Edinburgh-based children’s publisher Barrington Stoke's editorial director Ailsa Bathgate reflects on 12 months of awards recognition, which has seen its titles reach young readers across the board. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-04-24 16:43:12 UTC ]
Barrington Stoke has acquired The Great (Food) Bank Heist, a "heartfelt adventure" from Onjali Q Raúf that will offer a child’s perspective on the rapidly increasing problem of food poverty in the UK. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-17 19:46:51 UTC ]
Mairi Kidd, previously m.d. at Barrington Stoke and Head of Literature at Creative Scotland, has been appointed c.e.o. of the Newcastle-based National Centre for Children's Books, Seven Stories. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-12 02:55:02 UTC ]
Barrington Stoke will publish The Humiliations of Welton Blake, a new teen novella from Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize winner Alex Wheatle. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 09:36:51 UTC ]
Oxford University Press and Barrington Stoke have partnered to create the 'Super-Readable Rollercoasters' range for readers aged 11-plus. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-23 14:46:20 UTC ]
Gill Lewis returns to Barrington Stoke for a third children's book, Swan Song, which will explore issues of anxiety and depression in young people, while also looking at the topic of wildlife protection. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-10 16:35:15 UTC ]
Barrington Stoke will publish middle-grade story Queen of King Street, written and illustrated by Tom McLaughlin. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 16:37:05 UTC ]
Barrington Stoke has published a free digital pack of advice, information and resources to support dyslexic children learning from home. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-05 18:41:27 UTC ]
Anthony McGowan has written a fourth story about brothers Nicky and Kenny, a sequel to the Carnegie-shortlisted Rook. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barrington Stoke is marking the publication of Gill Lewis’s new book Run Wild by partnering with Rewilding Britain. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barrington Stoke has signed a "sharply witty, suspenseful and heartfelt" YA novella by Alex Wheatle. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Accessible children's publisher Barrington Stoke is publishing a tale inspired by the true story of a "fashion pioneer" at the court of Marie Antoinette, Rose Bertin. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
A children’s author will do free events at libraries throughout the UK this summer after revealing how they “changed his life”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mairi Kidd, managing director of accessible children's book publisher Barrington Stoke, has been made redundant after six years at the company. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Juno Dawson and illustrator Alex T Smith have teamed up to create a YA novel, which will be published by Barrington Stoke in October next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
From tinting their pages yellow to redesigning fonts, publisher Barrington Stoke is leading the way in dyslexia-friendly books. They and their authors – including Meg Rosoff and Anthony McGowan – explain the practicalitiesMainstream understanding of dyslexia has come a long way from the days... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Titles published by Barrington Stoke, Hot Key Books and Birlinn are on the shortlist for the first Scottish Teenage Book Prize, organised by Scottish Book Trust. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barrington Stoke has acquired two books by Phil Earle: Mind the Gap, a novella for teen readers; and Superdad’s Day Off, an adventure story for readers aged five to eight. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barrington Stoke' Mairi Kidd asks whether children's publishers operate on assumptions that 'other' some young people. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barrington Stoke, which publishes books that are accessible for struggling readers, has acquired a novella by author Non Pratt. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]