At the Guadalajara Book Fair, the professional program focuses on children's books and the rights center looks strong with 130 tables booked. The post Guadalajara International Book Fair To Focus on Children’s Books, Guest of Honor Madrid appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnier Publishing imprint Templar Books has acquired world rights for two picture books from Sebastien Braun in a deal with Arabella Stein of the Bright Agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children's authors played a pivotal role at the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association's Fall Discovery Show in San Francisco, sparking discussions on current events and diverse representation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Attendance was at an all-time high for the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Fall Discovery Show, which took place in Denver earlier this month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Walliams has revealed his fifth picture book with illustrator Tony Ross will be called Boogie Bear. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's joint trade show of the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association and the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association emphasized the essential links between publishers, booksellers, and authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The politics and practicalities of children’s bookselling took center stage at the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association gathering in Cherry Hill, N.J., from October 6–8. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first picture book set to John Lennon’s lyrics will be published by Frances Lincoln Children’s Books and Amnesty International. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s booksellers and authors came together to discuss ways to increase diverse perspectives in children’s literature at the annual New England Independent Booksellers Association gathering in Providence, R.I., held September 18–20. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 12th annual Brooklyn Book Festival took place in downtown Brooklyn on September 16 and 17, drawing a record 45,000 attendees. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Helen Mackenzie Smith is leaving the Bell Lomax Moreton Agency to become editorial director for children’s picture books and novelties at Simon & Schuster UK. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Button Poetry is finding success in publishing and marketing poetry originally written for performance—leading some to believe that the sub-genre has book industry staying power. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
From Frontier Myanmar: 'A complete collection of all our child-authored books' is part of the reading program one literacy-based charity delivers to kids. The post Diversity and Tolerance Promoted in Myanmar Children’s Books Projects appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
From the Frankfurt Book Fair New York Editors Trip this summer, here are some of the hottest German children's books you shouldn't miss this year. The post Rights Tips: German Children’s Books to Watch for at Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former member of The Maccabees, Orlando Weeks, has created an illustrated children’s book about a gritterman for Penguin Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fiona, the adorable baby hippopotamus who stole the hearts of animal lovers after she was born prematurely at an Ohio zoo, is getting her very own children's book, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. The book will be penned by Thane Maynard, director of the Cincinnati Zoo and author of books... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sainsbury’s has announced the Children’s Book Awards shortlist which features Adrian Edmondson, Quentin Blake and Oliver Jeffers, with illustrator Jim Field appearing twice. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
“True mindfulness,” one illustrator discovers, lies somewhere “halfway between intense focus and zoning out.” When HarperCollins first approached me in 2015 about illustrating coloring books for adults, I was skeptical. The coloring fad had already become ubiquitous by then, as a kind of mental... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
We meet four finalists in the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and ask them how they create the words and images that capture kids' imaginations. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2017-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
An unpublished picture book by the late Maurice Sendak has been discovered, Publishers Weekly reports. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]