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PRH, S&S Sue Moppet Books’ KinderGuides for Infringement
Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster have joined with the estates of four prominent authors to file a lawsuit against Moppet Books.
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Rights Report: Week of January 16, 2017
News deals this week for E Lockhart, Simon Van Booy, and Adi Alsaid.
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Children’s Book Week Poster Revealed
Children’s book illustrator Christian Robinson has designed the official poster for the 98th Children’s Book Week, which will take place this year May 1 to 7.
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In Brief: January 19, 2017
This week, D.C. kids get the Dork Diaries treatment; Adam Silvera welcomes a special guest to his book release; Ruby Shamir celebrates America’s past First Ladies; Jerry Spinelli is on the radio; and a publishing staffer passes a milestone.
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Onder Named Publisher at HMH Books for Young Readers
Catherine Onder, formerly editorial director at Bloomsbury Children’s Books, will join Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers as senior v-p and publisher on Feb. 6.
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Cheryl Klein Named Editorial Director at Lee & Low Books
Klein, formerly executive editor at Scholastic, will join the company March 1, marking a major change in the leadership of its editorial department.
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In Rare Move, French Children’s Exec Resigns After Labor Unrest
Béatrice Decroix is resigning her position as the editorial director of La Martinière Youth/Le Seuil Jeunesse children’s division in France as of February 15.
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New Kids’ and YA Books: Week of January 16, 2017
Hitting shelves next week are a wordless picture book investigating the heights of a trampoline jump, a middle grade novel about a girl and her father’s taco truck, and the newest work from a bestselling YA author.
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Sourcebooks Expands Children's Program in Deal with March 4th
Sourcebooks has struck a deal with March 4th that will add 25 frontlist and backlist titles from March 4th's Little Pickle Press imprint to its children's nonfiction publishing program.
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Children’s Booksellers End 2016 on an Up Note
Hands down, the presidential election was the biggest factor in holiday sales last year.
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Future House Publishing: A Young Press Off to a Bright Start
After only two years of publishing, Utah’s Future House Publishing has seen a fair amount of success.
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North Star Editions: Shining a Light on YA and MG Fiction
North Star Editions first attracted attention in children's publishing circles when it acquired the Flux imprint from Llewellyn Worldwide last July.
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Rights Report: Week of January 2, 2017
New deals this week for G Neri, David Litchfield, Susan Verde, and Peter Reynolds.
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New Children’s and YA Titles from Scandinavia
While for years the Moomins and Pippi Longstocking have been the most influential literary exports out of Scandinavia, since the runaway success of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,' publishers’ eyes have been on literature from the north.
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New Kids’ and YA Books: Week of January 9, 2017
Hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a magician’s helper in a tricky situation, a collection of songs and games from African-American oral traditions, and a YA novel that melds a carnival with a treasure hunt.
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PW's Most-Read Children's and YA Stories of 2016
The death of a beloved picture book creator, a new venture for bestselling author Rick Riordan, and new projects from J.K. Rowling were among PW’s most-clicked stories about children’s and YA books in 2016.
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Children’s Book World in Los Angeles Turns 30
This fall, Children’s Book World in Los Angeles hit a major milestone by turning 30.
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Obituaries 2016: Children’s Authors and Publishers
In 2016 the children’s book community lost several influential and beloved authors and editors.
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Children's Job Moves: December 2016
New job announcements in children's publishing for December 2016.
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Rights Report: Week of December 19, 2016
New deals this week for Karen Foxlee, Andrew Larsen, Katey Howes, and Valerio Fabbretti.
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