CILIP makes changes at Carnegie and Kate Greenaway following diversity review

Library and information association CILIP has opened up nominations for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Awards to other industry bodies and is introducing a ‘children’s choice’ prize, in response to the recommendations an independently chaired diversity review. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic will drop policy that makes it easier for school fairs to exclude diverse books

Scholastic Inc. will end a widely criticized policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial, disability and LGBTQ+ themes Continue reading at ABC News

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Book Review: ‘Making It So,’ by Patrick Stewart

In his fond memoir “Making It So,” the actor traces the path from the working class to the Shakespearean stage to “Star Trek” superstardom. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Audiobook Review: ‘The Ghost Club,’ by Kate Winkler Dawson

Kate Winkler Dawson’s audiobook original reveals the origins of a society of occult-obsessed supernaturalists that included Dickens, Doyle, Yeats and more. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Book Review: ‘Strip Tees,’ by Kate Flannery

Kate Flannery’s “Strip Tees” is a racy, thoughtful memoir of her tenure during the rise and fall of the controversial retail company. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Recommended reading: Hilary Mantel’s review of Kate Atkinson’s debut novel.

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The 2022 Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Winners Include a First Graphic Novel

The graphic novel of Jason Reynolds' 'Long Way Down' with illustrations by Danica Novgorodoff, is honored by the Carnegie Greenaway Awards. The post The 2022 Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Winners Include a First Graphic Novel appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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More Children’s Books Awards: Carnegie and Greenaway Shortlists

The United Kingdom's based book award duo, Carnegie and Greenaway, have 16 shortlisted titles between them. The post More Children’s Books Awards: Carnegie and Greenaway Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Review: A family travel memoir makes a timely pitch for personal risk

Charles Wheelan's "We Came, We Saw, We Left" charts the Wheelan family's frantic global "gap year" — infections, iffy street food, tantrums and all. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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#Merky Books makes Diversity in Advertising Award shortlist

PRH imprint #Merky Books is in the running to win £1m of Channel 4 airtime after making the six-strong shortlist for the broadcaster's Diversity in Advertising Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Diversity: Macmillan USA Makes Major Changes in Management Approach

To make the company ' more representative of the world around us,' CEO John Sargent writes, Macmillan USA is establishing a new management committee. The post Diversity: Macmillan USA Makes Major Changes in Management Approach appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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CILIP Carnegie Medal revises criteria and launches Inclusive Minds project

Judging criteria for the CILIP Carnegie Medal have been revised to create a “more inclusive, child-focused” awards and a new partnership launched with Inclusive Minds. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Review: Two pros aim to make reading fun for kids in 'How to Raise a Reader'

Want your child to love reading? Two New York Times children's book editors give tips on making reading a pleasurable experience Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Hope becomes new chair of CILIP Carnegie/Kate Greenaway working party

Jake Hope has been appointed as the new chair of the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway (CKG) Awards Working Party. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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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... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Review: 'Aquaman' makes a splash with underwater spectacle galore and Jason Momoa's superheroic star turn

Audience reactions to blockbusters are difficult to predict, but it’s unlikely anyone will come out of “Aquaman” asking “Is this all there is?” Not only does the new comic book superhero movie from the DC Extended Universe clock in at an over-extended 2 hours and 23 minutes, it throws everything... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Kate Atkinson calls authors reviewing their peers a 'callous art'

British novelist who recently published latest book Transcription says she tries not to read bad reviewsThe literary world is packed with novelists reviewing the books of their colleagues but it is not something Kate Atkinson would do, calling it a “callous art”. Related: Drawn from life: why... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Walker dominates Carnegie and Greenaway shortlists

Walker Books is the most prominent publisher on the shortlists for this year’s CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals, with three in the running for the Kate Greenaway and two for the Carnegie. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'No more buck-passing', says Carnegie Diversity report

A change in culture must take place in the way the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Awards are administered "with no more buck passing", a report has found. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sepetys and Smith fly the US flag in Carnegie and Greenaway wins

Ruta Sepetys has won the CILIP Carnegie Medal while Lane Smith has scooped the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, meaning that both awards have been taken by Americans for the first time in their history. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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CILIP fends off criticism over lack of BAME authors on Carnegie longlist

CILIP has responded to criticism about the diversity of its Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal longlists - which feature no BAME authors - saying that while it "acknowledges and respects the concerns expressed", the longlisted books were "judged on merit and on an equal playing field". Continue reading at The Bookseller

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