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What's Selling at Square Books, Jr.
Jilleen Moore and Paul Fyke, booksellers at Square Books, Jr., in Oxford, Miss., talk about what is selling well this fall.
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Children's Job Moves: September 2013
New job announcements in children's publishing for September 2013.
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Cartoonists Fundraise for Oklahoma School Libraries
This past weekend, a group of New York City publishers and four popular children's book author-illustrators joined together in reaching out to the school libraries of Moore, Oklahoma.
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Light Sabers, Devil Horns, and Happily Ever After: The 2013 Austin Teen Book Festival
An estimated 4,000 readers from all over Texas and the U.S. attended the Austin Teen Book Festival on Saturday, September 28.
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Children's Books Shine at SCIBA Trade Show and Author Feast
Children's books and authors were a strong, positive presence at the annual Southern California Independent Booksellers Association's trade show, held September 27 and 28 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel.
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First Book Launches Global Initiative
First Book, a nonprofit organization that provides new books and educational materials to school and organizations serving children in need in the U.S. and Canada, is expanding the scope of its enterprise.
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New Trends in YA: The Agents' Perspective
A decade into the boom in YA literature, agents' in-boxes are as full of manuscripts-in-want-of-a-publisher as they ever have been.
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Joan Powers to Head Candlewick Entertainment
Candlewick announced the first two appointments for its new media-related imprint and for a similar imprint from Walker Books, Walker Entertainment, which will both publish their first books in spring 2014.
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Talking Children's Books at SIBA 2013
New Orleans was the colorful setting for the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance's annual trade show, held September 19–22 at the Sheraton on Canal Street.
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Celestial Bodies, Avian Companions, and Children’s Book Creators: National Book Festival 2013
The National Mall in Washington, D.C., played host to the 13th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival on September 21 and September 22.
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In Brief: September 26
This week, a picture book legend makes new 'friends'; the Rubenstein Award honors literacy advocates; an author-illustrator doubles up; a YA author makes a (virtual) guest appearance; there's no place like home for a book release event; and a writer shoots baskets – literally.
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Robust Children's Presence at Brooklyn Book Festival 2013
The eighth annual Brooklyn Book Festival – New York City's largest free literary event – took place on September 22 at Brooklyn's Borough Hall and Plaza.
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Colorado Mountains Provide Setting for YA Author Retreat
Eight YA authors accomplished a lot – and squeezed in some literary-themed playtime – at a writers' getaway in Steamboat Springs, Colo. organized by Jessica Brody.
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In Tune: Music Sparks a New Project from Cornelia Funke
Composer Luna Pearl Woolf and soprano Lisa Delan enlisted author Cornelia Funke, actor Jeremy Irons, and Mirada Studios to work on a multimedia storybook and app.
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Talking Common Core and 21st Century Literacy at the CBC
At the annual Children's Book Council meeting, guest speakers Alan Lawrence Sitomer and Maryanne Wolf discussed Common Core and influence of technology has on developing readers.
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Princeton Children's Book Festival: In Photos
The eighth annual Princeton Children's Book Festival was held on September 21 with 86 authors and illustrators in attendance to celebrate the community, books, and the love of reading.
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Solid Second Outing for Boston Teen Author Festival
Twenty-one authors took part in the second annual Boston Teen Author Festival on Saturday, September 21, at the Cambridge Public Library in Cambridge, Mass.
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Brain Hive Names Soutor President; Adds Features
Brain Hive, a pay-as-you-go e-book lending service for K-12 school libraries, has added new features to the platform in addition announcing changes to its management.
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Simon & Schuster Begins School Test for E-books
Simon & Schuster has begun a pilot program aimed at making 450 of its most popular children’s and young adult titles available for use in school classrooms as e-books.
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A [John] Green Summer for Indies
For a number of booksellers summer 2013 has been one of the best.



