"Indie bookselling is back," Vivien Jennings, owner of Rainy Day Books in Fairway, Kan., proclaimed after a "wonderful" holiday season with sales up 11%. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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The UK’s most valuable award of its kind, the Wolfson History Prize, will celebrate its 50th anniversary by boosting its prize money this year to £50,000 for the winner, with each shortlisted author taking home £5,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-26 03:03:17 UTC ]
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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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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
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-22 08:33:40 UTC ]
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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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A government report sheds light on the status of bricks-and-mortar stores in the late 2010s. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The giraffe or elephant main character in your children's book is probably male. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-01-20 14:26:39 UTC ]
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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 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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Bookstore sales were $709 million in November, up 43% from November 2020, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The publishing industry is booming. According to Publishers Weekly, sales of print books rose 8.9% in 2021, selling 825.7 million units, up from 757.9 million in 2020. This is the second year in a row to see a similar sales jump; in 2020, sales were up 8.2% from 2019, in which 693.7 million... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-01-12 19:07:42 UTC ]
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Today’s edition of kids' book deals is sponsored by AfterShock Comics`AfterShock... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-01-12 13:56:03 UTC ]
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Two decades ago, I wrote my very first novel while working at The Community Bookstore, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. That job enabled me to complete my book, not just because of the flexible hours, but because the other staffers were all aspiring writers, and many of our... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-01-12 09:50:45 UTC ]
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Fable, a mobile platform for online book clubs that launched in early 2021, has announced $20 million in Series A funding, which will used to expand the company's services, such as the recently launched club with 'Lord of the Rings' actor Sean Astin. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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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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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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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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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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Harriet Wilson will join Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) as publisher of fiction brands and classics, after more than a decade with HarperCollins Children’s Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-19 22:58:37 UTC ]
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