Scholastic. Carlton, Faber in latest children's turnaround

In one of a chain of moves across children’s publishing, Scholastic UK publishing and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Huang to take IP acquisitions role at Penguin Childrens

Penguin Children’s will continue what it describes as its transition from traditional... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After Great Year, Scholastic Tries For Encore

Fiscal 2012 was a good year made great by The Hunger Games,” Scholastic chairman Dick Robinson told analysts in a conference call last Thursday to discuss results in the year ended May 31, in which sales rose 14%, to $2.15 billion, and net income jumped from $39.4 million to $102.4 million. The... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McKeon wins Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize

Irish writer Belinda McKeon was awarded the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize yesterday (18th July)... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neil Gaiman will pen five children's books

Neil Gaiman will write five children's books for HarperCollins, including a sequel to his 2009 children's book 'Odd and the Frost Giants.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber releases Shakespeare app

Faber's latest app, The Sonnets by William Shakespeare, has been released worldwide today via... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bell to join Scholastic as co-managing director

Catherine Bell is to join Scholastic as co-managing director and head of publishing, marketing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carlton snaps up Fiell publishing

Carlton Publishing Group arts imprint Goodman, which launched in 2009 and is headed by chairman... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's indies avoid the brunt of the downturn

The schools market, events and consumer loyalty are all helping protect the children’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hurcombe to leave Scholastic

Scholastic UK group m.d. Alan Hurcombe is to leave his post. The publisher said that Hurcombe,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Children's UK acquires tween brand

Penguin Children's UK has acquired intellectual property rights in a new 7+ tween brand, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thaxton moves to Faber

Faber has appointed Leah Thaxton to the role of children's publisher, moving from her post of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic cracks US six

The "big six" publishing groups in the US have become a big seven in 2012, as Suzanne... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jean Craighead George dies at 92; children's author

Jean Craighead George was a leading writer of novels about nature for young readers. One of her best-known works was the Newbery Medal-winning 'Julie of the Wolves.' After children's author Jean Craighead George revealed that she wanted to write a book about a girl who talks with wolves,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen Colbert's children's book tops the bestseller list

Stephen Colbert's latest release – a picture book aimed at young adults and up – follows a pole as it searches for the perfect job. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber releases ebook only screenplay

Faber is releasing its first ebook-only edition of a screenplay, for the forthcoming film "... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granddad's diaries inspire children's book winner

The  chance discovery of diaries depicting the horrors of war through the eyes of a boy soldier inspired the book that has won this year's highest honour for children's literature. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century wins latest self-publishing sensation

Century has won a "hotly contested" five-way auction for a self-published title, Wool,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's Media Foundation seeks £30m funding

Campaigning body the Children's Media Foundation has launched an initiative to attract a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Appreciation: Maurice Sendak helped children's imaginations run wild

For all his contributions to children's literature, Maurice Sendak, who died Tuesday at 83, struck a chord with 'Where the Wild Things Are,' a dark and vivid adventure in a daunting world beyond a child's bedroom.When my son Noah was little — no more than 2 years old — his favorite book... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber Academy partners with Mumsnet

Faber Academy has expanded its creative writing programme to offer a series of writing courses in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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