Children’s illustrator whose picture books with his wife, Elizabeth, and authors such as Ted Hughes, are enjoyed worldwideThe illustrator Gerald Rose, who has died aged 87, was the youngest winner of the Kate Greenaway medal for children’s book illustration, in 1960. Then still in his mid-20s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-12 17:25:36 UTC ]
Tributes have flooded in for the much-loved writer, who wrote more than 40 books for children and adults including the recent Be the Change handbooksAuthor Marcus Sedgwick, who wrote more than 40 books for children and adults, has died aged 54. His literary agency RCW has confirmed his death,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-11-17 13:02:14 UTC ]
Three of the eight shortlisted novels for the UK’s most prestigious children’s book award are coming-of-age stories in verseAlmost half of the novels shortlisted for the UK’s most prestigious children’s book award, the Carnegie medal, are written in free verse.Founded in memory of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three out of the eight books shortlisted for this year’s Carnegie Medal are verse novels, while Jon Klassen is in the running to win his second Kate Greenaway Medal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former children’s laureate Chris Riddell has three books nominated for the 2019 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, whilst authors Sita Brahmachari, Juno Dawson and Emma Carroll appear twice on the list of nominations for the Carnegie Medal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Charlotte Eyre talks to Geraldine McCaughrean, who this week picked up the Carnegie Medal for a second time, and illustrator Sydney Smith, who claimed the Kate Greenaway. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Among this week's headlines: National Geographic owns up to its 'racist' past; Alexie declines the Carnegie Medal; and a library director faces online harassment after a speech on diversity. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two years ago, we called publishers to account for the glaring lack of diversity in the industry. Pledges were made and initiatives set up. Have things improved?Find out about the new projects to encourage inclusivity in the book businessIn December 2015, British publishing stood accused of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Carnegie Medal and YA Book Prize-shortlisted author Sarah Crossan has won the 26th CBI Book of the Year Award - making her the fourth author ever to win both the Book of the Year Award and the Children’s Choice award with her title One (Bloomsbury Childrens). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bryan Stevenson’s Carnegie Medal–winning ‘Just Mercy’ get a big bump this week, landing at #8 overall. Plus Sue Grafton knocks Harper Lee from the #1 spot in hardcover fiction, Brené Brown debuts strong in hardcover nonfiction, and much more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bryan Stevenson took home the Carnegie Medal for 'Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption' and gave a riveting speech that left the audience buzzing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tinder by Sally Gardner and David Roberts (Orion Children’s Books) is in the running for a double CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway win after appearing on both shortlists, announced today (17th March). The book, which is a reworking of the Tinderbox fairytale, could also be Gardner’s second... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Mal Peet has died, his agent Peter Cox has announced. Peet died last night (2nd March), after being diagnosed with cancer just last Christmas. The writer, whose latest novel The Murdstone Trilogy came out in 2014, won a number of awards during his career, including the Carnegie Medal,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Carolrhoda Lab is releasing in spring 2015 "The Bunker Diary" by Kevin Brooks, a YA novel that ignited a firestorm of controversy in the U.K. recently, when it was awarded the Carnegie Medal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The debate over Kevin Brooks winning Carnegie Medal for his dark YA novel The Bunker Diary continues, with many calling the book "sickening." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin has defended Kevin Brooks' Carnegie medal after literary journalists criticised the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder Children's Books has bought two contemporary novels for teens from Carnegie Medal... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors have called for the Carnegie Medal to offer two separate awards. The medal, which is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]