Over the cool beats of a rapper's rhythm, Wes Tank is inspiring his YouTube followers with a new twist on children's book classics. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-04-09 17:56:13 UTC ]
Canadian children's book author Jean Little, internationally recognized for her novels featuring characters who realistically deal with adversity, died on April 6 at Hospice Wellington in Guelph, Ontario. She was 88. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
This week Walker Books launched a family guide to adventure activities 100 Adventures to Have Before You Grow Up, the first children's book by author, adventurer and Girlguiding ambassador Anna McNuff. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-02 13:51:42 UTC ]
This prolific children's book writer is beloved by many generations of readers, and we've rounded up some of the best Roald Dahl books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-03-25 10:35:22 UTC ]
Following the cancellation of the 57th annual Bologna Children's Book Fair, we see other world events struggling with their own paths forward–including now France's Cannes Film Festival. The post Coronavirus: Quick Publishing Events Updates – March 12 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-12 11:06:53 UTC ]
Having rescheduled initially to May, the world's most influential children's book trade show now has had to cancel. This and other news is in today's COVID-19 updates. Your event news is welcome. The post Bologna Cancels: Plus More Quick Coronavirus Publishing Event Updates – March 11 appeared... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-11 13:38:47 UTC ]
Lady Gaga’s foundation has signed a global deal with Macmillan for a “vital” book of inspirational stories by young people and “notes of empowerment” from the singer herself. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-09 16:12:04 UTC ]
Award-winning journalist, poet, and rising children's book author Gail Shepherd died of complications from a brain tumor on February 24 in Lake Worth, Fla.; she was 62. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
Fraud involving the former mayor's "Healthy Holly" books generated more than $850,000, prosecutors said. Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2020-02-27 19:47:47 UTC ]
'Ninety percent of the guests are confirming their participation' in the new May dates for the Bologna Children's Book Fair, says Elena Pasoli. The post The Coronavirus and Bologna: Manager Elena Pasoli on the Upheaval appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-26 16:30:07 UTC ]
Updating our coronavirus coverage: With Bologna Children's Book Fair postponed in virus-struck Italy, London Book Fair commits to going ahead. The post Coronavirus Follow-Up: London Remains a Go; Publishers, Agents Uncertain About Bologna appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-25 12:30:54 UTC ]
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair has been postponed for a month owing to the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, organisers announced today. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-24 03:08:08 UTC ]
The latest in Coronavirus-19 affected world publishing events, BolognaFiere announces its major annual children's book fair and trade show is postponed. The post COVID-19: Bologna Children’s Book Fair Postponed to May appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-23 11:10:27 UTC ]
The 2020 edition of Bologna Children's Book Fair will feature four of the most visible publishing leaders in today's African markets. The post At Bologna Children’s Book Fair: A Program on African Innovators appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-21 18:31:14 UTC ]
Canongate is partnering with non-profit organisation One Tree Planted (OTP) for the paperback publication of Matt Haig’s children's book Evie and the Animals. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-19 21:29:16 UTC ]
THE SNOWY DAY is the most borrowed item from the NYPL. One reader considers why Ezra Jack Keats' 1962 children's book is beloved by generations. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-02-19 11:38:57 UTC ]
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 ]
Novelist Paulo Coelho told AP he's deleting the draft of the book he wrote with Bryant "because it didn’t make any sense to publish without him" and it “wouldn’t add anything relevant to him or his family." Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2020-01-27 23:42:14 UTC ]
Trade figures have said the failure of The Book People to find a buyer, leading to 155 redundancies, could have ramifications for the children's book market. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 05:00:29 UTC ]
TV presenter and children's author Dermot O'Leary will join Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon and children's book consultant Jake Hope on the judging panel of Oscar’s Book Prize for 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-13 06:24:18 UTC ]