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Tips from Children’s Institute
A roundup of ideas for nuts-and-bolts bookselling from Children's Institute 3.
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Children’s Job Moves: April, 2015
New Job Announcements in children’s publishing for April 2015.
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Murphy Succeeding Katz as Head of HC Children's
Susan Katz, president and publisher of HarperCollins Children’s Books, will retire this summer after 28 years with the organization.
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Classroom Library Awarded Contract with NYC Schools
Classroom Library Company has been awarded a nearly $9 million contract with the New York City Department of Education’s Core Curriculum program for its 2015-2016 Classroom Libraries.
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Where the Wild Books Are: A Day of Celebrating Foreign Picture Books
International luminaries in the field of children’s picture books gathered at the New School’s Tishman auditorium in New York City on April 18 for a full day of presentations and discussions on the topic of international children’s books.
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Caitlyn Dlouhy Gets Imprint at Atheneum
Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing will launch a new imprint under Atheneum Books, called Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, helmed by the editor of the same name.
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Children's Institute 3 in Photos
Nearly 200 booksellers from across the country gathered in Pasadena, Calif., on April 19–21, for two days of educational programming, networking, and meeting with authors.
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In Brief: April 23, 2015
This week, authors and illustrators are honored in Minnesota and Mississippi; illustrators talk craft in Los Angeles; and the force is with a children's book artist in Anaheim.
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CBC Helps Establish Prison Libraries
The Children's Book Council is partnering with the unPrison Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering and mentoring women in prison, while raising awareness of their families' needs.
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Banned Books Week to Showcase YA
This year's Banned Books Week, which runs Sept. 27–Oct. 3, will shine the spotlight on young adult books.
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We Need Diverse Books Group Talks to MFA Students
On April 15, authors and librarians affiliated with We Need Diverse Books addressed a room of MFA students to talk both about the state of diversity in publishing.
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Lots to Do at Children's Institute
Booksellers praised the first full day of programming, which included practical sessions, a tour of Vroman's, and signings with over 50 authors, as "fabulous" and "fantastic."
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Wimpy Kid 'Bookseller' Opens Enthusiastic CI 3
The sold-out conference featured the country's newest indie bookstore owner Jeff Kinney.
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YALLWEST 2015: A Photo Essay
This year marked the first YALLWEST, the West Coast counterpart of YALLFEST, held on April 11–12 at Santa Monica High School and Santa Monica Public Library.
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AWP 2015 with Children's Publishers and Authors: A Photo Essay
The Association of Writing Programs and Writers held its annual conference from April 9-11, and effectively took over the city of Minneapolis for four days.
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Children's Print Book Sales Buck the Trend
Children's print book sales around the world in the last couple of years have been nothing short of fantastic.
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In Brief: April 16, 2015
This week, middle-grade authors get cozy with some of their biggest fans; readers get a first look at a whale of a story; an Aussie author meets readers in the Lone Star State; students connect through reading; an author gets into character; and a book release party has artistic flair.
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Kohl's Cares Picks the Steads
Starting this week through June 27, Kohl’s Department Stores are featuring children’s books by Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead.
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David Fickling Books Joins Scholastic
In May, the venerated editor and publisher of children's literature will release the first books under a new publishing partnership with Scholastic.



