Bloomsbury bags Croucher's queer medieval YA debut

Bloomsbury has acquired Gwen and Art Are Not in Love, the "witty, romantic" debut YA fiction title from author and social media influencer Lex Croucher.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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CBLDF Debuts 'Banned Books Handbook' at ALA Las Vegas

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has released its first 'Banned Books Week Handbook,' a free resource for librarians, retailers and fans to use during this year's Banned Books Week, which will focus on comics and graphic novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Holladay House, A Strange Object Debut

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The Friday Project signs Jackson debut

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Should Adults Be Reading YA Novels? The Debate Continues!

At Slate, Ruth Graham argued that adult readers should be embarrassed they are reading YA novels, generating a firestorm of protest elsewhere online. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ReedPop's Special Edition Debuts on Crowded Three-Show Weekend

On a weekend that saw three regional comics-themed shows, ReedPop launched Special Edition, a new, smaller comics show that is an "event concept" and is likely to be used as model for launching smaller comics shows around the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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How YA Books Engender a True Love of Reading in My Students

Tina Yang tutors children of non-English speaking immigrants and explains how YA novels, rather than classics, have engendered a deeper appreciation for reading. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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S&S Children’s acquires YA suicide story

Simon and Schuster Children’s Books has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to a YA... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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New Special Edition Comics Show Debuts June 14-15 at Javits Center

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury combines marketing/PR

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Time shares drop on market debut

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RosettaBooks Debuts Mobile E-book App

E-book publisher RosettaBooks is launching an interactive e-reading app for mobile phones and tablets that allows consumers to buy an inventory of backlist classics from Rosetta's retail partners. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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HWA Debut Crown shortlist unveiled

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Bloomsbury takes global sales in-house

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Korea’s JR Comics Debuts Chinese Graphic Novels in US

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BEA 2014: Ruth Reichl: A Delicious Debut into Fiction

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Kicking off this year’s BookExpo, the Adult Editors Buzz Panel featured a number of bold-face names, and a few titles which have already drawn attention for landing their authors major advances. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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