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Gardner, Pinfold Win 2013 Carnegie, Greenaway Medals
Sally Gardner has won the 2013 CILIP Carnegie Medal for Maggot Moon, and Levi Pinfold has won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Black Dog.
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Candlewick to Add Media-Centric Imprint
Beginning in spring 2014, Candlewick Press will group all of its media-related children's publishing, including TV and movie tie-ins, under a new imprint, called Candlewick Entertainment.
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First Book Tackles Lack of Diversity in Children's Books
The nonprofit has announced a two-year, $3 million initiative called the Stories for All Project, aimed at expanding the diversity of children's literature.
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Books for Africa Receives $600,000 Donation
Books for Africa announced that the Nigerian-based Sir Emeka Offor Foundation has donated $600,000 to the organization. It is the largest cash donation BFA has received in its 25-year history.
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Licensing Hotline: June 2013
Simon & Schuster is publishing three movie tie-in programs this summer as part of its ongoing partnership with DreamWorks.
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BEA 2013: Young Bloggers Provide a Fresh Perspective
PW caught up with four young bibliophiles who attended BEA to talk about YA book blogging, their favorite forthcoming books, and standout moments from the show.
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Nagler Moves to Random House
Michelle Nagler, editorial director of Bloomsbury Children's Books, will join Random House Children's Books on July 15 as associate publishing director of Random House/Golden Books.
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Slow Start to 2013 for the Children's Category, Says AAP
Robert Frost (and S.E. Hinton) had it right: nothing gold can stay.
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In Brief: June 13
This week, readers artistically celebrate a debut release; a Chicago author lets fans get vocal; and a teen flexes his retail influence.
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Poetry Foundation Names Kenn Nesbitt Children's Poet Laureate
Kenn Nesbitt has been named the new Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation, for a two-year tenure.
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Kingfisher Cuts Back in the U.S.
U.K.-based children’s book publisher Kingfisher has scaled back its U.S. operations, cutting its staff from three to one and reducing the number of titles it will release per season from 60 to about 35.
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Scholastic Celebrates 15 Years of Harry Potter
To mark Harry Potter's 15th U.S. anniversary, Scholastic is staging a contest in which 15 public libraries will win a party pack to help them host a celebration in honor of the bespectacled young wizard.
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A Writer's 'Life': On the Road with Lurlene McDaniel
Cultivating compassion was the major theme at this stop of Random House's Life Actually tour, which centered on author Lurlene McDaniel and her new book, The Year of Luminous Love.
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Fantasy/SF Publisher Rebellion Launches Children's Imprint
U.K. publisher Rebellion launched its new children's imprint, Ravenstone, at BEA with the release of Lupus Rex by singer-songwriter John Carter Cash.
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The 'Real' World: A BEA 2013 Children's Panel
Five authors gathered for a BEA panel on May 31 called Realistic Fiction – The Next Hot YA Genre, to discuss whether the young adult pendulum is swinging away from paranormal and dystopian genres to contemporary.
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Atlantyca Launches IP Sales Arm
Italian transmedia company Atlantyca Entertainment, which is involved in publishing and IP creation, is launching a new branch, Atlantyca IP Agency, within its production and distribution division.
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Henry Bear's Park for Sale
A three-store book and toy mini-chain is the latest Boston-area book institution to go on the market. Its Cambridge location is a few doors down from Porter Square Books, also for sale.
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Wells Arms Leaving Bloomsbury Kids to Start Agency
Victoria Wells Arms, the founding editor of Bloomsbury Children’s Books USA, is leaving the company at the end of the month to start her own literary agency. Wells Arms Literary is expected to be up and running by September.
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Children's Books at BEA: Photos from the Show
From the panels to the parties, from author signings to celebrity sightings, from Grumpy Cat to Bad Kitty – children’s book fans and YA-lovers had plenty to keep them busy during BEA.
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Shannon Hale and Mattel Live Happily 'Ever After'
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and Mattel are following up their successful partnership for Monster High with a second franchise, called Ever After High.



