Puffin defends John Boyne’s YA novel about transgender teen

Children's publisher Puffin has said it is proud to be publishing John Boyne’s novel about a transgender teen, after the book was labelled "transphobic" by some campaigners, and an article the author wrote in the Irish Times about the subject received criticism on social media. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 Essential Books for Parents of Transgender Children

Laurie Frankel, author of the heartwarming new novel 'This Is How It Always Is,' picks 10 books for parents of transgender children. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Free-speech groups defend publication of Milo Yiannopoulos memoir

In the face of pressure for Simon & Schuster to drop the far-right star’s book Dangerous in the US, campaigners say that stifling him will have ‘a chilling effect’A boycott of far-right controversialist Milo Yiannopoulos’s publisher Simon & Schuster will have “a chilling effect” on... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Free Speech Groups Defend S&S Yiannopoulos Deal

The National Coalition Against Censorship has issued a statement in defense of Simon & Schuster after the book deal with Milo Yiannopoulos received widespread backlash and threats of boycotts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Applications open for Scottish teen writers' programme

Scottish Book Trust has opened applications for next year’s What’s Your Story?, a writing programme for teenagers aged 14-17. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin to publish Worst Witch tie-in

Puffin Books will next month publish a new version of Jill Murphy’s The Worst Witch to tie-in with a CBBC adaptation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin to publish Novak's follow-up to The Book with No Pictures

Puffin Books is publishing a companion to US actor BJ Novak's internationally bestselling children's book, The Book with No Pictures, called The Alphabet Book With No Pictures. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Troika acquires YA holocaust novel

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bad Choices to John Murray

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 1.8 million teens are reading books by text messages thanks to this startup

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[ Stuff | 2016-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Norman Bettison defends book on Hillsborough disaster

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tyndale Expands Its Children’s and YA Publishing Program

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'YA débutants are finding it harder to break through into the mainstream'

Publishers are failing to take on début Young Adult writers and are instead concentrating on established UK YA writers and US imports, according to some leading figures in the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow publishes Buster's Christmas with John Lewis

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Juno Dawson and Alex T Smith team up for YA story

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YA author wins Edinburgh First Book Award

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of October 31, 2016

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elton John will publish 'no-holds-barred' autobiography in 2019

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Canada Launches New Penguin Teen Imprint

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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