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Showcasing Children's Books at SIBA
The Southern Independent Bookstore Alliance Discovery Show, held September 16–18 in Savannah, Ga., featured several notable children's and YA authors.
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Licensing Hotline: September 2016
Parragon has secured master publishing rights to Num Noms, a scented, food-based line of novelty-collectible toys from MGA Entertainment. The deal includes English-speaking markets and global military bases.
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Doing the Work That Matters: Report from the Children's Book Council's Annual Meeting
Members of the Children's Book Council came together on September 22 for the group's annual meeting and kickoff to what promises to be a busy autumn.
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YA Authors Get Out the Vote with #firstvote16
A large and growing group of YA authors is hoping that sharing their first-time voting stories via social media will inspire young people to register and vote.
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2016 National Book Festival in Photos
The National Book Festival, now in its 16th year, was held Saturday, September 24, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
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Children's Bookselling Tips from NEIBA 2016
With so many new booksellers entering the business and new store openings, NEIBA used its day and a half of educational programming to provide panels with information for newbies.
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More Authors and Back-to-Basics Programming Energize NEIBA 2016
Children's authors and illustrators along with children's programming were deeply woven into the fabric of the 43rd annual New England Independent Booksellers Association fall conference.
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In Brief: September 29, 2016
This week, Tim Burton and Ransom Riggs share a stage; a hardware store observes "Monkey Day"; Nandana Dev Sen celebrates Kangaroo Kisses; authors and educators have a big night out; Julie Kagawa looks for dragons in Sweden; and Mike Wohnoutka and David LaRochelle get catty in Minnesota.
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Tiger Tales Adds Nonfiction Imprint
Tiger Tales, a publisher of picture and novelty books, is making a leap into middle-grade nonfiction with a new imprint, 360 Degrees.
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Children's Job Moves: September 2016
New job announcements in children's publishing for September 2016.
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Albert Whitman Sets Course for Boxcar Children's 75th Anniversary
Albert Whitman & Company is gearing up for the 75th anniversary of the Boxcar Children in 2017 with new publishing, new branding, and new animation.
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Lizzie Skurnick Books Suspends Acquisitions
Ig Publishing announced that, due to what its editor-in-chief Robert Lasner described as "very disappointing" sales, the Brooklyn press is no longer making acquisitions or publishing frontlist under its three-year-old Lizzie Skurnick YA fiction imprint.
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Kids' Books at Brooklyn Book Festival 2016: A Photo Essay
Readers, authors, and publishers gathered together in downtown Brooklyn on September 17 and 18 for the 11th annual Brooklyn Book Festival, featuring programs for both children and adults.
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#TrueFriends: A Friendly Way to Market Books
Writing may be a mostly solitary pursuit, but many writers find that adding a social aspect can make the process less lonely, more fun, and provide help in polishing their drafts.
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Cornell Lab Publishing Venture Lifts Off
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a nonprofit unit of Cornell University dedicated to the study and conservation of birds, commemorated its 100th anniversary last year with the founding of the Cornell Lab Publishing Group.
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Annick Press Celebrates 40 Years of Publishing
This September, Annick will mark its 40th anniversary by embarking on a partnership with Pearson Canada, which will put a selection of more than 125 Annick books in every classroom across Canada.
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In Brief: September 22, 2016
This week, Jason Segel appears grave; children's authors retreat; Debbie Levy dissents; Gilbert Ford goes on display; YA gets some love in Pasadena; and Jennifer Lynn Alvarez celebrates an end and a new beginning.
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Sourcebooks and Wattpad: Building Community Together
Three years after entering into an innovative partnership with Wattpad, top executives at Sourcebooks report that the collaboration has exceeded their expectations.
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Art and Craft: A Panel Discussion Closes Out a Picture Book Exhibition
A September 15 gathering of educators, illustrators, and individuals associated with both Pratt and the Bank Street School of Education served as a welcoming introduction to a new school year of reading, illustrating, and teaching.
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Little, Brown Launches Award for New Illustrators
Caldecott Medalist and five-time Caldecott Honor artist Jerry Pinkney will act as a judge and the inaugural artist mentor for the first annual Little, Brown Emerging Artist Award.



