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Bethany Buck Launches Children's Imprint at Trustbridge
Trustbridge Global Media, parent company of Holiday House and Peachtree Publishing, has announced a new children’s venture, Pixel+Ink; the imprint will be helmed by Bethany Buck, who has been named editor-in-chief.
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'The ABC of It' Opens at the Kerlan Collection: A Photo Essay
The Kerlan Collection of children's literature at the University of Minnesota opened its latest exhibit, "The ABC of It" on February 27 with a program featuring curator Leonard S. Marcus.
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In Brief: March 7, 2019
This week, Jarrett Krosoczka reads with a friend on a cruise; Lisa Papp shares her love of shelter (and library) dogs; Katharine Holabird offers a twinkly wintertime reading; and students prepare a reader’s theater performance based on the Nocturnals series.
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One Reader at a Time: SCBWI Partners with Nonprofits for Literacy Initiative
The SCBWI Books for Readers program, a literacy initiative created in 2017 with the mission of providing children's books to underserved communities nationwide.
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Points of Sale: Galley Giveaways via Little Free Libraries in Schools
“I wanted an evergreen way to get ARCs to kids,” said Kenny Brechner, owner of Devaney, Doak, & Garrett Booksellers in Farmington, Maine, and PW ShelfTalker blogger, about the genesis of his soon-to-launch DDG ARC Houses project.
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Children's Job Moves: February 2019
Job moves in children's literature during February, 2019.
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Denene Millner Brings Imprint to S&S
Award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and founder of the My Brown Baby blog Denene Millner is moving her eponymous children's imprint, Denene Millner Books, to Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
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Licensing Hotline: February 28, 2019
Read on for news about Sesame Workshop's recently signed licensees, Lerner and Skyhorse; Little Hippo's license from Disney for augmented reality titles; a new licensing program to support 'Where's Spot?'; and more.
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In Brief: February 28, 2019
This week, unicorns attend a book launch; Bill Konigsberg celebrates the release of his new book; Sarah Dillard's picture book takes to the slopes; and Lizzy Mason discusses her debut novel.
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2019 WNBA Pannell Award Nominees Announced
The Women's National Book Association has revealed the nominees for its 2019 WNBA Pannell Award, which is presented annually to two bookstores that enrich their communities by inspiring a love of reading.
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2019 Children's and Teen Choice Book Awards Finalists Announced
The Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader have announced the finalists for their 12th annual Children's and Teen Choice Book Awards, the only national awards voted on entirely by children and teens.
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German Children's Publishers Reflect on Taiwan's Book Market
We spoke with four German publishers to learn more about what they were pitching at the Taipei International Book Exhibition, and their perspectives on the Taiwanese children’s landscape.
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2019 Bookworm Festival in Photos
The sixth annual Bookworm Festival took place on February 2 in Jersey Village, Tex.; see highlights from the celebration in our photo essay.
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The 2019 Taipei International Book Exhibition in Photos
The 27th edition of the Taipei International Book Exhibition, which wrapped up its six-day run on February 17, hosted 735 publishing houses and had a roster of more than 1,000 events to promote reading and book-related activities.
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Publishers at Toy Fair 2019 Highlight Book-Plus, Female Empowerment
Though some of the publishers that usually attend Toy Fair were absent this year, book publishing exhibitors called the 2019 edition a strong show with new trends rising to the surface.
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Sesame Street Turns 50
Fourteen U.S. publishing partners celebrate the anniversary of Big Bird and friends, with special titles, reissues and refreshed editions of classic books, and new publishing initiatives.
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Licensing Drives a Quarter of Children’s Book Sales, Says New Research
Licensed titles made up 26% of unit sales of juvenile books in the U.S. in 2018, according to just-released research from the NPD Group.
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Taipei Book Fair 2019: Shifts and Trends in the Taiwanese Children's Book Market
The 27th edition of the Taipei International Book Exhibition is now midway through its six-day run, which will end on February 17.
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PubWest 2019: Tips from Children's Publishers
We've gathered some of the best bookselling tips shared during a panel on "Events-Based Book Marketing," which took place during the annual PubWest conference.



