NLT: one in seven children has never visited bookshop

One out of every seven young people has never been to a bookshop, according to new research by... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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In Roddy Doyle’s ‘Life Without Children,’ the pandemic sets plots in motion

"Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha" author Roddy Doyle found inspiration in pandemic lockdowns. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-02-23 12:00:09 UTC ]
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Bologna Children’s Book Fair: The 2022 Ragazzi Award Winners

With 14 jurors having worked their way through 2,215 submissions from 61 countries, the 2022 Bologna Ragazzi Award winners are announced. The post Bologna Children’s Book Fair: The 2022 Ragazzi Award Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-02-22 18:45:35 UTC ]
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How Writing a Children’s Book is an Antidote to Doomsday Thinking

An unspoken tradition hints that going to the source is good for the story you want to write. The trouble often is that we have no idea what that source may be. Sometimes we think it is sheer research and we spend time in libraries. Often, we think it’s where the action of the proposed […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-02-22 09:52:32 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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Trade figures' Beatles band come together again for NLT fundraiser

Shabby Road, a Beatles tribute band formed by members of the publishing industry, are to hold a fundraising concert for the National Literary Trust this spring, following their sell-out debut gig for the charity in 2019.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-31 11:57:55 UTC ]
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Kristin Chenoweth Celebrates Adoption in Debut Children’s Book

Broadway actor Kristin Chenoweth explores the joys of adoption, showing kindness, and sharing love in her debut book for kids, 'What Will I Do With My Love Today?' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-26 05:00:00 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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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

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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

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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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Yellow Kite secures children's activity debut from David

Yellow Kite has secured How to Create Little Happy Learners: Daily Activities for Children, the debut from Sophie David which aims to “promote a love of learning”.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-19 13:59:28 UTC ]
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Bookshops report brisk festive trading in annual survey, with almost 60% well up

The Bookseller’s annual Christmas trading survey, backed up by new data from the Booksellers Association, suggests that the majority of indie booksellers had an excellent festive sales period. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-16 11:21:18 UTC ]
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Book Riot’s Children’s Book Deals for January 12, 2022

Today’s edition of kids' book deals is sponsored by AfterShock Comics`AfterShock... Continue reading at Book Riot

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'Exceptional' Newport leaves Scholastic for Hachette Children's Group

Scholastic’s Kate Newport is joining Hachette Children’s Group in the newly created role of publisher for non-fiction.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-09 18:55:54 UTC ]
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Indie bookshop numbers rise for fifth consecutive year, BA figures show

The number of independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland has grown for the fifth consecutive year despite challenges brought by the pandemic, the Booksellers Association says. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Petty joins Blair Partnership from Macmillan Children's Books

The Blair Partnership has appointed Macmillan Children's Books (MCB) editorial director Rachel Petty as agent, heading up its children’s and YA list. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-04 08:08:25 UTC ]
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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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UK's first Black specialist bookshop New Beacon to close

The UK's first Black specialist bookshop is to shut its doors and move entirely online, as financial constraints jeopardise its future.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-28 16:05:54 UTC ]
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Kibworth Books raises more than £2k for hospitalised Leicester children

Independent bookshop Kibworth Books has raised more than £2,000, to gift books to children being treated in Leicester Royal Infirmary over Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-24 11:27:47 UTC ]
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