Price and Alport to leave Scholastic for MCB

Macmillan Children's Books has appointed Alyx Price [left] to the role of communications... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic Offers Option to Exclude Diverse Books from Book Fairs

Scholastic has separated out LGBTQ books and BIPOC books into an optional add-on box in a policy some are calling a "bigot button." Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-10-16 14:39:10 UTC ]
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Craig Popelars Leaves Tin House, Masie Cochran Named Interim Publisher

Portland, Ore.–based independent publisher Tin House Books announced that publisher Craig Popelars has stepped down. Editorial director Masie Cochran has been appointed interim publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Lower Trade Sales, Book Club Reorg Dent Scholastic Results

Lower trade book sales and costs associated with the creation of its new School Reading Events business resulted in an operating loss in the quarter at Scholastic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New Books on Religion Leave God Out of It

Religion and spirituality publishers are steadily expanding their children’s lists into the general market by adding more books that celebrate values and virtues with no mention of God, Jesus, or the Bible. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Suzanne Murphy Leaves HarperCollins, Liate Stehlik Adds Children's to Purview

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Leadership Changes at Scholastic

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Fairs Boost Scholastic Results in Fiscal 2023

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Read and learn more for a Prime Day-like price

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[ PC World | 2023-07-13 08:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors leave Hungarian publisher in protest at sale to Orbán-linked college

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[ The Guardian | 2023-06-23 11:38:44 UTC ]
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Amazon is selling two Echo Show 5 Kids smart displays for the price of one

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[ Engadget | 2023-06-22 16:30:34 UTC ]
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Court to Hear Bids by Amazon, Publishers to Dismiss Revived Price Fixing Case

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp denies it played a part in Stan Grant’s decision to leave Q+A amid racist attacks

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[ The Guardian | 2023-05-23 08:46:23 UTC ]
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Vice files for bankruptcy protection amid cut-price sale to consortium

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[ The Guardian | 2023-05-15 09:23:50 UTC ]
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Scholastic recognizes 100 years of teen writing.

What do Amanda Gorman, Truman Capote, John Updike, and Joyce Carol Oates have in common? Each won a Scholastic Art & Writing Award as a teen. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards began in 1923 and continue to support young writers thanks to The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-05-08 12:47:48 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press Is Leaving Its New York Offices

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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This Baby Book Series Satirizes Lack of Parental Paid Leave

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[ AdWeek | 2023-04-24 12:00:00 UTC ]
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'Halo Infinite' creative head Joseph Staten is leaving Microsoft

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[ Engadget | 2023-04-08 19:10:51 UTC ]
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Scholastic to Integrate School Book Fairs, Clubs Businesses

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Advertising Age | 2023-03-29 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Lance Fensterman Is Leaving ReedPop

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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