A look back in history to how YA librarians and libraries helped create the young adult category of books for teens. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-08-31 10:30:00 UTC ]
The inaugural Walter Dean Myers Award for outstanding children's literature in the YA category has been given to 'All American Boys' by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Welsh publisher Firefly has acquired a host of new children’s and YA titles for 2015. In the YA category, the publisher has acquired The Territory by Sarah Govett, a fantasy thriller set in a Britain where most of the land is flooded, and The Boy Who Drew the Future by Rhian Ivory, about two... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
YA/children's books are fuelling ebook growth in the US, according to new figures from the Association of American Publishers (AAP). New figures released by the group covering January to July 2014, show that the ebook revenue grew 7.5% compared to the same period in 2013. This was driven... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]