Frankfurt: Swedish, Lithuanian Publishers See Booming Children’s Book Sales

Two publishers in Frankfurt are seeing success with up-and-coming children's book authors, both at home and through foreign rights deals. The post Frankfurt: Swedish, Lithuanian Publishers See Booming Children’s Book Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-10-20 11:38:33 UTC ]

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Bologna moves to June 2021 as Thomas appointed for new conference

Bologna Children's Book Fair has changed its 2021 dates to 14th–17th June and appointed Jacks Thomas, formerly of the London Book Fair, as guest director of a new general publishing conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-17 08:09:07 UTC ]
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Post-election, Kamala Harris’s books are more popular than ever.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-10 17:37:24 UTC ]
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Non-ALA Book Awards for Children’s and YA Books

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[ Book Riot | 2020-11-09 11:37:00 UTC ]
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Irish digital children's book festival launches

A digital Irish children's book festival is launching later this month, in association with Dublin's Pavilion Theatre. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-04 03:24:57 UTC ]
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This Week: Discussions on Children’s Books in México and Germany

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-03 19:45:48 UTC ]
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10 books to read in November

This month’s book sales will undoubtedly get a boost from Barack Obama’s memoir, among other promising titles. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Canongate bags 'brain-bending' children's book from Sears brothers

Canongate is to publish illustrated children's book The Biggest Footprint by brothers Rob and Tom Sears next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-28 15:40:51 UTC ]
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How to Make a Children’s Book Museum COVID-Compliant

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Harry Potter publisher says Covid has weaved magic over book sales

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Biddulph, Gray and Patel among Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award winners

Children's titles from Rob Biddulph, Kes Gray and Serena Patel are among the winners of Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards in partnership with BookTrust. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-15 18:29:53 UTC ]
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Religion Book Deals: October 14, 2020

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Obituary: David Gale

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Children’s Book Begets Online Community for Grieving Kids

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Hungarian Government Calls Children's Book 'Homosexual Propaganda'

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New Children's Book Gives Boys Who Love Ballet A Chance To Feel Seen

John Robert Allman's "Boys Dance!" explains how fancy footwork can pay off at school and in sports, while spotlighting male role models in the art form. Continue reading at HuffPost

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Hachette Children's signs two from Penguin publicist Kate Gilby Smith

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Network to make children's publishing less London-centric, say CBN founders

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