A Ghana-UK cooperation to support African writers led to the launch of a new literary agency for African middle-grade and teen fiction: Accord Literary. The post New Agency for African MG and YA Fiction: Accord Literary appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bella Pearson, the former publishing director at David Fickling Books, is launching her own company in Oxford, focusing on middle-grade and YA fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kara Thomas (The Cheerleaders), Kiersten White (The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein), and Marisha Pessl, whose first YA novel is Neverworld Wake, talk about the benefits of reading scary books, navigating boundaries in YA fiction, and finding their stories. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
When it comes to filling their worlds with characters positioned along the spectrum of good and evil, Veronica Roth, Melissa de la Cruz, Lauren Oliver, and relative newcomer Sabaa Tahir have it down. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Adult romance-turned-YA author Jody Hedlund explains the importance of writing books for young people and how she weaves a clean, faith-focused story together with relationships and adventure. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Piccadilly Press is claiming to be the first publisher to have harnessed the 50 Shades-generated... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
A recent PubTrak survey from R.R. Bowker indicated that teens remain reluctant when it comes to ebooks. Accustomed to social media, they find that electronic stories have “too many restrictions,” according to the report. But many industry players—agents, booksellers, publishers, and authors—are... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 11/03/2011 - 08:45 Orion Children's Books is launching a new Young Adult imprint, with Harlan Coben's first foray into YA fiction among the "starry authors" geared up for release. Indigo will publish four titles a month, beginning in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]