Teachers, parents and poets alike know how children thirst for poetry. Now it's up to booksellers and publishers to save it from extinctionChildren dive into poetry with the same natural ease as swimmers into water, climbers into trees and sleepers into dreams. I've seen this alchemy at work on countless visits to schools, visits which have convinced me that poetry's narrative, rhythm and vibrant imagery is the real language of childhood. But poetry written for children is in danger of dying out, of sliding into fossilised irrelevance, cut off from modern verse. A classic such as Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses may be lovely, but it can't sustain the vital connection between children and poetry. Children also need poets who are still breathing.The delicate machine which brings poetry books into the hands of children is in desperate need of repair. I used to help choose the poems for the Children's Poetry Bookshelf, the Poetry Book Society's book club for ages seven to 11, and I watched with horror as the submissions from publishers gradually dried up. Starved of funding and support, the club had to stop taking on new members in 2011. As PBS director Chris Holifield said, it seemed that "children's poetry in book form was close to extinction, with just a small number of new titles being published and not much backlist being kept in print." Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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The second day of Sharjah Bookseller Conference featured commentary on family-owned retail companies and technology. The post Sharjah’s Third Booksellers Conference: ‘Acumen and Dynamism’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Jedi youngling adventures, anti-racism for kids, a disinformation toolkit, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
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For this year's Independent Bookstore Day, held on April 27, hundreds of indies across the country extended their celebration across the entire weekend as crowds crawled from one shop to the next, snapping up books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The Poetry Foundation is funding a new grant program to help presses, while more than 70 former SPD clients have found new distribution partners. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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When SPD (Small Press Distribution) announced its sudden and immediate closure at the end of March, hundreds of small and indie presses were not only caught off-guard but immediately thrown into existential limbo. Publishers and authors took to whatever platforms they had available to share... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Marker magic, rainforest discovery, Critter Club, a pangolin girl, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Children of the Sun burst onto the indie scene like a muzzle flash on a dark night. Publisher Devolver Digital dropped the game’s first trailer on February 1, showcasing frenzied sniper shots and a radioactive art style. A Steam demo highlighting its initial seven stages went live that same day... Continue reading at Engadget
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The Professional Booksellers School has educated nearly 1,000 booksellers since it was launched in 2021, and has recently rolled out new self-study courses as well as “Bookstore Year One,” a year-long program designed to provide mentorship for new bookstore owners. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The Bologna Children's Book Fair hosted a panel discussion exploring the crucial role that children's literature can play in educating and empowering young readers to become vocal advocates and change agents for a sustainable future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The Bologna Children's Book Fair reports 31,735 trade visitor attendees in 2024, an increase of 10 percent over 2023. The post Bologna Children’s Book Fair Closes With 31,735 Trade Visitors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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The weird world of Wayside School, magical baking, a pasta disaster, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
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An epic treehouse, a Loch Ness Monster adventure, Indigenous water protectors, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Different Coin, Equal Sum: Translating the Kopilka Poetry of Witness and Antiwar Protest, by Yana Kane On Translation [email protected] Thu, 03/28/2024 - 08:12 Photo by chayanit / Adobe StockAfter being “struck mute” in Russian, her first... Continue reading at World Literature Today
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She became an award-winning author of children’s books and young-adult novels despite debilitating health issues and the murder of her father. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Twintuition, Mister Rogers poetry, dragon school, and more of today's best children's book deals! Continue reading at Book Riot
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These 24 picture book, young reader, and young adult books are the finalists for this year's Barnes & Noble Children's and Young Adult Book Awards. Continue reading at Book Riot
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