Alchemist author says basketball player’s death in helicopter crash means book has ‘lost its reason’Author Paulo Coelho has deleted the draft of a children’s book he was working on with Kobe Bryant, saying that without the basketball player’s contribution, “this book has lost its reason”.The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-01-28 10:57:21 UTC ]
In “Sunnyside Plaza,” Simon’s funny, observant protagonist solves a mystery. She also has developmental disabilities. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-01-21 14:45:40 UTC ]
The Scholastic Corporation has revealed a 7% rise in operating income in the second quarter of the fiscal year, as c.e.o. Richard Robinson said the firm "continued to stand out as the world’s leading children’s book publisher and distributor". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-23 08:45:28 UTC ]
Magazine and newspaper executives may beg to differ, but our love affair with print media has been surprisingly resilient in the digital era. E-book sales have flattened, and physical book sales continue to outstrip the “disruptors” by a wide margin. In fact, as our annual review of “Books for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2019-12-18 21:53:27 UTC ]
Can the iconic brand rediscover what made it a cultural phenomenon and financial success in the 1990s? In 1990, when I was in first grade, a children’s book author named Valerie Tripp visited my school. She was there to talk about a new series she had written for a four-year-old startup... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-12-17 07:00:46 UTC ]
Raymond AntrobusWho/ What inspired you to start writing? I never started writing poetry with the intention of writing books until publishers approached me. I was happy to write poems and travel and read the poems for audiences. I live poem by poem. The idea of a book of poems doesn’t really... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2019-12-05 12:09:15 UTC ]
"It’s like the children’s book version of a president crime-ing his way to being impeached," said the MSNBC host. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Huffington Post | 2019-12-04 08:44:14 UTC ]
Organizers of the 2019 China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair say that 1,498 rights trade agreements were made during the fair. The post China’s Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair Reports 16,145 Trade Visitors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-12-03 08:30:46 UTC ]
Walker has acquired a middle grade adventure story set in Cornwall from the Sunday Times chief travel writer Chris Haslam, writing as C J Haslam. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-28 02:47:59 UTC ]
Nearly 200 participants, including a distinguished roster of children’s book authors, gathered on November 16 in Manhattan to discuss how faith and art inform each other, during "Walking on Water: The Madeleine L'Engle Conference." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
Peter Spier’s take on The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night is full of mischief and beauty. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2019-11-21 12:30:01 UTC ]
John Lewis' Christmas advert has come under fire as author and former bookseller Jen Campbell highlighted the similarities between the advert and her children’s book Franklin’s Flying Bookshop (Thames & Hudson). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-18 10:24:18 UTC ]
Publishers in many countries are finding success with nonfiction children’s books that offer illustrated explanations of complex concepts. The post Agent Stephanie Barrouillet: Nonfiction Leads Global Children’s Book Scene appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-04 06:30:22 UTC ]
One of Yang Hongying's most successful series now is 12 years old and has sold more than 70 million copies. Her total unit sales exceed 160 million units. The post Yang Hongying: One of China’s Bestselling Children’s Book Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-01 05:30:25 UTC ]
On this All Hallow’s Eve eve, let Benjamin Percy, who has the most notable voice in American letters (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, smash that play button), lull you to sleep with a reading of the surprisingly controversial classic children’s book Goodnight Moon, which he posted on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-10-30 15:15:53 UTC ]
Beano has launched a new book subscription service for children offering newly published books across a wide range of authors and genres. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 16:43:46 UTC ]
Puffin has acquired the first children’s book from author–illustrator Keri Smith, Wreck this Picture Book, due to publish in autumn 2020 as part of a global release. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 10:22:48 UTC ]
Titan Books has signed Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and Blue Peter Book Award shortlisted author Polly Ho-Yen's debut adult novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-04 16:28:19 UTC ]
Legendary children’s book publisher, editor, and author Richard “Dick” Jackson died on October 2 from complications of multiple myeloma at his home in Towson, Md. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Oscar-winning actress, whose new children’s book is “Sulwe,” enjoyed “Fifty Shades of Grey” during filming: “I needed something light and inconsequential to take me out of the harshness of the world.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-10-03 09:00:09 UTC ]