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In Brief: January 24, 2019

| 01/24/2019 @ 02:00PM

This week, Marietta Collins and Marianne Celano speak about racial healing in Charlottesville; Kenneth and Sarah Jane Wright visit a Georgia school; and an author celebrates her book at the American Museum of Natural History.
Greystone Books Expands into Children's Publishing

By Ed Nawotka | 01/18/2019 @ 09:00AM

Vancouver, B.C., nonfiction publisher Greystone Books is launching Greystone Kids, an imprint to publish picture and middle grade books focused on natural history, the environment, sports, and social justice.
Melanie Nolan Named V-P and Publisher at Knopf Books for Young Readers

By Emma Kantor | 01/17/2019 @ 04:00PM

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers announced that Melanie Nolan is taking on the role of v-p and publisher of the imprint, effective immediately.
Donne Forrest Remembered

Compiled by Diane Roback | 01/17/2019 @ 04:00PM

Donne Forrest, longtime rights director at Dutton Children's Books and Dial Books for Young Readers, died on January 7 at age 80. Here, some of her friends and colleagues offer tributes.
Licensing Hotline: January 2019

By Karen Raugust | 01/17/2019 @ 03:00PM

Read on for a reboot of IDW's Transformers comic books, new titles in Insight Editions' licensed cookbook program, literary licensing programs from new agency FanGirl Branding & Consulting, and a wrap-up of other recently signed deals.
Children's Authors and Books to Watch for at Winter Institute 14

Compiled by Judith Rosen | 01/17/2019 @ 03:00PM

PW's reviews editors select well-known and up-and-coming children's authors to meet at this year's institute, whose books are either just out or due by September.
In Brief: January 17, 2019

| 01/17/2019 @ 02:00PM

This week, booksellers have a spot of afternoon tea; Little, Brown presents the Emerging Artist Award; author Kheryn Callender visits St. Thomas; Lincoln Peirce draws a crowd; and authors honor a civil rights activist with their new book.
Little Bee Books Acquired by Founding Execs

By Calvin Reid | 01/16/2019 @ 09:00AM

Shimul Tolia and Thomas Morgan, the executive management team that founded Little Bee Books, Bonnier Book's U.S. children's publishing division, have purchased the company.
Sourcebooks Launches Three Children's Imprints

By Claire Kirch | 01/15/2019 @ 04:00PM

Sourcebooks has announced that the company is launching three imprints under a Sourcebooks Kids umbrella: Sourcebooks Wonderland, Sourcebooks Young Readers, and Sourcebooks eXplore.
Capstone Launches Campaign Celebrating Reading Books

By Claire Kirch | 01/15/2019 @ 02:00PM

Capstone, the Minneapolis-based children's book publishing group, is launching a literacy campaign called "Reading Is for Everyone."
Obituary: Donne Forrest

By Shannon Maughan | 01/10/2019 @ 04:00PM

Donne Forrest, longtime subsidiary rights for Dutton Children’s Books and Dial Books for Young Readers, died on January 7 at age 80.
Breach of 'Dog Man' Embargo Draws Indies' Ire

By Alex Green | 01/10/2019 @ 04:00PM

With a release date of December 24, Scholastic hoped Dav Pilkey’s latest Dog Man book, 'Brawl of the Wild, 'would bring big sales for retailers at the close of the holiday season. It has, but the company’s laydown policies have come under fire from independent booksellers.
HarperCollins Launches Children's Book Podcast

By Emma Kantor | 01/08/2019 @ 02:00PM

HarperCollins Children's Books has announced the launch of 'Remember Reading?,' a monthly podcast dedicated to classic and contemporary books for young readers.
Girls of the Crescent: Teen Sisters Promote Stories of Muslim Girls

By Emma Kantor | 01/03/2019 @ 04:00PM

When sisters Mena and Zena Nasiri, both avid teen readers, noticed a dearth of YA books featuring Muslim females like themselves, they took steps to remedy this gap in representation.
Pullman, Donaldson, Riddell Among New Year's Honours Recipients

By Emma Kantor | 01/03/2019 @ 03:00PM

A number of prominent children's authors have made the U.K.'s New Year's Honours list.
Children's Job Moves: December 2018

| 01/03/2019 @ 10:00AM

Job moves in children's literature during December 2018.
Obituary: Audrey Stone Geisel

By Shannon Maughan | 12/21/2018 @ 05:00PM

Audrey Stone Geisel, philanthropist and widow of the late children’s book icon Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, died on December 19 at her home in La Jolla, Calif.; she was 97.
Story Guild Provides Sounding Board for Budding Writers

By Pamela Brill | 12/18/2018 @ 03:00PM

Emerging middle grade and young adult novelists looking to share their work and gain feedback from fellow writers have a new opportunity to consider, thanks to a workshop launched by children's author Jonathan Auxier.
Children's Book Community Responds to Gun Violence with #ArmMeWithBooks

By Emma Kantor | 12/18/2018 @ 03:00PM

Literary Safari—the New York City-based studio that produces children's media with an emphasis on diversity—has launched the #ArmMeWithBooks campaign, which seeks to address issues of gun control in the U.S.
Bologna in New York: A Panel Discussion

By Matia Burnett | 12/18/2018 @ 02:00PM

The Bologna Children's Book Fair may be months away, but several international illustrators and children's book experts recently gathered in New York City for a panel discussion about the storied history of the fair.

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