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In Brief: March 13
This week: psychic readings and selfies amp up a book release party; National Jewish Book Awards ceremony honors a picture-book team; an illustrator bonds with his daughter over Truffula trees; and an author plants the seeds of a love of nature with young readers.
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Cupcake Digital Acquires zuuka and Its iStorytime Library App
Cupcake Digital, a developer of enhanced e-book apps sold through the major app distributors, has purchased zuuka, developer of the iStorytime library app featuring narrated children’s storybooks.
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Scholastic Announces 'Worlds Collide' Initiative
The alternative-reality adventure world of The 39 Clues, the time-travel world of Infinity Ring, and the fantasy world of Spirit Animals will converge in Scholastic’s Worlds Collide, a marketing campaign that aims to connect the authors and fans of these multi-platform series.
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News from the North: March 2014
In our latest dispatch from Canada, we highlight some ways publishers are making the most of their connections and partnerships.
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The Poisoned Pencil Announces First YA Title
After nearly two years of planning, The Poisoned Pencil, an imprint of Poisoned Pen Press, is releasing its first title, Janie Chodosh's "Death Spiral," on April 1.
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Rights Report: Week of March 10, 2014
New deals for Keith & Theodora Richards, Doreen Cronin, Chris Barton, Cynthia Voigt, Blythe Woolston, and others.
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Bologna Book Fair 2014 Preview: Emerging Imprints and Promising Publishers
Subagents from around the world recommend noteworthy children's publishing efforts, just in time for the 2014 Bologna Book Fair.
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Seuss Sales Double Thanks to Reading Initiative
Sales for "Green Eggs and Ham" and other classics more than doubled after the Read Across America celebration on March 2, Dr. Seuss's birthday.
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Fighting Gender Stereotypes in Kids' Publishing
Color war is fine for summer camp, but when it comes to children's books, there are plenty of people don't want to have to choose between blue and pink.
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All Things Children at ABA
PW caught up with Matthew Zoni, manager of the ABC Children's Group, and with ABA senior program officer Joy Dallanegra-Sanger, to find out more about the ABA's stepped-up commitment to children's programming.
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In Brief: March 6
This week, a bookstore shows its true colors for Dr. Seuss; an author brings her expertise to a presidential museum; friends and florals help fete a children's book writer; an author celebrates a decade of hamster hijinks; and writer-illustrator team give fans a dose of literary medicine.
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Celebrating Dr. Seuss's 110th Birthday
Random House Children's Books, in partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, is commemorating Theodor Geisel's 110th birthday with Dr. Seuss's Birthday Club, a new online venture.
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So What Does an Editor 'Really' Do?: NECBA Booksellers Meet in N.H.
Approximately 25 booksellers braved the cold and attended the New England Children’s Booksellers Advisory Council held its first 2014 meeting at the Portsmouth Public Library in downtown Portsmouth, N.H.
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New Name and Affiliation for Austin Teen Book Festival
Five years after its founding, the Austin Teen Book Festival is changing its name to the Texas Teen Book Festival and collaborating with the Texas Book Festival.
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In Brief: March 4
On our radar: NYC children enjoy a seasonally appropriate reading; three writers meet Illinois fans; a bookshop hosts a breakfast of (reading) champions; and a first-time novelist gets a hometown welcome.
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Put Me in the Story Lifts Sourcebooks Sales
With a 22% spike in total company revenues in 2013, Chicago-based Sourcebooks continues to build momentum in the marketplace.
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Jay Asher Headlines '50 States Against Bullying' Campaign
Penguin Books for Young Readers hopes to further spread the anti-bullying message of Jay Asher's "Thirteen Reasons Why" with its yearlong 50 States Against Bullying campaign
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Northern California Children's Booksellers Alliance Holds First Meeting
With a slightly different name and a showing of 80% new faces, the first meeting of the Northern California Children's Booksellers Alliance took place at Book Passage in Corte Madera, Calif. on February 24.
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In Brief: February 27
This week, writers welcome an anniversary edition of a classic; a picture book author celebrates her father's legacy; a little blue truck passes a big milestone; and a book launch "sparkles."
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Children's Job Moves: February 2014
New job announcements in children's publishing for February 2014.



