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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John Young, who is shortlisted for Scottish Book Trust’s Teenage Book Prize, is cycling around Scotland for the book tour of his novel Farewell Tour of a Terminal Optimist (Kelpies). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont is to publish a swashbuckling adventure that "smashes stereotypes", featuring a book-loving pirate who dares to be different. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books published by Usborne, Kelpies and Chicken House are in the running for the 2019 Scottish Teenage Book Prize, which celebrates teen titles written by Scottish authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gollancz has acquired Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean, a debut YA fantasy set in a world inspired by ancient Japan, in which women with the ability to shift into monsters train to steal men’s fortunes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books has acquired a collection of essays about growing up from women of colour magazine and collective gal-dem. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Juno Dawson will expose the dark underbelly of the fashion industry in her next YA novel, Meat Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The number of authors of colour publishing YA books has declined since 2006, a new study has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Study finds that fewer books for young adults by black and minority ethnic authors have been published in the UK since 2010, despite rise in diversity initiativesDespite a raft of diversity initiatives, the percentage of young adult books written by black and minority ethnic (BME) authors has... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Presenting our editors’ selections of eagerly awaited children's and YA books for the coming season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Hate U Give' by Angie Thomas and 'All American Boys' by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely have been challenged on a high school summer reading list by police and other supporters. The post YA Novels Prompt Police Objections to Summer Reading List in South Carolina appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Chidren’s has bought the UK and Commonwealth rights to Cursed, a reimagining of the King Arthur legend for a YA audience, by comic book artist Frank Miller and writer and producer Tom Wheeler. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With plans for multiplatform development to follow, the allegorical fantasy writings of Italian author Roberto Ricci are coming first to television. The post Finnish Digital Media Fund IPR.VC Backs Development of YA Book Series for Television appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut novel We That Are Young takes £10,000 award after early struggles to find a publisherPreti Taneja’s debut novel We That Are Young, a reimagining of King Lear set in contemporary India that was rejected by multiple major publishers as commercially unviable, has won the £10,000 Desmond... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Fickling Books has bought the first YA novel by Dan Freedman, the author of the Jamie Johnson series (published by Scholastic). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson is to publish We Need New Stories, a "vital" book about dangerous myths that are maintaining the status quo. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The French-owned, Los Angeles–based publisher of French graphic novels is expanding its catalogue with three new lines. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Key Books, part of Bonnier Zaffre, has acquired a high-concept YA trilogy by debut novelist Holly Race. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The five editors presenting this year’s YA buzz books at a BookExpo panel on May 31 underlined the importance of inclusion in book acquisitions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2018 drew about 20,000 booklovers to the Javits Center this past weekend. While many attendees were there to see their favorite bestselling YA authors, others wanted to meet a debut novelist named Bill Clinton. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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India Knight is publishing an homage to her favourite novel, The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford, with Fig Tree next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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