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House Acquires Novel By Teen Wattpad Star
Delacorte Press has announced that it will publish e-book and print editions of The Kissing Booth, a debut book by Beth Reekles, a 17-year-old from Wales. The novel first appeared to high acclaim on Wattpad; with more than 19 million reads, it has garnered more views than any other fiction title posted on the site. more
New
Imprint to Reissue Forgotten YA Literature Ig Publishing, which for more than a decade has maintained a list of fiction and nonfiction for adult readers and reissues for the academic market, is moving into a new direction this fall with the launch of Lizzie Skurnick Books. The imprint, explained Ig publisher Robert Lasner, will "bring back the very best in young adult literature, from the classics of the 1930s and 1940s, to the thrillers and social novels of the 1970s and 1980s." more
Curious
George Gets Multi-Platform Treatment A revamped CuriousGeorge.com Web site launched today and the popular monkey is the first of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's children's book characters to be the focus of a multi-platform, digital approach – involving a Web site, apps, books, and games – that ties into the company's education business yet appeals to consumers. more
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