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School Librarian Employment Study Receives IMLS Grant
This summer, the Institute of Museum and Library Services announced that Antioch University Seattle has received a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant to study the decline of school librarian positions nationwide.
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Supporting School Librarians Through Covid-19 and Beyond
Advocacy experts share successes and challenges they’ve experienced during the pandemic.
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Changing Jobs in the Age of Covid-19
PW checked in with a number of recent hires in the children's publishing world, who spoke about the challenges of navigating uncharted professional waters while working remotely.
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Crayon Collection Hosts Livestream Kindness Event
On August 15, the international nonprofit Crayon Collection, author Drew Daywalt, and illustrator Oliver Jeffers will take to YouTube to host a free gratitude note-writing event for frontline workers.
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2020 Children's and Teen Choice Book Awards Finalists Revealed
Maintaining the momentum of this year's Children’s Book Week festivities in May, which had moved online because of the pandemic, the Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader have announced their list of finalists for the 2020 Children's and Teen Choice Book Awards.
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Liza Baker and Ken Geist Assume New Roles at Scholastic
Scholastic has announced the promotion of Liza Baker to v-p, publisher in the Scholastic Trade Publishing division; in addition, current v-p and publisher Ken Geist will take on the role of v-p, publisher-at-large, following a move to Portland, Ore.
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Middle Ground Book Fest: A Panel on the Post-2020 Middle Grade Landscape
The Middle Ground Book Fest concluded Sunday evening with “Back to the Future: What to Expect After 2020 in Middle Grade Publishing,” a panel featuring five publishing professionals and their predictions for the future of middle grade.
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Middle Ground Book Fest: A Panel on Diasporic Liminal Spaces
On Sunday, August 2, the Middle Ground Book Fest offered “Outsider-Insider: Finding Identity Between Assimilation and Heritage,” a panel highlighting four authors of color and their experiences with exclusion and adaptation.
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Middle Ground Book Fest: A Panel on Comedy and Gravity
On August 1–2, the first Middle Ground Book Fest took place in the digital sphere, bringing together authors, educators, librarians, and book lovers for a free celebration of middle grade literature.
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Brooklyn Bookstores Debut PowerHouse Kids Lit Camp
PowerHouse Bookstores in Brooklyn has launched a unique online summer camp for young readers that has been a beacon of success in a challenging time.
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Children's Job Moves: July 2020
Job moves in children's publishing during July 2020.
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Kinney, Meyer Blockbusters Both Scheduled to Land Tuesday
In an unusual occurrence, both Stephenie Meyer and Jeff Kinney are landing their latest blockbusters on Tuesday, due to Covid-19 postponing one book's original street date.
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Reading with Olympia: Board Books That Work—And Don't Work—with a Very Young Baby
Former publisher Betsy Groban has come to appreciate reading in a whole new light as a grandmother.
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In Brief: July 30, 2020
This week, SCBWI hosts a workshop featuring major creators of color; Cambridge Public Library offers a different kind of takeout; Epic Reads authors participate in a virtual panel; and Tiffany Rosenhan has a careful launch.
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Follett Book eFairs and Nonprofits Team Up for Summer Reading
In an effort to assist families, Follett and two nonprofit early literacy organizations—Page Ahead in Seattle and Start Reading Now in Minneapolis—worked together to ensure that kids from low-income families received books to read over the summer break.
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Children's Institute 8: A Virtual Conference in Photos
See our selection of highlights from the first online Children's Institute.
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Insight Editions Launches iSeek Interactive Books
"Kids learn by doing" is at the philosophical core of iSeek, a line of interactive children's books that Insight Editions will debut on August 18.
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Children's Institute Proves Success of Digital Education for ABA
In spite of having to pivot to online programming amid the pandemic, American Booksellers Association's eighth annual Children’s Institute drew record attendance and accolades from attendees.
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Kidlit Distancing Socials Connect Community Through Weekly Webcasts
To help connect and motivate writers in the Covid-19 era, Laura Backes and Jon Bard, the team that co-founded 'Children's Book Insider,' have launched Kidlit Distancing Socials, a series of free weekly webcasts featuring editors, agents, authors, and writing educators.
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Children’s Writers Who Wear Multiple Hats
We spoke with a number of children’s editors and agents who also write for young readers about balancing the demands of their professional and artistic lives.
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