Macmillan Children's swoops for Dope Black Dads founder's debut

Macmillan Children’s Books has swooped in a two-book deal for the debut children’s title from Marvyn Harrison, founder of the Dope Black Dads community. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-13 23:41:32 UTC ]
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Bologna Children’s Book Fair Names Its 56th Illustrators’ Exhibition Winners

This year, Bologna Children's Book Fair's Illustrators' Exhibition features winning work from 78 artists in 29 international markets. The post Bologna Children’s Book Fair Names Its 56th Illustrators’ Exhibition Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-02-07 04:17:02 UTC ]
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Review: A debut novel of love and privilege that's made for TV

Coco Mellors' 'Cleopatra and Frankenstein' evokes a rich universe in multiple senses, but it feels engineered for a Netflix adaptation. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-02-04 14:00:54 UTC ]
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In a flawed system, a Black prosecutor wonders if she’s pursuing justice or being complicit

Laura Coates offers an honest description of prosecutors' complex moral universe. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-02-04 13:00:55 UTC ]
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How Are Libraries Recognizing Black History Month?

Libraries can celebrate BHM with displays, events, and more — but it won't mean much if the library isn't a safe place for Black people. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-02-03 11:31:00 UTC ]
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Review: The predator's wife: A dark debut novel with a #MeToo gender twist

Julia May Jonas' "Vladimir" is a thrilling "Lolita" update in which the deliciously wicked narrator is not the male abuser but his wife. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-02-01 14:00:41 UTC ]
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PRH Celebrates Black Excellence (and Books) with #AllWaysBlack

In May 2021, Penguin Random House launched a new marketing effort under the hashtag #AllWaysBlack. Over 26.3K followers and nearly a year later, the channel will expand in a number of ways. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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HCCP, Urban Ministries Launch a Platform for Black Voices

Urban Ministries, Inc. and HarperCollins Christian Publishing are extending their publishing and distribution partnership into a subscription-based digital platform, UrbanFaithStudy.com, which features sermons and other content by prominent Black pastors and authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury seizes Aslany's debut non-fiction in 'unprecedented' six-figure deal

Bloomsbury has acquired Peasants, the "extraordinary" non-fiction work by Dr Maryam Aslany, securing the debut in a hotly contested auction for a six-figure sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-31 15:25:14 UTC ]
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Hundreds of books ready for display at new Black Community Library in London, Ont.

An all-new Black library is opening in London, Ont., at the end January. It will feature books written by Black authors from Canada and around the world. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2022-01-28 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Ewen and Salami win inaugural Jericho Prize for Black-British writers

Abimbola Salami and Diane Ewan have won the inaugural Jericho Prize, a competition for unpublished and self-published Black-British writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-27 15:04:19 UTC ]
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Newbery, Caldecott announce 2022 children's book awards

Winners of an array of children’s literature awards reflect a diversity of perspectives and topics. “The Last Cuentista,” a tale of a young girl who must preserve the memory of Earth’s history, won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2022-01-25 18:02:43 UTC ]
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S&S bags Bennett's debut thriller on New Zealand’s colonial past

Simon & Schuster UK has landed Better the Blood, the "engrossing and exciting" debut thriller by award-winning Māori screenwriter and director Michael Bennett. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-24 11:17:04 UTC ]
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Young love: picture books oust children’s fiction for the first time in two decades

For the first time on record, picture books outsold fiction for young readers through the TCM, after clawing back a huge deficit. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-22 08:33:40 UTC ]
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Little People, Big Dreams: Children’s non-fiction posts all-time record return

If you chart the shift in the BookScan era of the publishing into Children’s & Young Adult Non-Fiction (CYANF), you see it evolving from, broadly, a more schools-book focused sector to one in which the vast bulk of the revenue is derived from trade titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-22 07:28:02 UTC ]
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Male Characters Still Outnumber Female Characters in Children’s Books

The giraffe or elephant main character in your children's book is probably male. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-01-20 14:26:39 UTC ]
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Legend Times moves to Macmillan Distribution

Legend Times is to move all of its publishing companies from Booksource to Macmillan Distribution (MDL). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-20 13:14:03 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan ceases distribution of Clanchy's books as pair part company

Pan Macmillan and author Kate Clanchy have parted company “by mutual consent”, with the publisher reverting the rights and ceasing distribution of all her work following criticism of Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-20 09:10:15 UTC ]
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S&S Children's bags Cham's 'genius' middle-grade series

Simon & Schuster Children’s Books has snapped up Oliver and The Great Big Universe, the debut middle-grade series by Jorge Cham. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-20 00:40:32 UTC ]
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500 days a debut

I’ve been a debut novelist for more than 500 days but today my status will change with the publication of my second novel, Find Her First. So before I leave my debut days behind me I wanted to take a look back and reflect on what being a first-time author has meant for me, and the huge learning... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-19 22:26:18 UTC ]
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