Horrors of World War II, through children’s eyes

Svetlana Alexievich collects the memories of those who witnessed tragedy at a young age. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-16 12:33:20 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books (MCB) has won a seven-publisher auction to publish middle-grade and picture books by Sir Lenny Henry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-31 06:26:43 UTC ]
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RELX Group Remains the World's Top Publisher

The world’s largest publisher did it again in 2019, with revenue of $5.64 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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WATCH: Tiny Nightmares: Very Short Stories of Horror

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-29 23:30:17 UTC ]
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On Choice, Children, and Womanhood: A Conversation with Christa Parravani

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[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-10-29 19:00:52 UTC ]
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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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Vietnamese Publisher Ehomebooks Launches the International Children’s Picture Book Award

Looking to celebrate undiscovered authors and illustrators, Ehomebooks launches the International Children’s Picture Book Award. The post Vietnamese Publisher Ehomebooks Launches the International Children’s Picture Book Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-10-28 14:05:06 UTC ]
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How to Make a Children’s Book Museum COVID-Compliant

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[ Book Riot | 2020-10-28 10:36:00 UTC ]
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Column: America's oldest children's bookstore is struggling in the pandemic. But there's hope

Jimmy Fallon, local authors and devoted regulars are rallying to help Once Upon a Time in Montrose — the country's oldest kids' bookstore — survive the pandemic that has destroyed so many small businesses. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-10-27 12:00:02 UTC ]
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Owlet coins Royal Mint deal for children's series

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 14:20:17 UTC ]
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Children's authors sign open letter protesting outcome of school meals vote

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 00:51:58 UTC ]
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Dispatches from an Overheated World: On “Tales of Two Planets”

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[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-10-25 12:30:52 UTC ]
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Czesław Miłosz Confronts the Dark and Immutable Order of the World

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-21 08:48:17 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children's Publishing Group Closing Imprint

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Cynthia Leitich Smith Named Winner of the 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature

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[ World Literature Today | 2020-10-20 23:56:14 UTC ]
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Torday returns to The Last Wild series with Hachette Children's

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-20 16:12:08 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-18 18:23:09 UTC ]
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Biddulph, Gray and Patel among Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award winners

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-15 18:29:53 UTC ]
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Emily M. Danforth’s ‘Plain Bad Heroines’ mixes up a delectable brew of gothic horror and Hollywood satire

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