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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.
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In Brief: September 15, 2016
This week, Raina Telgemeier's 'Ghosts' is in the house (of worship); Dog Man hits the road; Mac Barnett and Adam Rex show how their book was made; members of a unique orchestra visit New York; cosplayers get into character at Salt Lake City Comic Con; and Elizabeth Eulberg solves the case of a missing dog.
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Yang Issues 'Reading Without Walls Challenge'
For years, teachers, librarians, and booksellers have worked to encourage reading by creating booklists that link a popular title to read-alikes. Gene Luen Yang wants to turn that practice inside out.
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Disney Announces New Rick Riordan Imprint
Rick Riordan has gotten a variation on the same question a zillion times: When are you going to write about the Hindu gods and goddesses? Ancient Chinese mythology? Native American legends? Now, he has an answer.
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