Puffin has snapped up Zadie Smith and Nick Laird's "endearing" debut picture book, Weirdo, featuring a judo suit-wearing guinea pig. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-10 07:57:19 UTC ]
Lady Gaga’s foundation has signed a global deal with Macmillan for a “vital” book of inspirational stories by young people and “notes of empowerment” from the singer herself. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-09 16:12:04 UTC ]
Check out these collected ink pieces that speak to childhood and nostalgia with children’s book tattoos for ideas on your next piece. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-03-06 11:38:25 UTC ]
Adam Kay is publishing his first children’s book, a "hilarious and educational" middle-grade non-fiction book called Kay's Anatomy, with Puffin this autumn. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 21:01:07 UTC ]
HarperCollins Children’s Books has landed two young fiction titles from Philippa Gregory, build on the fairytale world of The Princess Rules. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-03 09:19:23 UTC ]
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie has been criticized, and lauded, as a parable of the welfare state. Both sides have it wrong. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2020-02-28 16:14:35 UTC ]
Early last year, the city of Baltimore faced an odd political scandal involving then-Mayor Catherine Pugh and her self-published children’s book series about a health-conscious young girl named Healthy Holly. The Baltimore Sun broke the news that while Pugh was a board member of the University... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-27 20:09:58 UTC ]
Fraud involving the former mayor's "Healthy Holly" books generated more than $850,000, prosecutors said. Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2020-02-27 19:47:47 UTC ]
I do not understand why you would turn to The Office for anything other than its grimly comic tableaux of late-capitalist malaise and self-deluded mediocrity. Apparently I have missed its potential to teach 4- to 8-year-olds the “importance of teamwork” and “that it’s always OK to ask for help.”... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-25 21:39:17 UTC ]
Button & Bear children’s bookshop in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, has been forced to close today (Wednesday 25th February) owing to rising floodwaters. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-25 14:31:43 UTC ]
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair has been postponed for a month owing to the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, organisers announced today. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-24 03:08:08 UTC ]
The latest in Coronavirus-19 affected world publishing events, BolognaFiere announces its major annual children's book fair and trade show is postponed. The post COVID-19: Bologna Children’s Book Fair Postponed to May appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-23 11:10:27 UTC ]
The 2020 edition of Bologna Children's Book Fair will feature four of the most visible publishing leaders in today's African markets. The post At Bologna Children’s Book Fair: A Program on African Innovators appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-21 18:31:14 UTC ]
Dan Brown has penned a Puffin picture book about the adventures of an orchestra-conducting mouse, backed by a classical music album composed by The Da Vinci Code writer. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-20 17:20:14 UTC ]
For his latest project, the writer best known for “The Da Vinci Code” is turning his attention to a younger audience. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-02-20 14:15:06 UTC ]
Macmillan Children’s Books is publishing its first new title in 37 years from writer and illustrator Jill Murphy this September. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-20 04:50:08 UTC ]
Is there anything LeBron James can’t do? Before you attempt to form a response, let me save you some time; the answer, of course, is no. Case in point: HarperCollins yesterday announced a two-book deal with the LeBron James Foundation. James’ debut, a picture book titled I Promise,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-19 16:36:39 UTC ]
There comes a time in every parent’s life when they briefly think, “Wow, I bet I could easily write and publish a really great children’s book and make a lot of money.” Thankfully, most do not even try… Not so Jeff Bridges, who has illustrated his daughter’s new book, Daddy Daughter Day, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-18 15:32:11 UTC ]
ReedPop announced the author lineup for BookExpo’s 2020 Children’s Book & Author Breakfast, which will be held on Friday, May 29, at the Javits Center in New York City, and hosted and moderated by renowned children's author Judy Blume. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
November may seem far away, but political titles for young readers are already hitting shelves. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-14 05:00:00 UTC ]