A year in review: The kids are all right

Another record year for the children’s sector in revenue terms, led by Middle Grade fiction from burgeoning brand David Walliams and dependable diarist Jeff Kinney, underpinned the print market’s continued growth in 2016 . Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Groban Out at HMH Kids

After 10 years at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Betsy Groban, senior v-p and publisher of children's books, is leaving the company. A spokesperson for HMH said the house has not yet found a replacement, but confirmed that a search is "underway." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just Buffalo Literary Center Celebrates Its 40th Year

The Buffalo, N.Y., literary center distinguished itself from the beginning by putting an emphasis on working with young people. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Portwood on OUP’s ‘challenging’ year

Volatility in international markets and a shift in library purchasing patterns were two components in making 2015 a “very challenging” year for Oxford University Press, c.e.o. Nigel Portwood has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hoboken's Little City Books to Add Kids’ Store

One year after opening, the New Jersey indie is prepping for expansion by adding a children's bookstore around the corner. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American Way to Leave Dallas–Fort Worth After 50 Years

Contract publisher Ink moves American Airlines inflight magazines to Miami. The post American Way to Leave Dallas–Fort Worth After 50 Years appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prestel looks to treble UK sales for kids’ books, despite 'Brexit'

The UK division of a German publisher is pushing ahead with plans to expand its children’s book business, despite the economic uncertainty caused by the UK’s decision last week to leave the European Union. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MCB anthology of poems to mark every night of the year

In the autumn Macmillan Children’s Books will publish a poetry anthology compiled by Allie Esiri, the writer and former actor behind poetry anthology The Love Book (Square Peg) and the app iF Poems, developed by Chickworks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Several more Pocket Shop stores to open in UK next year

Pocket Shop plans to open several more stores in the UK next year as landlords are keen to "present something new" to the public, its c.e.o. Anna Borné Minberger has told The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Track Changes: A Literary History of Word Processing review – did tech change literary style?

Frank Herbert on his Boeing, Stephen King on his Wang, and Philip Roth worrying that writing would become too easy … Matthew Kirschenbaum’s account of literature in the digital ageIn a photograph taken in his high-tech home office at 29 Merrick Square, London, in 1968, thriller writer Len... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Children's wins BMS 'best marketing team' of year

Marketing campaigns from Pan Macmillan, HarperCollins and PRH Children’s were honoured by the Book Marketing Society's annual awards revealed at The Bookseller’s Marketing and Publicity Conference, while Simon & Schuster Children's was given a special award for the Best Marketing Team 2015/16. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Huawei MateBook is the affordable Windows 10 hybrid PC of your dreams [Review]

Windows 10 is a great desktop operating system, and for the most part, OEMs have manufactured some solid hardware to showcase it. Respectable companies like HP and Dell have done Microsoft proud with some truly satisfying touch-friendly laptops. Unfortunately, Microsoft has been a bit deficient... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2016-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pressure mounts on book review pages

This year’s haemorrhaging of literary journalists from the national newspapers has been described as “heartbreaking” for the book industry, and has renewed the spotlight on the long-running problem of dwindling review space.     Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Story of Kids Company to Biteback

Biteback is to publish the story of charity Kids Company by its founder Camila Batmanghelidjh. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ronda Rousey wins Cross Sports Book of the Year

Former UFC champion Ronda Rousey has won Cross Sports Book of the Year, following her Cross International Autobiography of the Year win. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers call for more diverse kids books

Independent booksellers called for more diversity in children’s books at an Inclusive Minds event, because their customers are asking for a greater range of ethnic diversity and family types in titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kids’ market climbs in WBD week

World Book Day director Kirsten Grant right has praised this year’s “phenomenal” event, which saw children’s book sales rise by 24.7% in WBD week, despite sales of the £1 WBD titles falling by 5.8% year on year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic Novel Publisher First Second Celebrates Ten Years

Macmillan's graphic novel imprint has published 160 titles to date, including the Gene Luen Yang's National Book Award finalist, 'American Born Chinese.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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L S Hilton named Glamour's Writer of the Year

L S Hilton, the author of Bonnier Zaffre lead title Maestra, has been named Glamour magazine’s 2016 Writer of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers give mixed reviews so far to Google AMP

It's been three months since Google launched Accelerated Mobile Pages, its fast-loading article pages initiative, and publishers are giving mixed it reviews. Pages are loading faster, but some are seeing little traffic benefit. “I would love to see more widespread adoption,” said Slate vice... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Refugee’ revealed as Children’s Word of the Year

"Refugee" has been revealed as Children’s Word of the Year, after Oxford University Press reviewed children's entries to Radio 2’s Chris Evans Breakfast Show’s "500 Words" short story writing competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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