Publishers are in the market for "funny" Middle Grade fiction and books with "pitchable" hooks and diverse voices, according to agents ahead of this year's Bologna Children's Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Young Readers buys a middle grade novel cowritten by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer, Hachette picks up a debut fantasy novel, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Faber Children's has acquired a middle grade novel about children living in a refugee camp by Steve Tasane. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oneworld’s Rock the Boat imprint has acquired world language rights for Jaco Jacobs’ A Good Night for Shooting Zombies, a middle grade novel that "tackles important issues with a big heart." Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
McFly band member Tom Fletcher will publish his second middle grade novel for Penguin Random House in time for the Christmas market this October. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist Natasha Farrant is to move into middle grade with a “warm hug of a book” set in the Scottish Highlands. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair got off to a quiet but steady start on Monday with agents and publishers noting the continuing popularity of middle grade. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hitting shelves next week are a picture book tribute to the creator of Peter Rabbit, a middle grade novel featuring two pranksters, and a YA novel centering on the romance of two teens from different worlds. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jennifer Weiner is widely known to adult readers for her bestselling women-centric novels (Good in Bed; Who Do You Love), her columns for the New York Times Op-Ed pages and Sunday Review, and her humorous Twitter feed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 100 authors and illustrators attended the two-day celebration of all things YA (and some middle grade this year, too). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton editor Anne Perry has snapped up two fantasy/crime novels, described as "a cross between Ben Aaronovitch and Lauren Beukes". Perry acquired UK and Commonwealth (excluding Canada) rights to Paul Crilley’s Poison City and its sequel, Neon City, from Sandra Sawicka at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Our August 2015 selection from BlueInk Review, a service which reviews self-published books, ranges from fantasy to middle grade, memoir to self-help The post August 2015: Top Reviews of Self-Published Books from BlueInk Review appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
A panel of novelists of forthcoming middle-grade titles, talks the difference between middle grade and YA, the origins of their stories, and life before publication. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
BEA’s perennially popular Middle-Grade Editors’ Buzz Panel, this year moderated by Sara Hines, co-owner of Eight Cousins Bookstore, in Falmouth, Mass., takes place today, in Room 1E12/1E13, 11–11:50 a.m. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Although AWP 2015 focused on literature written for and by adults, children's authors held their own at the conference and presented their ideas about how to best publish for Middle Grade and YA readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jodi Thomas gets seven figures from Harlequin, Samantha Bee goes middle grade, "distressed baby" mom sells a memoir, and more, in this week's book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]