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School & Library Spotlight Fall 2019: Indie Bookstores Support Title 1 Schools
Literacy efforts are flourishing in the partnership between independent bookstores and schools serving low-income students.
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School & Library Spotlight Fall 2019: Bringing Gatekeepers Together
Across the country, educator nights are deepening ties for booksellers and teachers.
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School & Library Spotlight Fall 2019: Advocacy in the Field
Teachers and librarians share their best ideas for boosting awareness and support of their programming.
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School & Library Spotlight Fall 2019: School Librarians Build Up the Advocacy Pressure
As reductions in education funding still loom nationwide, school librarians seek out ways to showcase and defend the benefits of the work they do.
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School & Library Spotlight Fall 2019: School Library Advocacy Close-up
Suzanna Panter, library program manager at Tacoma Public Schools, has developed a series of videos that highlight her school library and how it benefits students.
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Follett Launches Book eFairs
In time for the new school year, Follett Corp. is rolling out Follett Book eFairs, an online expansion of the company’s book fairs business, which debuted in fall 2017.
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In Brief: August 8, 2019
This week, Robert Sabuda "pops" over to Cape Cod; Hachette hosts a book-themed bake-off; Melissa Sarno launches her new novel; and Frank Morrison encourages kids to Soar with Reading.
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Amid Allegations, Scholastic Shelves Tim Tingle Book
Author and storyteller Tim Tingle’s forthcoming middle grade book 'Doc and the Detective' is being pulled from publication prior to its release, just weeks after allegations of inappropriate behavior were made against the author by two booksellers.
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Q & A with Children’s Book Agent Steven Malk
Writers House literary agent Steven Malk spoke with PW about his career, reflecting on his experience as a literary agent, bookseller, and parent of two young readers.
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NaNoWriMo Empowers Young Writers
This fall, as novice writers and published authors alike sit down to write, kids and teens will be joining them in the creative challenge through the Young Writers Program.
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National Ambassador Jacqueline Woodson in Alaska: A Photo Essay
This month, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jacqueline Woodson embarked on a tour of Alaska, sharing with children her passion for literacy and her platform as ambassador: “Reading = Hope x Change.”
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Licensing Hotline: July 23, 2019
Read on for news about HarperCollins's tie-ins to 'Molly of Denali'; a new licensing program for Tove Jansson’s Moomin characters; Cottage Door Press’s new John Deere books; Reading IQ’s licenses with HMH, Disney, and others; and more.
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Bookish Crowdfunding Gains Momentum
Publishers and authors are looking to Kickstarter and Indiegogo to raise funds and engage loyal customers.
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Crate Escapes
Subscription book boxes for kids provide publishers and booksellers with a new revenue stream.
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Movie Alert: 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'
Nostalgic adults can revisit Alvin Schwartz's classic 1981 horror anthology, 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,' with the upcoming film adaptation, directed by André Øvredal and co-written and produced with Guillermo del Toro.
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Children’s Institute 7 Costume Party: A Photo Essay
This year's Children’s Institute kicked off with a Welcome Reception and Children’s Book Character Costume Party, in which booksellers and authors showcased their creativity and love of children’s literature.
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Children’s Institute 7 in Photos
The American Booksellers Association’s seventh Children’s Institute, held in Pittsburgh from June 26–28, brought together 330 booksellers from 230 independent bookstores across the country.
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Bookselling Tips from Children’s Institute 2019
The ABA’s seventh Children’s Institute, which took place June 26–28 in Pittsburgh, featured a number of educational panels and roundtables on the day-to-day business of children’s bookselling.
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Van Straaten Leaves Scholastic for Sweet Home Chicago
Tracy van Straaten, Scholastic’s longtime head of publicity, is leaving the company on July 12 to launch a boutique public relations and consulting agency in her hometown of Chicago.
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