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#BooksGiveRefuge, Ukraine Relief Efforts Continue
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the international publishing community has come together with a number of initiatives aimed at offering support to children's authors and publishers; see more about these ongoing efforts.
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Festivities Ramp Up for Inaugural Floyd Cooper Day
Plans for the inaugural Floyd Cooper Day are shifting into high gear; scheduled for May 6—the final day of 2022 Children’s Book Week—the event honors the late author-illustrator known for his storytelling focused on African American experiences.
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We Need Diverse Books Offers Banned Book Grants to Educators
We Need Diverse Books has launched an initiative to provide teachers and librarians with $2,000 grants earmarked for purchases of banned books, author visits to schools, and other actions in support of books.
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Making Room for Children’s Books
The graphic novel boom, the appeal of fantasy, and the enduring educational value of books themselves have ensured the health of the category, writes biographer and historian Leonard S. Marcus.
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Oldest Children’s Bookstore in Boston Area to Close
On April 30, the Children’s Book Shop in Brookline Village, Mass., will close its doors after 45 years; it is the area’s oldest independent children’s bookstore.
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Movie Alert: 'The Bad Guys'
Australian author Aaron Blabey's popular graphic novel series The Bad Guys is hitting the big screen.
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NYC Public Libraries Offer Free Nationwide Digital Access to Combat Censorship
As part of its Books for All initiative championing the "right to read freely," the New York Public Library has joined forces with Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, and Scholastic to offer readers across the U.S. access to a digital collection of commonly banned books via the library's free e-book reading app.
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TeenBookCon 2022 in Photos
TeenBookCon22 celebrated the return of its in-person festival on April 9 in Houston; fourteen YA authors joined in person, and more than 400 students from the greater Houston area attended and sat in on author panels and keynotes
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In Brief: April 14, 2022
This week an author signs books around New York City; the Ezra Jack Keats Award recipients gather online to discuss their work; a Nashville bookstore hosts a launch event; and a virtual panel at the Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival focuses on back matter.
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Obituary: Huntley Fitzpatrick
Young adult author Huntley Fitzpatrick, known for her realistic contemporary teen romances, died on April 8 following a long illness; she was 58.
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Authors Celebrate Their Banned Books During EveryLibrary Panel
Last week, EveryLibrary hosted a virtual session, "Censored Authors Speak," a roundtable about the current rise in book banning throughout the country.
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Penguin Young Readers and the Crayon Collection Continue Collaboration
Penguin Young Readers is partnering once again with the Crayon Collection, a nonprofit organization dedicated to environmental consciousness and providing art education in underfunded schools, for the National "Letters for Change" program.
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Confronting Cultural Illiteracy: LGBTQ Books 2022
Authors and illustrators speak out against book banning and discuss the significance of sharing stories with LGBTQ themes.
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Licensing Hotline: April 2022
Read on for news about DK's 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' encyclopedia, Random House's picture book with Ellen DeGeneres, new Harry Potter publishing from Insight Editions, lucha libre books from Future House and Masked Republic, a Spawn trade publishing program, and more.
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GM, Candlewick, ABA Partner to Bring STEM Titles to Underserved Communities
The #STEMReads initiative will give away 20,000 copies of Christina Soontornvat's novel 'The Last Mapmaker' to encourage young readers to develop an interest in STEM subjects.
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Random House Goes Retro with 'The Cuphead Show!'
Random House Children's Books is the new master publishing licensee for 'The Cuphead Show!' from Netflix Animation; the TV series debuted in February 2018 and is based on Studio MDHR’s video game 'Cuphead,' which has sold more than eight million units since its debut in 2017.
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In Brief: April 7, 2022
This month, authors made their return to the book events arena; launched debuts in their beloved hometowns; and brought music to their literary festivities; and a new children's book exhibition opens.
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New Voices, New Conversations: The 2022 Kweli Color of Children's Literature Conference
The seventh annual Kweli Color of Children's Literature Conference took place from March 25-27 on Zoom for its third year of fully virtual programming.
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Jarrett Krosoczka Serves Up 10th Annual School Lunch Hero Day
What began as a humble testament by author-illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka to his former school lunch ladies has morphed into a global celebration.
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Obituary: Patricia MacLachlan
Award-winning children's book author Patricia MacLachlan, widely lauded for her spare, realistic stories about everyday family life, died on March 31 at her home in Williamsburg, Mass.; she was 84.
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