript she adored. A year later, when she got the chance to read a new, contemporary YA novel by the same writer, she acted with deliberate speed.
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Scholastic Debuts Storia School Edition
Scholastic is launching Storia School Edition and Core Clicks, two institutional e-book services that provide access to a database of fiction and nonfiction e-books designed for pre-K through grade six.
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Disney and Pixar Spotlight Staff Talent in New Line of Books
The Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios have teamed up with Disney Publishing Worldwide for a series of books created by artists and storytellers at each studio.
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Rights Report: Week of April 28, 2014
New deals for Paul Tobin, Beth Kephart, James Ponti, Karen Harrington, and Katie Yamasaki.
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Cover Reveal: Ally Condie's 'Atlantia'
PW has the exclusive first look at the cover of Ally Condie's forthcoming standalone YA novel, "Atlantia."
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Capstone, Epic! Ink E-book Subscription Deal
Children's publisher Capstone Young Readers and Epic!, a kids’ e-book subscription service, announced a distribution agreement that will make 500 Capstone titles available through the Epic! digital service.
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Wimpy Kid and Family to Hit the Road in 'The Long Haul'
Orange: it’s the color of traffic barrels, detour signs, and the cover of 'The Long Haul,' the ninth book in Jeff Kinney’s bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, which will see the Heffley clan heading out of town.
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Movie Alert: The Fault in Our Stars
The highly anticipated movie adaptation of John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars," starring Shailene Woodley aand Ansel Elgort, will be released on June 6.



