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Triangle Interactive Looks to Grow Kids’ Read-Along E-book Market
Targeting a niche in the thriving audiobook market, Triangle Interactive has released an initial list of 1,000 English and Spanish-language children's e-books from a variety of publishers.
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Lee Bennett Hopkins Celebrates Eight Decades and Two New Anthologies
We spoke with poet Lee Bennett Hopkins, who celebrated his 80th birthday on April 13, and has just added two anthologies to his oeuvre.
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Rights Report: Week of April 23, 2018
New deals for Molly Dillon, Sarvenaz Tash, Roseanne Montillo, and more.
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S&S Partners with Guggenheim on Interactive Children's Programming
Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City are teaming up to host a new event series that connects young readers with a number of contemporary picture book illustrators.
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Obituary: Anne Rockwell
Author and illustrator Anne Rockwell, celebrated for her many informational picture books for very young children, died of natural causes on April 10. She was 85.
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In Brief: April 19, 2018
This week, the Baltic Summit holds a screening of 'Ashes in the Snow'; Ally Carter visits Alaska; Enchanted Lion honors Liniers and Helen Borten; and Kate Hosford celebrates the release of 'Mama’s Belly.'
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Obituary: Mimi Kayden
Children’s book marketing director Mimi Kayden, whose tenure at Dutton and Penguin Young Readers lasted 28 years, died on April 16 following a brief illness; she was 84.
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Life Stories: A Celebration of the Picture Book Biography at NYU
Authors, illustrators, and industry professionals gathered on April 13 for a symposium exploring a singular form of storytelling—the picture book biography.
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La Librairie Parisienne: From Hollywood to Paris
Eight years ago, artist Jackie Clark Mancuso and Hollywood producer Stephen Ujlaki started La Librairie Parisienne to publish the picture book adventures of an expatriate terrier named Hudson.
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Rights Report: Week of April 16, 2018
New deals for Alexandra Styron, Bryan Stevenson, Amanda Hocking, and more.
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W.W. Norton Brings on Boughton to Launch Children’s Imprint
W.W. Norton & Company has announced the launch of its first children’s book imprint, Norton Young Readers, helmed by publishing director Simon Boughton.
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Marketing Middle Grade Books
We asked editors and marketing and publicity teams to share their insights on middle grade marketing trends and to spotlight some recent successful efforts in this area.
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Diversifying Middle Grade Books
A crop of new imprints and initiatives reflect publishers’ ongoing efforts to expand the middle grade category, seeking out traditionally underrepresented voices and stories.
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Middle Grade Storytelling Goes Graphic
Graphic novels for middle grade readers are the hottest category in books right now, but the category was almost nonexistent 15 years ago.
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Navigating Middle Grade Books
Editors, agents, booksellers, and librarians share the latest developments in this ever-shifting and expanding category.
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Writing and Publishing Books for All Readers: The Third Annual Kweli Color of Children's Literature Conference
The Kweli Color of Literature Conference offered a full day of invigorating discussion and community building, on April 4 in Manhattan.
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Bank Street's Best: An Awards Presentation
Children’s authors, illustrators, teachers, librarians, publishers, and other members of the book community gathered on April 5 for the presentation of the 2018 Best Children’s Books of the Year at Bank Street College.
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In Brief: April 12, 2018
This week, children’s book authors travel to Israel; an author meets one of her idols; Henry Lien has a surprise guest at his book party; chef and author Heather Kim takes her sweet revenge on-air; author Jessie Janowitz has a doughnut-themed book launch; and author Amy Trueblood celebrates the release of her historical YA novel.
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Skyhorse Reorg Results in Cutting of Children’s Staff
As part of a restructuring, Skyhorse is reducing its workforce by approximately 20%, including all full-time editors who work exclusively at the publisher's children’s imprint, Sky Pony Press.
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On Tour with Tahereh Mafi
See photo highlights from YA author Tahereh Mafi's 10-city tour in honor of the March 6 publication of book four in her bestselling Shatter Me series.
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