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Insights from the Nielsen Children's Summit
Follow PW's live tweeting from Nielsen's first ever summit on children's books.
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Alexie, Woodson to Be Featured Authors at BookCon 2015
We Need Diverse Books, the grassroots group that emerged after ReedPop announced last spring an initially homogenous roster of BookCon authors, has partnered with pop culture event organizer ReedPop to ensure a more multicultural line-up at BookCon 2015.
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Steven Kellogg on Why He Reworked a 'Pinkerton' Scene in Response to Sandy Hook
Stephen Colbert's recent spoof inspired his fans to post humorous online suggestions for changing a host of well-known children's books so they would reflect our society's obsession with guns.
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What's Selling at Water Street Bookstore
It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas at Water Street Bookstore in Exeter, N.H., where children's event coordinator Heather Robicheau reports heavy customer traffic and strong holiday sales.
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Children's Book Publishing in the 21st Century: A Literary Salon
Children's book professionals gathered at the main branch of the New York Public Library on Saturday, December 6, for a panel discussion on the state of the publishing industry, focused specifically on picture books.
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Children's Books Climb at the Start of the Holiday Season
PW contacted two dozen bookstores around the country in the week following Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, to see how children's books are selling at the start of the holiday season.
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New Data on the Impact of YA Franchises to Be Unveiled at Nielsen Summit
Nielsen Children's Book Summit provides a comprehensive overview of the children's book landscape for publishers, marketers and content developers looking to understand consumer behavior.
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A Roundup of 2014's Best Book Lists for Kids and Teens
As the year draws to a close, the critics, reviewers, and awards committees have been rolling out their roundups of the year's favorites.
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What Kids Want to Read: An Infographic
For the forthcoming fifth edition of its 'Kids & Family Reading Report,' Scholastic undertook a national survey of children who weighed in on everything from reading habits at home to favored genres.
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In Brief: December 4
This week, panelists are in "vogue"; a famous grouch shows his warm and fuzzy side; young musicians perform at a book launch; and an author poses with her real-life inspiration.
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PW and the Obamas: Meeting Up at Politics & Prose to Buy Books
We arrived at the store at about 11:30 a.m., prepared to do some power shopping, not knowing that we were about to rub shoulders with the First Family.
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Exhibitors Find a Buzzing Shanghai Fair and a Booming Children's Market
A bigger venue and a much expanded professional program awaited exhibitors and visitors to this year's China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair, which recently completed its second run from November 20–22.
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Holiday Shopping: #GiveaBook, Help a Child
Penguin Random House is embracing the holiday spirit of generosity with the launch of #GiveaBook, a social media campaign that promotes books as holiday gifts.
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Children's Job Moves: November 2014
New job announcements in children's publishing for November 2014.
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Handler Donates $110,000 to We Need Diverse Books
Daniel Handler, whose comments about Jacqueline Woodson after she received a National Book Award offended many, is sending $110,000 to We Need Diverse Books this week in support of its fundraising campaign, raising the total date to $321,901.
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A Good Night for Children's Books at the 2014 National Book Awards
This year's National Book Awards were a source of many celebrations for the children's book world on Wednesday night at Cipriani Wall Street.
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Shanghai Children’s Book Fair: Bigger, Better, Busier
The three-day event runs from November 20 to 22 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Centre.
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Young People's Literature at the 2014 National Book Awards: A Photo Essay
On November 19, five children's and YA authors headed to Cipriani Wall Street for the 65th National Book Awards. Our photographer caught up with the authors (and their editors) who were nominated in the Young People's Literature category, and also captured the winner.
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RoadsideYA Tour in Photos
YA authors Julie Murphy, Katie Cotugno, Tessa Gratton, Bethany Hagen, and Natalie C. Parker ventured on a joint road trip book tour from October 22 – November 5 covering 3,600 miles and nine book events.
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Penguin Redesigns Mad Libs App, Introduces First Co-branded Versions
Penguin Young Readers teamed up with digital developer Kettle for a redesign of its popular free Mad Libs app.



