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Photo Essay: NYC Teen Authors Festival
Last week's New York City Teen Author Festival attracted 1,000 attendees to events featuring some 90 authors over the course of the seven days.
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In Brief: March 28
This week, a documentary film with a kids' book connection was a hit at SXSW; a contest winner lends her voice to The Boxcar Children; author Amy Timberlake celebrates her Midwest roots; Amy Ludwig VanDerwater 'dolls' up for her launch event; Eric Carle Day means kids and cupcakes; and Elizabeth Partridge commemorates a civil rights march with those who were there.
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Bologna 2013: An Emphasis on Middle-Grade and Realistic Fiction
Despite cold, rainy weather and scheduling that rubbed up against Passover and Easter, attendees at this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair reported that foot traffic was heavy, moods were optimistic, and business was getting done.
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Herman to Head Up Peanuts Publishing
Craig Herman joined Peanuts Worldwide on March 18 as executive director of publishing.
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Bologna 2013: Photos from the Fair
As the Bologna Children's Book Fair draws to a close, join us for a photo-tour of the fair, from the espresso-fueled activity on the trade show floor to the afterparties, awards ceremonies, and meetings between longtime friends and colleagues.
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Finding 'Firsts' at the Bologna Book Fair
Bologna is celebrating its golden anniversary, and although one of the joys of the fair is reconnecting with longtime colleagues and friends from around the world, there are also many firsts this year: new lists launching, first-time attendees taking it all in, and Bologna veterans returning in new roles.
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Bologna Celebrates 50 Years in Style (and at Length)
On Tuesday night, hundreds of children’s book publishers and other Bologna Children’s Book Fair attendees filled the Teatro Comunale, Bologna’s opera house, for a grand anniversary gala and awards ceremony to celebrate the fair’s 50th anniversary.
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Bologna 2013: All Our Coverage
Catch up on all the goings on at the Bologna Children's Book Fair with PW's coverage of the show, collected here.
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Isol Wins 2013 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Argentinean author, illustrator, and musician Isol has won the annual Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize. The award was announced Tuesday in a presentation from Vimmerby, Sweden, which was broadcast live online, as well as to gathered crowds at the Bologna Book Fair.
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TOC Bologna 2013: Brand Strategy, Empowered Consumers, and an 'Ecosystem of Storytelling'
Books and authors as brands, being smart about entering the app race, and the empowerment of consumers – especially kids – were major themes at the third annual Tools of Change Bologna conference, held Sunday, March 24, the day before the opening of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
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Hurricane Sandy: The Road to Recovery
Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on libraries and bookstores all along the eastern seaboard, and it hurt business at many more. Bibliophiles and publishing professionals stepped in.
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'Wimpy Kid' Expands Into Stationery
Starting this fall, notebooks, magnetic pads, and other stationery products based on Jeff Kinney's bestselling Diary of a Wimpy series will be available in stores.
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A New Chapter for NorthSouth Books
For the first time in several years, NorthSouth is gearing up to acquire original books by U.S. authors and illustrators, rather than only releasing translations of titles that originated in the Zurich office.
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Reorg for HMH Kids
Starting in spring 2014, HMH is "retiring" several children's imprints and placing them all under one umbrella, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers.
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In Brief: March 21
This week, book lovers fete 'The Museum'; a local artist leaves his mark on the town; a basketball star gets the (off-court) assist; cold-blooded critters receive a warm welcome; an author-illustrator takes a position; and a quartet of YA authors show off their signature style.
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Digital Publisher Inky Sprat Launches with Babette Cole Titles
British author-illustrator Babette Cole has started a digital publishing company called Inky Sprat, with e-book versions of her works and plans to release her previously published titles as well as books by other authors.
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Macmillan and RAINN Partnership Honors 'Speak'
The publisher of Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak is partnering with the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) in a campaign to raise awareness and funds during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
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'The Chocolate War' and Other Robert Cormier Titles Now Available Digitally
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers is releasing e-book versions of a dozen young adult novels by Robert Cormier, who died in 2000 and was known for his unflinching portrayal of adolescence.
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Facts & Figures 2012: ‘Hunger Games’ Still Rules in Children's
For children's books, without a doubt, the Hunger Games was the story of the year. Its performance far exceeded that of all other books for children and teens.
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LBYR Joins Storia
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers is the latest publisher to add some of its titles to Storia, Scholastic’s classroom-based, teacher-recommended e-reading app for kids. A selection of LBYR books, from picture books to young adult novels, will be available on Storia in late spring.
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