Jessie Burton will retell the Medusa myth in an "empowering" YA title for Bloomsbury exploring themes of "toxic masculinity and the meaning of consent". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are offering up a range of titles to mark the 75th anniversary of one of history’s most important military operations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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We asked editors about the ways teen literature is expanding to reflect today’s world, with topical themes, diverse representation, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Last week was an interesting one for me. Not only because I attended two very different conferences in two cities, but because of the theme I saw play out between each conference and in the days following. First was The Social Shake-Up, a sister brand of Folio:’s for social media practitioners.... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-16 16:54:43 UTC ]
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Scott, cocreator of YouTube sensation CinemaSins, which has over eight million subscribers, makes his authorial debut with a YA novel about teenage superheroes with disabilities who save the world through teamwork. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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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 at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ReedPop’s sixth BookCon, which immediately follows BookExpo, will be held at New York City’s Javits Center on Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber Children’s has acquired a YA novel by Akwaeke Emezi, whose adult book Freshwater (Faber) was longlisted for the 2019 Women’s Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's publisher Puffin has said it is proud to be publishing John Boyne’s novel about a transgender teen, after the book was labelled "transphobic" by some campaigners, and an article the author wrote in the Irish Times about the subject received criticism on social media. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We talked to Lulu's v-p of marketing, Matt Briel, about the evolution of self-publishing and how Lulu's new open-source Print API and xPress app for Shopify are giving creators more control than ever. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin has snapped up the rights to two feminist YA books, with plans to publish in 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s safe to say Reese Witherspoon knows a thing or two about strong female characters. Over the past two decades, the actress Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2019-03-26 13:00:21 UTC ]
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YA author Lauren Myracle spoke with us about her debut graphic novel, ‘Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale,’ which is part of the DC Books for Young Readers launch list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andersen Press has acquired a coming-of-age story about a girl growing up above a Chinese takeaway in the West Midlands in the 1980s by Sue Cheung. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With many arguments around Open Access in academia framed in an adversarial manner, Stephen Lotinga gives a voice to the benefits it can bring. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carnegie Medal-nominated YA author Laura Jarratt is swapping children’s books for adults, and has struck a deal with Trapeze. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Kit de Waal are reinterpreting Dracula and Moby Dick for their first titles to be published on Orion Children’s Books’ new YA feminist series, Bellatrix. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books, Scholastic and Walker Books have two titles apiece on the shortlist for the YA Book Prize 2019, which includes books by the award’s inaugural winner Louise O’Neill, as well as Juno Dawson, Laura Dockrill and début author Muhammad Khan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nathan Connolly gives a publisher's perspective following the results of our class survey. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s authors including Robin Stevens, Piers Torday and Swapna Haddow have written stories based on Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland for a new title to be published by Macmillan Children’s Books in June. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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