The Most Influential Children’s Publisher You’ve Never Heard Of

Tens of millions of kids will never see a a book in the language they speak, so NGO Room to Read has published 850 titles in Lao, Hindi, Tamil, Kiswahili, and 25 other languages.

Discussion: Yes, Even the Smallest Publisher Can Change the World Even the most modest publishing efforts, when done in the right context, can change the world. Nowhere is this better demonstrated than by Imagine Asia's work in Afghanistan.

More News from PP: AWP 2013 Boston, Day 3: The Weird Bomb Explodes The final day of AWP in Boston finds the 11,000 writers in attendance, zombified and roaming the halls looking for free swag, as everyone vows "never again." AWP 2013 Boston, Day 2: “Judge and/or Be Judged” "I'm just here to soak up the desperation," says one AWP attendee who managed to remain aloof from from the fray, but our correspondent David Duhr hasn't fared as well. Brazil: FLIP Paraty Coming to UK, Machado Mag #2 Out Now A pocket edition FLIP Paraty will be held in the UK this October, Machado magazine #2 is out now, and Brazil's Bologna catalog available for download.

From the Archives: The Children’s Book Ambassador’s Platform: Reading is Not Optional Walter Dean Myers, the new US National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, wants to communicate that reading is a matter of life and death.