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In Brief: December 17, 2015
This week, the force is with First Book; a children's book podcast premieres; and a beloved author-illustrator draws a crowd.
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BEA 2016 Children's Breakfast Speakers Announced
The three speakers and the master of ceremonies have been announced for the Children’s Author Breakfast at next year’s BookExpo America.
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Children’s Publishers Choose Their Favorite Reads of 2015
We asked children's publishers to tell us about their favorite children's or YA book of the year.
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Licensing Hotline: December 2015
Scholastic is bringing some of its licensed brands into two new-for-licensing formats: character biographies and informational nonfiction.
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Children's Holiday Sales 2015: Picture Books and Middle Grade Top YA
We spoke with children's booksellers across the country about how they fared at the start of the busy holiday season, and found out what their early strong sellers have been.
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In Brief: December 10, 2015
This week, the force awakens in D.C.; an author gives her stamp of approval; an artist puts a new spin on 'Alice in Wonderland'; and an illustrator gets her very own day.
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Children's Publishing in China: Highlights from the First GKC China Deep Dive
Children's books play a leading role in the fragmented and state-controlled publishing industry in China, and titles in translation are an important part of the mix.
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Publishers Crack Coding for Kids
This year's Computer Science Education Week and Hour of Code – December 7-13 – are off and running, and more children's book publishers than ever are offering titles designed to get kids excited to learn how to make computers work.
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School & Library Spotlight: Hot Topics for School Libraries
Makerspaces, computer coding for kids, the Transform Your School Library initiative, and other topics that school librarians are buzzing about.
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What Are Students Reading?: The Most Checked-Out School Library Books
Follett, distributor of technologies, services and digital and print content to the educational market, has created Follett Students’ Choice, a new tool that ranks the top 50 books with the most checkouts in a given month.
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PW Talks with Rosen Publishing CEO Roger Rosen
Rosen Publishing CEO Roger Rosen talks digital innovation and librarians' roles in today's society.
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Global Kids Connect: A Star-Studded Party
Capping the Global Kids Connect conference was a party for PW's just-published Children's Starred Reviews Issue; many local authors and illustrators whose books were featured in that issue were in attendance.
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Global Kids Connect Conference Debuts in New York
The one-day conference offered an expert lineup of publishers, editors, and agents, who offered professional perspectives on everything from content creation and licensing to doing business in China.
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What's Selling at Third Place Books
Holiday gift-buying is in full-swing at Third Place Books, where Patti Harriman is busy recommending titles to customers looking for that just-right book on their gift lists.
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Children's Job Moves: November 2015
New job announcements in children's publishing for November 2015.
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Global Kids Connect Conference Set for Dec. 2-3
Global Kids Connect, a new children's publishing conference co-sponsored by Publishers Weekly and the Bologna Book Fair, is set to begin tomorrow, December 2, in New York City.
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New and Forthcoming African-American Titles for Young Readers, 2015-2016
The following is a list of African-American interest books for young readers.
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2015 Looks a Lot Like 2010 for Children's App Developers
The first generation of apps and interactive technology aimed at the children's and education market may have had a cool reception, but there are still many opportunities for publishers.
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National Book Award Finalist's Medal and Its Traveling Woes
Ali Benjamin, author of the National Book Award-nominated novel 'The Thing About Jellyfish,' was recently separated from her finalist medal.
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Current Representations of American Indians in Children's Publishing
November is Native American Heritage month, which offers a timely reason to take a look at the status of representation of American Indians in children's literature.



