‘Goodnight Moon’: 75 years in the great green room

Decades after its first publication, Margaret Wise Brown’s classic children’s book “Goodnight Moon” still brings families together. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2022-09-01 15:59:00 UTC ]
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‘Goodnight Moon’: 75 years in the great green room

Decades after its first publication, Margaret Wise Brown’s classic children’s book “Goodnight Moon” still brings families together. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2022-09-01 15:59:00 UTC ]
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The Great Courses’ Great 30th Year

As it enters its fourth decade, the Great Courses, the Teaching Company’s educational audio and video publisher, has increased its focus on digital video content and distribution—all while inking new deals with such partners as Penguin Random House and Scientific American. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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What Was the ‘It Book’ of Summer 75 Years Ago?

Laura Z. Hobson’s “Gentleman’s Agreement” was so popular that Simon & Schuster could barely keep up with demand. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Celebrating 75 Years: Close-up Globe Pequot

Globe Pequot publisher Judith Schnell spoke to PW about the company’s longevity, what’s new across the company’s numerous imprints, and how Globe is celebrating its 75th. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Wilson pens first new Magic Faraway Tree book for 75 years in HCG deal

Hachette Children’s Group has scooped a brand new Magic Faraway Tree adventure, inspired by Enid Blyton and written by Jacqueline Wilson. It will be the first Magic Faraway Tree book in 75 years and the first in the series by an author other than Blyton.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 14:31:13 UTC ]
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25 Great Book Reviews From the Past 125 Years

To celebrate the Book Review’s 125th anniversary, we’re dipping into the archives to revisit our most thrilling, memorable and thought-provoking coverage. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-01-25 16:00:20 UTC ]
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2020 was a great year for at least one thing: digital book loans from public libraries.

If you, like me, could really use some nice library-oriented news right about now, you’re in luck. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the impossibility of going to physical libraries for much of the year, readers borrowed record numbers of ebooks, audiobooks, and digital magazines from public... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-01-07 15:34:02 UTC ]
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Text of Statement Honoring Moon Palace Owners, MIBA Bookseller of the Year

Kansas bookseller Danny Caine's statement honoring the owners of Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis as the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association's bookseller of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Benjamin Percy, owner of the most distinct voice in literature, reads Goodnight Moon.

On this All Hallow’s Eve eve, let Benjamin Percy, who has the most notable voice in American letters (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, smash that play button), lull you to sleep with a reading of the surprisingly controversial classic children’s book Goodnight Moon, which he posted on... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-30 15:15:53 UTC ]
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The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Goodnight Moon

Margaret Wise Brown’s classic children’s book Goodnight Moon was published on this day in 1947. It’s widely beloved, well-reviewed, and much parodied, and also hated intensely by a serious few. You know where this is going—I compile at least one of these one-star reviews pieces a month, but I... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-03 08:50:11 UTC ]
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Williams departs PFD after seven years for Greene & Heaton

Laura Williams, currently a literary agent at PFD, is joining Greene & Heaton where she will continue to build her list. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Small Press Three Rooms Landed William Least Heat-Moon's Debut Novel

Heat-Moon, author of the bestselling 1982 travel memoir 'Blue Highways,' struck a deal with small New York press Three Rooms to publish his first novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A New Phase of ‘Goodnight Moon’?

“Good Day, Good Night,” a book by Margaret Wise Brown, will be published posthumously in October by HarperCollins. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles to partner with Green Carnation Prize for third year

The Green Carnation Prize, an award recognising lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) writers, is partnering with Foyles for a third year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Wayne State University Press Celebrates 75 Years, Successful Trade Program

An expanded trade publishing program has paid off well for Wayne State University Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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D&Q Marks 25 Years of Great Literary Comics

Twenty-five years after its birth as the publisher of a modest comics anthology, Montreal-based Drawn & Quarterly has become one of North America’s most acclaimed literary graphic novel publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Dohle Reflects On a Year 'Combining Two Great Legacies'

In his annual year-end letter, Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle cited the merger and thanked the PRH staff for the “impressive feat” of “combining two great legacies.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Western Great Lakes: Plenty of Room for Publishers in the City of the Big Shoulders

Chicago might be known for its burly swagger,” says the Chicago Tribune literary editor-at-large Elizabeth Taylor, “but it’s also a supportive place” for publishers and other literary folk to do business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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