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Yallwest 2016 in Photos
More than 100 authors and illustrators attended the two-day celebration of all things YA (and some middle grade this year, too).
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A Children's Bookstore to Pop Up in the Bronx
Playwright Calvin Alexander Ramsey is the latest children's book author to add "bookseller" to his many accomplishments.
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Pat Mora Celebrates 20 Years of Honoring Día
For two decades, children's book author and literacy advocate Pat Mora has been rallying enthusiasm for and participation in El día de los niños/ El día de los libros'(Children's Day/Book Day), aka Día, an annual celebration of tchildren and books.
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Canadian Children's Book Week to Host 400+ Events from Coast to Coast
This Saturday, the 39th annual TD Canadian Children's Book Week kicks with 29 authors, illustrators, and storytellers participating in more than 400 book-related events across the country.
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In Brief: May 5, 2016
This week, a publisher donates books for a cause; fans hone their writing skills with a favorite author; an author sends his books to Princeton; and an author launches his new mystery-adventure series.
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SCBWI Conference Attendees Raise Funds for Diversity
About 600 attendees at this year's Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators' "Wild Wild" Midwest conference, got into the spirit of the gathering by going wild with their cash over diversity.
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2016 NYC Independent Bookstore Day in Photos
A PW staffer takes readers on a photo tour of local children's bookstores celebrating Independent Bookstore Day.
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Valuing 'Reading Over Parking'
The denial of a special permit to park the Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip Bus in front of Eight Cousins this summer has forced townspeople to reflect on what matters most.
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Bloomsbury Anthology Pairs YA Authors and Booktubers
What do you get when you blend the equally passionate communities of booktubers (YouTube users who enthusiastically vlog about all-things-book) and YA authors for a project?
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Recruiting Diversity: A CBC Panel
Moving the conversation about diversity in children's publishing forward, panelists specializing in employee recruitment and hiring gathered at the headquarters of the Children's Book Council in Manhattan on April 20 to share their perspectives on diversification of an industry that remains fairly homogeneous.
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In Brief: April 28, 2016
This week, a children's author has a room named in her honor; two author-illustrators show kids that going to work is pretty fun; an author signs books at a local haunt; and an author celebrates in good company.
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Children's Job Moves: April 2016
New job announcements in children's publishing for April 2016.
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Fabled Films Press Partners with NYPL on Read-Aloud Initiative
Children's publishing and entertainment company Fabled Films this month released 'The Nocturnals,' the inaugural novel under its new imprint.
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Report from Flanders: Children's Books Are Alive and Well
I accepted an invitation to join the Flemish Literature Tour in Belgium, focused on children's literature, because I thought the experience would be informative and fun. It was both.
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Children's Literature and the Censorship Conversation: Dialogues on Challenged Books
Authors, educators, and children's literature experts gathered at Bank Street College in New York City on April 16 for a half-day of panel talks on censorship.
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In Brief: April 21, 2016
This week, an author is honored at a book fest; an author-illustrator invites readers to play along; authors cozy up at an awards gala; a series draws to a conclusion; an author’s debut celebrates a little-known baseball team; and a publisher delivers books to Bay Area classrooms.
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Jeff Kinney Takes Minneapolis
Jeff Kinney was in Minneapolis last Friday for the premiere of 'Wimpy Kid: The Musical,' followed by a Saturday book signing at Wild Rumpus Books.
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Globe Pequot to Launch Children's Imprint
This summer Globe Pequot, the trade imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, will launch Muddy Boots, its first children's imprint.
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A Children's Bookshop Grows in Brooklyn
On April 30, New York City will add a third children's specialty store, Stories, launched by novelist Maggie Pouncey and her husband, tech entrepreneur Matt Miller.
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Licensing Hotline: April 2016
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers has licensed the rights to create novelty titles for the preschool-targeted DC Super Friends brand, under license from Warner Bros. Consumer Products.



