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Exit Interview: PW Talks with Scholastic’s John Mason
John Mason, longtime director of library and educational marketing at Scholastic, will officially hang up his tote bag on July 3. PW caught up with Mason as he was preparing for the transition; he discussed mentors, industry changes, and the occasional perils of dining out with authors who create anthropomorphized characters. more
IN THE MEDIA
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From the Los Angeles Times:
The young adult market is opening up a new world for authors. Click here 
From the Millions:
Does mainstream adult fiction lag behind YA in depicting same-sex relationships? Click here
From Bustle:
Five beloved children's books celebrate 50th anniversaries this year. Click here
From Digital Journal:
Newbery Medalist Susan Patron on The Higher Power of Lucky, what she's working on now, and more. Click here
From Variety:
Harry Potter stars turned out for the Diagon Alley premiere at Universal Studio Florida. Click here
From Entertainment Weekly:
Colin Firth will no longer voice Paddington in the forthcoming Weinstein Company movie. Click here
From the Rumpus:
A search for the real-life boy who inspired Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Little Prince. Click here
From BuzzFeed:
13 things J.K. Rowling told Nickelodeon magazine in 1999. Click here |
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From Publishing Perspectives:
How YA books engender a love of reading in students. Click here
From the Associated Press:
Editor and YA author David Levithan, discussing LGBT books for the young. Click here
From the Guardian:
A teen asks: "I read books. Does that make me a nerd?" Click here
From NPR:
Mary Pope Osborne and others see her Magic Tree House books as a "launch pad" to more challenging reading. Click here
From the Associated Press:
A Thomas the Tank Engine theme park is being built at Edaville USA Railroad in Carver, Mass. Click here
From the Los Angeles Times:
"it was surprisingly emotional": Leigh Bardugo on bringing her Grisha trilogy to a close. Click here
From the Los Angeles Review of Books:
Some thoughts on rereading Beverly Cleary's Ramona books as an adult. Click here
From Bustle:
"Goodnight Moon Door": Game of Thrones as children's books. Click here |
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