Pen Pals: Exhibit Highlights Louis Darling's Beverly Cleary Illustrations

For author and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, it all started with a bedtime story. And like a bedtime story, DiTerlizzi's latest adventure – as a museum curator – has "a beginning, a middle, and an end," though he didn't know that at first. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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The actor-writer-musician and illustrator teamed up on the new book “A Wealth of Pigeons.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

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California Publishers of Illustrated Books Pivot

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Cowell and BookTrust reveal pairings for Pass The Pen campaign

BookTrust Represents and Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell have revealed the pairings for #PassThePen, a social media campaign designed to help promote visibility, champion new voices and generate book sales for emerging authors and illustrators of colour. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Prince Charles pens foreword for Southgate's life lessons

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Support builds for Adeola’s illustrator credits campaign

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Bloomsbury to publish companion to Natural History Museum's Fantastic Beasts exhibition

Bloomsbury is to publish the "definitive" companion book to accompany the Natural History Museum's upcoming exhibition, "Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature", in collaboration with Warner Bros. Pottermore Publishing will publish the e-book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Templar to publish 2019 Illustration Prize-winning title

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Writing with a Humble Pen: A Conversation with Tayari Jones, by Avery Holmes

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Barkham pens Roger Deakin biography for Hamish Hamilton

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PEN America, Penguin Random House Partner on ‘Book the Vote’

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Writers and publishers pen open letter to show solidarity with trans and non-binary community

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Tbilisi Book Fair States Support for Belarus Opposition; PEN America Backs Alexievich

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Are the illustrations in children’s books making kids… dumber?

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Mackesy illustrations to feature in PHE mental health campaign

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