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BookExpo 2018 in Photos
See highlights from the annual BookExpo, which took place May 30 to June 1, with an all-star lineup of bestselling and rising children’s authors and illustrators.
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BookExpo 2018: Middle Grade Editors Honor Authenticity, Grit
The editors at this year's Middle Grade Buzz Books panel at BookExpo presented five novels featuring determined characters as well as genuine voices and relationships.
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NYRF Panel Helps Children's Authors and Agents Navigate New Hollywood
At the New York Rights Fair last week, producers, agents, and film executives took part in a panel discussion about the art of adapting children's and YA books for screens big and small.
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In Brief: June 7, 2018
This week, Jacqueline Woodson receives the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award; Kazu Kibuishi throws a first pitch; Susanna Reich and Gary Golio are awarded the Alice Curtis Desmond Award; Elise Parsley sticks her neck out; and DDG Booksellers find good homes for their ARCs.
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Kate Morgan Jackson to Retire from HarperCollins Children's Books
HarperCollins has announced that Kate Morgan Jackson will be retiring from her role as senior v-p, editor-in-chief, and associate publisher of HarperCollins Children’s Books.
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BookExpo 2018: Connecting Children’s Books with Readers
Authors, publishers, and booksellers gathered for a panel discussion on efforts to reach young readers
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Rights Report: Week of June 4, 2018
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Children's Job Moves: May 2018
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Children's Institute 2018: Authors and Illustrators to Meet
Nearly 75 children’s authors and illustrators, from large houses and small, will attend this year’s author reception and the Scholastic Meet & Treat After Party.
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Children's Institute 2018: PW Talks with Lizzy Mason
Mason, director of publicity at Bloomsbury Children’s Books, will be on the other side of the autographing table to promote her debut novel, 'The Art of Losing' (Soho Teen, Jan. 2019).
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Harlequin Teen Rebrands
Nearly a decade after Harlequin introduced the Harlequin Teen imprint in August 2009, broadening its presence in the young adult market, the press is poised to relaunch the imprint under a new name, Inkyard Press.
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Children's Institute 2018: Promoting Literacy and Sales with Book Festivals
Some bookstores are giving back to the community by creating children’s and YA book festivals.
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Children's Institute 2018: Conversations with Featured Authors
Children’s Institute offers several opportunities for booksellers to hear authors and illustrators speak about their craft and what drew them to children’s literature.
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Children's Institute 2018: Now We Are Six
ABA’s mini–Winter Institute, focused on children’s books, authors, and bookselling, heads to the Big Easy to mark its sixth anniversary.
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BookExpo 2018: Big Kids' Books of the Show
We spoke with a number of booksellers about their impressions of the show, and the titles they were most looking forward to grabbing at publishers’ booths.
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BookExpo 2018: Macmillan Kids' Imprint, Odd Dot, Makes Its Debut
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group announced at BookExpo that Odd Dot is the name of its new imprint, which has been created by three former Workman executives who moved to Macmillan last October. The first list will be released in spring 2019.
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2018 Children’s and Teen Choice Book Award Winners Announced
The winners of the 2018 Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards were announced on May 30 at BookExpo in New York City, in a ceremony hosted by children’s book creators Selina Alko and Sean Qualls.
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A Seussian Reading Challenge Begins
Random House Children's Books and Dr. Seuss Enterprises are holding the first annual Dr. Seuss's Word Challenge, to celebrate the May release of 'Dr. Seuss’s 100 First Words' and to encourage summer reading.
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Where Can You Find Your Favorite Authors at BookCon?
At BookCon, the stages and event rooms are chock-full of bestselling YA authors on Saturday and Sunday.
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Rights Report: Week of May 28, 2018