Brain Quest Celebrates 20 Years of Challenging Kids

For two decades, Brain Quest’s curriculum-based question-and-answer game has entertained kids – lots of them. Workman, which launched the line in 1992, reports sales of close to 37 million copies of Brain Quest editions for children at the pre-K through seventh grade levels. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Want Kids to Learn the Joy of Reading? Barbershops and Laundromats Can Help

A movement supported by nonprofit groups and libraries is creating literary spaces in places where children find themselves with time on their hands. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-07-02 09:00:13 UTC ]
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The Challenges of Getting Your Book Published

Self-publishing or traditional publishing? Author Robert McCaw has gotten his books published both ways and shares the pros and cons of each route. The post The Challenges of Getting Your Book Published by Robert McCaw appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest

[ Writer's Digest | 2019-07-01 14:00:57 UTC ]
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Ros Harding wins School Librarian of the Year Award

The School Library Association (SLA) has awarded the School Librarian of the Year Award to Ros Harding from The King’s School Chester.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-01 07:49:08 UTC ]
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Quartz lays off business-side employees for second time this year

The business news publisher has laid off 11 commercial-side employees over two stints in 2019. Some of those roles remain unfilled, as Quartz pours more resources into its nascent membership program. The post Quartz lays off business-side employees for second time this year appeared first on... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-06-28 04:01:26 UTC ]
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This Social Marketing Platform Is on Pace to Become the Largest Sports Content Publisher by Year-End

A project started by two former University of Nebraska football teammates to help a fellow Cornhusker who made it to the National Football League has evolved into a robust athlete social-marketing platform that has raised $9.5 million since being established in 2012. Opendorse recently closed a... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-06-27 14:00:59 UTC ]
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Duncan leaves Bloomsbury after 23 years

Bloomsbury’s digital director and publisher Stephanie Duncan has left the company after almost 23 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-25 18:10:45 UTC ]
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RSL celebrates Levy as Baddiel, Beard and Fry made Fellows

The Royal Society of Literature celebrated the late Andrea Levy’s contribution to literature last night, as it elected 45 new Fellows and Honorary Fellows.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-24 21:13:51 UTC ]
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The stories behind big Cannes Lion winners and the riskiest advertising moves of the year

At the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Ad Age sat down with some of the brightest minds in advertising and marketing to discuss some of the bravest and most talked about ideas of this year, some of which also scored big Lions last week.  One of the most celebrated campaigns... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-24 17:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2019: In Opening Keynote, Jason Reynolds Celebrates the Libraries Within Us All

Reynolds earned a standing ovation for an intensely personal keynote that touched on family, religion, his closest friends and relationships, the power of narrative, and the central, “sacred” role libraries play in people’s lives. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Poet triumphs at Wales Book of the Year Awards

Cardiff-based poet Ailbhe Darcy has won the £4,000 Wales Book of the Year Award for her "striking" collection, Insistence (Bloodaxe Books).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-20 03:52:13 UTC ]
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Advantage Business Marketing Ceases Operations After 13 Years

Advantage Business Marketing—the Rockaway, N.J.-based B2B media company formerly known as Advantage Business Media until rebranding in a last-ditch pivot to marketing services a year ago—abruptly shut its doors this week, notifying its more than 50 employees that they were out of a job,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-19 21:06:21 UTC ]
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Ridout's Boldwood reveals 20-strong all-female launch list

Amanda Ridout has announced a "thrilling" 20-strong, all-female launch list for her new commercial fiction press Boldwood, with plans to publish in e-book, audio and print-on-demand simultaneously on a global scale.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-18 02:56:15 UTC ]
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‘Little Fires Everywhere’ is a nostalgia trip for ’90s kids — but it’s really all about the moms

The novel aces its depictions of Delia’s catalogs, CK One and the all-consuming nature of motherhood. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Trade celebrates Independent Bookshop Week

Independent Bookshop Week is in full swing with events up and down the country as Booksellers Association research reveals 82% of indie booksellers had a different career prior to owning or working in their bookshop.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 02:50:48 UTC ]
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Digital Advertising Growth Will Slow This Year, Magna Report Predicts

As digital media penetration reaches near-universal status, digital advertising revenues around the world, including in the U.S., are anticipated to slow by several percentage points compared to years past, according to Magna Global's newest advertising forecast. The report from IPG Mediabrands'... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-06-17 01:00:56 UTC ]
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Agents of change: The year of campaigning differently

Miriam Robinson, programmer for The Bookseller's Marketing & Publicity Conference 2019, shares what to expect from the day. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-16 23:44:09 UTC ]
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George R R Martin to make first UK visit for five years in August

George R R Martin is making a UK visit and appearing in a Waterstones event to discuss his latest book, Fire and Blood (HarperCollins). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-14 12:55:33 UTC ]
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Harry Potter star Bonnie Wright joins kids' plastic toy push

Actress Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny Weasley, meets children who are upcycling their toys. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2019-06-14 00:00:33 UTC ]
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Axel Springer Will Merge Insider Inc. and eMarketer Next Year

Insider Inc., the publisher of Business Insider, Markets Insider and Insider, will combine with eMarketer in 2020 in an effort to bolster the business-to-business digital research and intelligence services that both companies provide, Axel Springer said Thursday. The German publisher, which owns... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-06-13 18:36:53 UTC ]
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‘BoJack Horseman’s’ Raphael Bob-Waksberg turns his brain to the heart

The writer visits Politics and Prose on Thursday to discuss his new short story collection, "Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory." Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-06-12 22:00:57 UTC ]
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