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National Poll Finds Americans Support Freedom to Read

By Claire Kirch | 03/23/2023 @ 03:00PM

An annual survey conducted by Iowa's Grinnell College and Seltzer & Co. found that a majority of Americans support student access to a wide range of books in school libraries and more.
In Brief: March 23, 2023

| 03/23/2023 @ 02:00PM

Recently authors saw their name in city lights, headed off on a book tour, and dressed as their characters for a school visit.
2023 Walter Dean Myers Awards: Life Changing Literature and Book Bans

By Iyana Jones | 03/21/2023 @ 03:00PM

The eighth annual Walter Awards Ceremony and Symposium took place as a hybrid event at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C., and online on March 17.
Abrams Announces Award Highlighting Unpublished Marginalized Children's Authors

By Iyana Jones | 03/21/2023 @ 03:00PM

Abrams has announced the inaugural Abrams Amplify Award, a contest created to "honor and uplift the voices of children's book creators from marginalized communities."
Licensing Hotline: March 2023

By Karen Raugust | 03/21/2023 @ 02:00PM

Read on for news about Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing's Transformers books, HarperCollins's Magic Mixies books, Mango's inaugural Fay and Fluffy title, Scholastic joining the global Learn with Peppa program, a new licensing agent for Anboran, and more.
Jane O'Connor to Retire from Penguin

By Diane Roback | 03/21/2023 @ 10:00AM

Jane O'Connor, former president of mass market publishing at Putnam Books for Young Readers, and author of the Fancy Nancy picture books, has announced her retirement in April.
Myth and Middle Grade: Exploring the Books

Compiled by Shannon Maughan | 03/17/2023 @ 07:00PM

In these title close-ups, authors and editors discuss their thoughts on creating books within the burgeoning middle grade subgenre of mythology-inspired fantasy-adventures.
Myth and Middle Grade

By Shannon Maughan | 03/17/2023 @ 07:00PM

Publishers are riding a rich new wave of mythology-based fantasy adventures for middle graders; we asked editors of some of the new and forthcoming books in this robust category to share their views about its growth.
Transit Books Grows a Picture Book Imprint

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 03/17/2023 @ 09:00AM

The Bay Area nonprofit publisher has diversified its global offerings with the picture books of Transit Children's Editions.
2023 North Texas Teen Book Festival in Photos

| 03/16/2023 @ 03:00PM

After two years of virtual and hybrid programming, the ninth annual North Texas Teen Book Festival returned in-person in Irving, Tex., on March 3 and 4., drawing approximately 10,000 attendees.
In Brief: March 16, 2023

| 03/16/2023 @ 02:00PM

This month an author headed to Los Angeles to get into the Oscars spirit; picture book collaborators took their work on an international book tour; an artist created her own bookish window display; and a meteorologist-turned-author made a school visit.
Bologna 2023: Photos from the Fair

By Emma Kantor, Ed Nawotka, and Diane Roback | 03/14/2023 @ 04:00PM

Publishing professionals from around the globe gathered for the 60th Bologna Children's Book Fair; see our photo tour with highlights from the event.
Bank Street Launches Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award

By Iyana Jones | 03/14/2023 @ 03:00PM

The Center for Children's Literature at Bank Street College held a virtual event for the inaugural Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award on March 9.
Making a Difference with Makerspaces

By Patricia J. Murphy | 03/13/2023 @ 09:00AM

Today libraries are many things to different people. As places for engaging storytimes, welcoming and safe havens, and labs for creativity, libraries help expand children's minds. We spoke with three librarians about how their makerspaces are sparking students' creativity and curiosity, and impacting lives.
Obituary: Ian Falconer

By Shannon Maughan | 03/08/2023 @ 04:00PM

Author-illustrator, fine artist, and designer Ian Falconer, best known as the creator of witty picture books about headstrong, precocious piglet Olivia, died on March 7. He was 63.
Bologna 2023: Sakana Sakatsuki's 'Planetarium Ghost Travel' Wins BolognaRagazzi Award for Comics

By Teri Tan | 03/08/2023 @ 11:00AM

Epic. Innovative. Intimate. Those were the adjectives used by the jury to describe Sakana Sakatsuki's 'Planetarium Ghost Travel,' which won the 2023 BolognaRagazzi Award for Comics in the Young Adult category.
Bologna 2023: A Global View of Book Banning

By Ed Nawotka, with reporting by Pirita Tolvanen | 03/08/2023 @ 10:00AM

A panel on Tuesday morning at the Bologna Book Fair, moderated by Barbara Marcus, president and publisher of Random House Children's Books, addressed the growing trend of book censorship around the world.
Young, Black & Lit Celebrates Fifth Anniversary with Writing Contest and Donations

By Iyana Jones | 03/08/2023 @ 10:00AM

2023 marks five years since the start of Young, Black & Lit, a nonprofit organization committed to increasing access to children's books that center Black children and experiences.
HarperCollins, Elf on the Shelf Sign Deal for a Dozen Books

By Karen Raugust | 03/07/2023 @ 09:30AM

HarperCollins has secured the global rights from the Lumistella Company to publish books tied to the Elf on the Shelf universe over the next five years.
Bologna 2023: Publishers from India, Mozambique, Ukraine Win Top Prizes

By Ed Nawotka | 03/07/2023 @ 09:00AM

Wonder House Books from India, Trinta Zero Nove from Mozambique, and the Old Lion Publishing House in Ukraine were among six winners of this year's Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year.

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