Keira Knightley is latest star to publish a children’s book, but some say trend pushes aside genuine writers and makes it harder to find great children’s fiction“A modern classic by Keira Knightley” reads the provisional cover of the actor’s debut children’s book, I Love You Just the Same. Set to be published next October, the 80-page volume, written and illustrated by Knightley, is about a girl navigating the changing dynamics that come with the arrival of a sibling.The Pirates of the Caribbean star is the latest in a long list of celebrities to have turned to writing children’s books. McFly’s Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter have been hovering at the top of the bestseller chart since the publication last month of their latest book The Dinosaur that Pooped Halloween!. Earlier in the year, David Walliams dominated with his newest book Astrochimp. The entertainer has sold 25m copies of his children’s titles in the UK alone, according to Nielsen BookData. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2024-10-20 13:00:48 UTC ]
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Trigger Publishing children’s imprint Upside Down has snapped up a “heartwarming” picture book debut which aims to help children to deal with emotions and boost self-confidence. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-11 08:35:17 UTC ]
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Ben Miller has signed a new three-book deal with Simon & Schuster Children's, and is poised to become “a major force in children’s publishing”, the firm says. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-10 09:27:19 UTC ]
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Four roles, including that of head of children’s publishing Liz Cross, have gone in a restructure of Oxford University Press’ children’s trade publishing team. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-09 22:49:00 UTC ]
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The woman at the helm of one of the UK’s largest children’s specialists discusses the challenges and opportunities in the modern-day global publishing market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-09 21:54:50 UTC ]
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Citing 37 percent of revenue from frontlist titles, 63 bookstore companies with 80 locations respond to BookNet Canada’s new report. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Non-Book Merchandise: 16 Percent of Revenue or partisans of print and brick-and-mortar bookstores, the... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-09 20:54:40 UTC ]
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BBC Radio 4 series "Front Row" has announced Booker Prize-shortlisted authors will meet its listeners as part of new plans to cover the award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-09 07:33:32 UTC ]
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Since 2016, we've marked "World Kid Lit Month" each September, celebrating translations of children's literature into English. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-09-08 10:34:21 UTC ]
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Some of The Bookseller Children's Conference speakers talk about the advantages and disadvantages of working outside of London, and what the London-based industry can learn by looking further afield. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-06 10:32:27 UTC ]
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Announcing at Rio's book fair its coming introduction of Pubnet in Brazil, Metabooks Brasil reports it now accounts for 75 percent of the market's sales. The post Metabooks Brasil Reaches 100,000 Active Titles in Its Database appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-05 04:52:20 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group editorial director Jessica Tarrant has left the firm to join children’s audio start-up Yoto as its content director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-04 20:18:35 UTC ]
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The full programme for this year’s Bookseller Children’s Conference has been revealed, with a packed line-up including Catherine Bell, Cressida Cowell, Alice Burden and Jamila Metran. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 21:26:28 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books communications director Alyx Price is being promoted to associate publisher at the firm. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 14:31:29 UTC ]
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Poet Patience Agbabi has branched out into children’s fiction with a time-travelling middle grade series with Canongate. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 01:24:07 UTC ]
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I FIRST HEARD ABOUT Svetlana Alexievich from a friend in my writing group who was reading the Belarusian author’s Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War (1990, trans. 1992), a book based on hundreds of interviews with those who lost their sons in Afghanistan. The title of the book... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-09-02 12:30:01 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has struck a three-book deal in a major new middle-grade series by authors Katie and Kevin Tsang. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-02 05:13:48 UTC ]
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A bookseller shares lessons learned from navigating the bookseller-author dynamic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-30 10:00:24 UTC ]
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Notting Hill indie Lutyens & Rubinstein Bookshop will celebrate its 10th anniversary this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-29 17:39:42 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK imprint Blink has netted two football titles with Robbie Fowler’s “definitive” autobiography and the fifth publication from freestylers The F2. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-29 13:07:40 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Children’s Books has scooped two more “comedy gold dust" adventures from writer Jo Simmons and illustrator Nathan Reed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-29 01:32:06 UTC ]
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Corrinne Averiss and Rosalind Beardshaw have triumphed at this year’s Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards to win the Book of the Year Award for My Pet Star (Hachette Children’s Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 19:52:05 UTC ]
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