Transgender YA novel to Usborne

Usborne has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to a debut YA novel about a transgender teenager. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nicola Davies signs YA deal with Firefly

Firefly Press has acquired an environmental YA novel by Nicola Davies, an author, trained biologist and former BBC presenter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-02 05:33:23 UTC ]
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The Most Anticipated Children's and YA Books of Fall 2019

See our editors' selection of eagerly awaited children's and YA books for the coming season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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3 on a YA Theme: Books About the Book World

Get a glimpse of how books get made with these three YA books about publishing, authors, fandom, and the book world at large! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-07-24 10:31:05 UTC ]
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12 YA Books About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Looking for a YA book about OCD? Read on to discover these 12 YA books featuring characters with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-07-23 10:36:14 UTC ]
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David Owen tackles grief in new YA novel

Atom, an imprint of Little, Brown, has acquired a YA novel about nostalgia and grief by David Owen.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-22 23:49:40 UTC ]
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Literary Bling: Check Out These Awesome YA Book Necklaces

Whatever your favortie, you'll find some excellent ya book necklaces to make showcasing your love of YA part of your every day look. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-07-15 10:35:09 UTC ]
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Author Sophie Cameron Talks Her YA Novel LAST BUS TO EVERLAND

Sophie Cameron chats about LAST BUS TO EVERLAND, her new YA novel featuring magical realism and LGBTQ heroes, set in Scotland. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-07-15 10:31:25 UTC ]
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Zephyr buys Kat Dunn’s YA debut

Fiona Kennedy, publisher at Head of Zeus’ Zephyr imprint, has acquired a historical adventure YA by debut author Kat Dunn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-30 19:51:30 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury signs US YA author Brigid Kemmerer

Bloomsbury has signed a global two-book deal with American YA author Brigid Kemmerer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-24 21:35:35 UTC ]
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Is YA Twitter as toxic as mainstream media suggests?

Responding to the Guardian’s piece on “toxic” YA culture, Chelsey Pippin argues that the online YA community’s sensitivity and nuance is being underplayed.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-19 13:22:25 UTC ]
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Boyne criticises 'arrogant' advice after transgender novel backlash

John Boyne has defended his YA novel about a transgender teen and responded to “arrogant” critics who tell authors to only write about their own experiences. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-31 08:08:02 UTC ]
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Sara Barnard wins the YA Book Prize 2019

Sara Barnard has won The Bookseller's YA Book Prize in its fifth year for her "unflinching" and "utterly riveting" contemporary novel about the impact of a teacher-student relationship, Goodbye, Perfect (Macmillan Children's Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-30 13:18:19 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: What’s the Buzz on the YA Front?

For this preview of today’s YA Editors’ Buzz Panel, moderated by Sara Grochowski of McLean and Eakin Booksellers in Petoskey, Mich., we asked each participant what it was about the book that first caught her attention and clued her in that it was special. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New Gillette ad shows father helping transgender son to shave

Samson Bonkeabantu Brown says he was honored to star in ad‘My father encouraged me to live authentically as my best self’A transgender man learning to shave is featured in a new ad by the razor company Gillette. The ad, posted to Gillette’s Facebook page, features Toronto-based artist Samson... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-05-28 21:33:38 UTC ]
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YA for Changing Times

We asked editors about the ways teen literature is expanding to reflect today’s world, with topical themes, diverse representation, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: It’s Still a YA Show, Mostly

ReedPop’s sixth BookCon, which immediately follows BookExpo, will be held at New York City’s Javits Center on Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Agency for African MG and YA Fiction: Accord Literary

A Ghana-UK cooperation to support African writers led to the launch of a new literary agency for African middle-grade and teen fiction: Accord Literary. The post New Agency for African MG and YA Fiction: Accord Literary appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber Children’s acquires Akwaeke Emezi’s debut YA

Faber Children’s has acquired a YA novel by Akwaeke Emezi, whose adult book Freshwater (Faber) was longlisted for the 2019 Women’s Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Usborne dominates Branford Boase shortlist

Usborne publishes four of the seven titles on the shortlist for this year’s Branford Boase Award for a debut novelist and their editor, including titles by Sophie Anderson and Matt Killeen. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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