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Enslow Launches Hi-Lo Imprint Focusing on Diversity
Enslow Publishing is introducing a hi-lo fiction imprint for middle grade and young adult readers of a variety of backgrounds, West 44 Books, with its first four titles hitting shelves next month.
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Children's Book Council to Sponsor Diversity Award
The Children's Book Council, the nonprofit trade association for children's publishers in North America, has announced the launch of the CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Awards program.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of July 23, 2018
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a cat who loves to play with boxes, a middle grade novel about a storyteller stuck in a library, and a YA thriller.
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Rights Report: Week of July 16, 2018
New deals for Jacqueline West, Helen Brain, J. Anderson Coats, and more.
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New Auctions Project Supports 'Kid Lit Says No Kids in Cages' Effort
The website Writers for Families Belong Together is the home base for a new fundraising project that benefits the ongoing Kid Lit Says No Kids in Cages campaign in support of immigrant families.
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Movie Alert: 'The Darkest Minds'
We spoke with Alexandra Bracken about the process of bringing her futuristic YA novel to the big screen.
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In Brief: July 12, 2018
This week, Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes visit patients at Boston Medical Center; a parade float honors Anica Mrose Rissi's 'The Teacher's Pet'; Todd Parr and his fans volunteer at a food bank; and Dianne White says hello to her new picture book.
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Literacy Spotlight: Literacy for Incarcerated Teens
We take a look at the New York-based nonprofit Literacy for Incarcerated Teens, which is solely devoted to supplying reading material and promoting literacy for incarcerated youth in New York state.
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Children's Job Moves: June 2018
Job moves in children's literature in June 2018.
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Rights Report: Week of July 9, 2018
New deals for Maulik Pancholy, Susan Cooper, Steven Kellogg, and more.
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B&N Launches New Kids' Program
Barnes & Noble has launched a nationwide program, "Kids' Book Hangout," intended to give young readers ages 6–12 a space to talk about books in its stores while playing games and activities.
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'Raising Our Voices' Gets Louder: Photos from Kid Lit Marches
The Raising Our Voices poster and postcard campaign to share printable images for activists protesting the separation of families due to immigration policy enforcement gained momentum this past weekend, as marches took place across the country.
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'Every Person in NY': Children’s Author Edition
Artist Jason Polan created sketches of a number of children’s book authors and illustrators during this year's BookExpo in New York City, and we’ve gathered a selection here.
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Rights Report: Week of July 2, 2018
New deals for Amelia Kahaney, P.J. Hoover, Solli Rafael, and more.
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Illustrators Raise Voices and Banners in Immigration Policy Protest
A number of children's book illustrators and members of the publishing industry have joined together to make available images for posters that can be carried by protesters of the U.S. government’s recently rescinded policy of separating the children of undocumented immigrants from their families.
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ALA Annual 2018 in Photos
See photo highlights from the American Library Association’s Annual Conference and Exhibition, which took place June 21–26 in New Orleans, bringing together librarians, educators, authors, illustrators, and publishers.
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Bookselling Tips from Children's Institute 2018
The ABA's sixth Children’s Institute, which took place last week in New Orleans, featured a number of educational panels and roundtables on the day-to-day business of children’s bookselling.
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TV Alert: 'Fancy Nancy'
The fashion-forward heroine of Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser’s long-running picture book series is about to get a new starring role; an animated 'Fancy Nancy' TV series premieres on Disney Junior on July 13.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of July 2, 2018
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about the first day of school, a middle grade book about friends who dream in tandem, and a YA novel about a Buddhist teen in Colorado.
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In Brief: June 20, 2018
This week, Brian Selznick goes live; Eric Carle welcomes 'Bobbie’s Meadow'; John Parra makes faces at the Gaithersburg Book Fest; Vashti Harrison inspires readers; Jonathan Voss gives a hoot; and Priscilla Tey has a long commute.
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