Howard named Children’s Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland

Award-winning author and illustrator Paul Howard, whose recent work includes Joe Wicks' debut picture book The Burpee Bears (HarperCollins Children's Books), has been appointed the new Children’s Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-31 03:43:57 UTC ]
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HRH The Duke of Cambridge writes foreword for Kyle Cathie's charity cookbook

Kyle Cathie has compiled A Taste of Home to raise funds for The Passage, London's largest homeless charity. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-07 03:31:20 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children's signs second series from Cleverly

HarperCollins Children’s Books will publish Sophie Cleverly's second middle-grade series, The Violet Veil Mysteries, illustrated by Hannah Peck.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-06 15:45:28 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Names Dana Canedy New Publisher

Ms. Canedy, a former journalist at The New York Times and the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, will run the namesake imprint at one of the country’s largest book publishers. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-07-06 14:06:33 UTC ]
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Dana Canedy Named Publisher at S&S

Dana Canedy, a former 'New York Times' journalist who has been the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes since 2017, has been named executive v-p and publisher of the S&S imprint, effective July 27. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s Institute 2020: Indies Introduce Debut Authors

Ten authors of books chosen by booksellers as their favorite summer/fall middle grade and YA debuts read from their works in a lunchtime panel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hislop to bring out children's version of bestseller The Island

Victoria Hislop will return to The Island (Headline Review, 2006) for a children's edition titled Maria's Island, published by Walker Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-02 20:41:08 UTC ]
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Indies rally to collect and donate used children's books

Fourteen bookshops across London, Bucks and Oxfordshire have joined forces to collect donations of used children's books to be gifted to those in need.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-02 14:23:44 UTC ]
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BA restarts Children's Book of the Month scheme with Diddle That Dummed

The Diddle That Dummed (Hodder Children's) by Kes Gray and Fred Blunt has been selected as the Booksellers Association's Children's Book of the Month for July.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-01 02:25:08 UTC ]
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Author A G Smith launches project for marginalised voices writing on lockdown

Author A G Smith has launched Paperchains, a project that aims to publish a book of writing by prisoners, homeless people and members of the armed forces about the coronavirus lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-29 23:21:12 UTC ]
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Report: 2019 Diversity in Children’s and YA Literature

The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) has released the results of its 2019 survey on diversity in children's and YA literature.  Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-06-26 17:38:28 UTC ]
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Hachette’s Northern outposts take root under the leadership of Layfield

Emma Layfield, picture book development director, North, has laid the foundations for Hachette to open five offices in the North of England later this year, aiming to tap into local talent Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-26 11:21:11 UTC ]
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Edward Ball Writes the White Blight

The National Book Award–winner tackles familial, and national, legacies of white supremacy in his latest book, 'Life of a Klansman.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Carys Bray | 'My Northern-ness feels like a matter of fact to me'

Set during an extremely wet December, Carys Bray’s new novel tells the story of the cooling climate of a marriage, as well as dealing with climate anxiety. Though she started writing the book almost four years ago, she notes that in the intervening years discussion of the issues she explores in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-26 02:55:29 UTC ]
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Northern Focus charts: Zymurgy quiz title leads the way

A stalwart quiz book from 2008 was the bestselling Northern-issued title last year, beating off some prize-fighting fiction books Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-25 18:03:17 UTC ]
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Arrow bags novel from PRH Children's editor Sara Jafari

Arrow has bagged a novel about a young British Iranian woman living in London and navigating love, family and friendship from PRH Children's editor Sara Jafari, in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-24 19:50:12 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's acquires teacher's debut Ghostcloud

Hachette Children's Group will publish Ghostcloud, a middle-grade adventure by debut author Michael Mann.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-24 18:20:27 UTC ]
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Howard Mittman Exits Bleacher Report | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_103589" align="alignright" width="150"] Howard Mittman[/caption] Howard Mittman is out as CEO of Bleacher Report, several outlets reported Tuesday, citing an internal memo. One of those, The New York Daily News, reports that Mittman was "forced out" amid sustained... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-24 13:20:18 UTC ]
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6 Free Children’s Ebooks on the Coronavirus

Give the little ones some tools to better understand this unprecedented event with these free children's books about coronavirus. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-06-24 10:37:25 UTC ]
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6 Free Children’s Ebooks on the Coronavirus

Give the little ones some tools to better understand this unprecedented event with these free children's books about coronavirus. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-06-24 10:37:25 UTC ]
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Cleeves writes story based on Forum Books for store to give away free

Ann Cleeves has written a short story based on indie store Forum Books in Northumberland, which even features manager Helen Stanton as a character. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-22 05:26:33 UTC ]
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