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Children's Job Moves: November 2022
Job moves in children's publishing during November 2022.
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YA Does YA at Annabelle's Book Club L.A.
Annabelle's Book Club L.A., which opened on Black Friday in Los Angeles's Studio City neighborhood, stands out for its hot pink façade, its YA-focused inventory, and its 16-year-old proprietor, Annabelle Chang.
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Licensing Hotline: November 2022
Read on for news about Studio Fun's Blippi books, Abrams’s middle grade and graphic novels tied to the classic Nickelodeon horror series 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?,' 80th anniversary tie-ins for 'The Little Prince,' and more.
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Mercer Mayer Co-Founds New Entertainment and Licensing Company
Mercer Mayer, author of 300 books including the long-running Little Critter series, has partnered with digital media developer John Sansevere to form a new company, Twelve/30.
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We Need Diverse Books Launches #BooksSaveLives Initiative Against Censorship
WNDB is launching the #BooksSaveLives campaign, which will give as much as $10,000 in grants to schools and libraries in underserved communities that they can purchase challenged and banned books for their collections.
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Art from Cover to Cover: Spotlight on Tra Publishing
With visually stunning, bespoke titles that focus on environmental and social issues, the publisher looks to inspire curious, confident, and engaged young readers. (Sponsored)
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The Rabbit hOle Hops Closer to Completion
The Rabbit hOle, the $15 million "explore-a-storium" project in Kansas City spearheaded by former children's booksellers Pete Cowdin and Deb Pettid, is moving closer to becoming a reality.
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YALLFest 2022 in Photos
Fans of YA literature flocked to Charleston, S.C., for a weekend of bookish fun at YALLFEST, held November 11–12.
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Movie Alert: 'My Father's Dragon'
'My Father's Dragon,' inspired by the 1948 children's novel of the same name by Ruth Stiles Gannett, is now streaming on Netflix.
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At 30, Brain Quest Expands and Refreshes Its Line
In 2023, three decades after Workman first introduced Brain Quest, this curriculum-based, grade-leveled publishing program is further extending its reach with a move into the preschool market.
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Obituary: Ellen Wittlinger
Ellen Wittlinger, whose YA novels have been praised for their depiction of memorable and realistic protagonists navigating provocative issues of adolescence, died on November 17 at 74.
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Charlesbridge Publishing Acquires Move Books
With is acquisition of Move Books, Charlesbridge plans to launch a new middle grade imprint called Charlesbridge Moves, helmed by Move Books founder Eileen Robinson.
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Children's Starred Reviews 2022: All of Our Stars
Our Children’s Starred Reviews Annual features nearly 400 reviews of exceptional books for young readers, a selection of interviews with some of today’s top authors and illustrators, our 50 Best Books of 2022, and a cover by Felicita Sala.
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Hrab, Kazemi, and Ferguson Selected as 2022 Governor General's Literary Awards Winners
The winners of the 2022 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced on November 16 by the Canada Council for the Arts.
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2022 National Book Awards for Young People's Literature in Photos
Our photographer caught up with the finalists for the Young People’s Literature prize, along with their editors, and also captured the award announcement.
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In Brief: November 17, 2022
Writers come together to highlight French literature; a ballet dancer is a special guest at a reading; an author reads at a book festival; and an author is welcomed at a sold-out tour stop.
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2022 NBA Teen Press Conference Centers Conversations with Young Readers
In advance of the National Book Awards, the finalists for Young People’s Literature gathered on Tuesday morning at the Teen Press Conference in New York City, an opportunity for the authors to share their works with local students.
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Ken Wright to Retire from Penguin Young Readers
Penguin Young Readers has announced that Ken Wright, president and publisher of the Viking, Philomel, and Flamingo Publishing Group, will retire at the end of January 2023.
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The State of STEM/STEAM Publishing
PW asked editors for their views on the current landscape of STEM/STEAM books for young readers.
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'America's Next Great Author' Competition Films Pilot
Seventy-five emerging authors from around the country gathered on October 30 and 31 in Newark, N.J., to tape the pilot for a reality show called 'America's Next Great Author.'