CILIP launches magazine to promote diversity in children’s publishing

CILIP, the library and information association, is going to promote diverse and inclusive children’s literature via a new magazine, Pen&inc. The first edition of Pen&inc launches today (2nd May) with information about 450 titles, submitted by publishers ranging from Egmont and Hachette Children’s Books to Lantana Publishing, Tiny Owl and Otter-Barry Books. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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