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

Hachette Children’s Group has acquired two middle-grade fiction titles by debut author Kate Gilby Smith, to be published on the Orion Children's Book imprint.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-02 10:02:53 UTC ]

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David Shelley Puts His Stamp on Hachette

Over the course of his first year as joint CEO of Hachette Book Group and Hachette UK, Shelley has shaken things up at the Big Five publisher—and the company’s latest sales report proves it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bologna’s 2025 Ragazzi Award Winners: 3,858 Entries

The myriad awards programs that are part of Bologna Children's Book Fair are led by newly named winners of the Ragazzi Awards. The post Bologna’s 2025 Ragazzi Award Winners: 3,858 Entries appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Literary Organizations Release Joint Statement Decrying Anti-Trans Executive Order

The American Booksellers Association, Audio Publishers Association, Independent Book Publishers Association, PEN America, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and dozens of other orgs have issued a letter addressing President Donald Trump's order to implement "policies that... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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SXSW Launches Book Publishing Imprint

South by Southwest, the long-running media and music conference in Austin, Tex., is launching a book imprint, SXSW Books, focusing on works by experts and innovators across creative industries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bologna: Record Entries for Its 2025 Illustrators Exhibition

The 59th edition of Bologna Children's Book Fair's 2025 Illustrators Exhibition drew 21,870 illustrations by 4,374 illustrators. The post Bologna: Record Entries for Its 2025 Illustrators Exhibition appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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January’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Han Kang’s We Do Not Part, Adam Haslett’s Mothers and Sons, and Adam Ross’ Playworld all feature among the best reviewed fiction titles of the month. Brought to you by Book Marks, Lit Hub’s home for book reviews. * 1. We Do Not Part by Han Kang, trans. by E Yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Granta Launches New Book Imprint with Three Titles in Translation

Granta Trust is launching a new publishing imprint, Granta Magazine Editions, which will put out books by authors previously published by the magazine. The inaugural list includes two translations from the German and one from Chinese. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Singapore Children’s Book Festival Calls for Programming Proposals

Readying its second year, the new Singapore Children's Book Festival is staged by the Singapore Book Publishers Association The post Singapore Children’s Book Festival Calls for Programming Proposals appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Ana Maria Alessi Promoted to President, Publisher of Hachette Audio

Alessi, who has served as VP and publisher of Hachette Audio since 2022, will step into her elevated role on January 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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As children's book bans soar, sales are down and librarians are afraid. Even in California

Book bans are tanking sales of children's books. Schools and libraries aren't buying books about LGBTQ+ issues and race as they brace for culture war pushback. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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8 of the Best New Children’s Books Out December 2024

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Guadalajara Book Fair Opens With New Bologna Prize

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Surrealism, cafes and lots (and lots) of cats: why Japanese fiction is booming

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Hannah Schwartz, Longtime Children's Bookseller, Dies

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