Despite the recent tragic events that took place days before the start of Children's Institute 4 at the Wyndham Orlando, the conference started off on a high note. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Guardian is bringing its children’s books website to an end next month because of financial constraints. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
There are six creative Wellingtonians among the finalists of the 2016 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, announced on Wednesday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
If Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs office can somehow categorize coloring books as not books—and "incomplete" because they're not colored in—what might publishers have to pay in VAT? The post Color It Confusing: Can the UK’s VAT People Classify Coloring Books as Not Books? appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Across the country, bookstores and librarians hosted authors, story times, and engaged young readers in activities. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
I’m not sure exactly when 23-year-old Chicago emcee Chance the Rapper transitioned from quirky alt-rap charmer to full-blown pop visionary, but I’m pretty sure it’s happened. Chance’s third full-length solo effort, Coloring Book, released for free this past Friday, has the sound and feel of a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two mainstays of children’s publishing have teamed up to create a picture book, "In Plain Sight" (Roaring Brook, Sept.). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2016 Shanghai Children's Book Fair is issuing calls for applications to its Visiting International Publishers program, children's illustrated books awards and more. The post Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair Announces 2016 Details appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The writer Jane Smiley, center, at a reading of her book “Twenty Yawns” at Bank Street Bookstore in Manhattan last month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2016-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK-based authors Jeff Norton and Siobhan Curham told delegates at this year’s Sharjah Children's Reading Festival that more books from other cultures need to be translated for Western readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
This Saturday, the 39th annual TD Canadian Children's Book Week kicks with 29 authors, illustrators, and storytellers participating in more than 400 book-related events across the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Playwright Calvin Alexander Ramsey, age 66, is the latest children's book author to add "bookseller" to his many accomplishments. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Since she got in on the adult coloring book craze two years ago, Cheri Brown has spent more than $400 on 50 books holding intricate sketches that she embellishes with Sharpies, colored pencils and gel pens. But in November, Brown shifted spending to digital products. She paid $100 for mobile apps... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers are experimenting with new forms and formats in the lucrative adult coloring books market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
On April 30, New York City will add a third children's specialty store, Stories, launched by novelist Maggie Pouncey and her husband, tech entrepreneur Matt Miller. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Irish startup Writing for Tiny allows users to create personalized books with characters of all sizes and colors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Quarto imprints make up over half of the 14-strong shortlist [see below] for this year’s English 4-11 Picture Book Awards, with its Frances Lincoln’s Children’s Books imprint having six books listed while Wide Eyed Editions has two. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chronicle Books has paid a six-figure advance for a picture book by debut author and illustrator Brendan Wenzel, following an eight-publisher auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Faber Children’s has bought a second Dozy Bear picture book by author Katie Blackburn and illustrator Richard Smythe. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ann-Janine Murtagh, executive publisher at HarperCollins Children’s Books, said her business is on track to expand its picture book publishing, including a new collaboration between renowned illustrators Sir Quentin Blake and Emma Chichester Clark, entitled Three Little Monkeys. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]