Publishers
Bet Big on Two Picture Books
Each season, adorable, memorable picture book characters make their debuts, but only a few—such as Peter Rabbit, Curious George, Ian Falconer’s Olivia, Mo Willems’s Pigeon—become childhood touchstones for the readers who embrace them. This fall, editors at two publishing houses are putting hefty resources behind characters they think have the potential to take off in a big way. Here we take a closer look at each title’s unusual path to publication. more
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Strong Summer for Kids' and YA Books in Stores
Movies, movies, and more movies were the key to book sales for teens and younger readers this summer. Although John Green's The Fault in Our Stars was mentioned by every bookstore in PW's informal poll of nearly two dozen bookstores as one of their bestselling children's books, it was by no means the only tie-in to keep on selling despite the heat. Read on to see the variety of summer hits – including Four, Isla and the Happily Ever After, The Great Greene Heist, and Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor – at bookstores across the country. more
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K. Le Guin to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Neil Gaiman will present the medal to Le Guin at the 65th National Book Awards ceremony on November 19 in New York City.
IN THE MEDIA
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From Forbes:
The World's Top-Earning Authors: Veronica Roth and John Green join this year’s ranking. Click here 
From Brain Pickings:
Maurice Sendak's Darkest, Most Controversial, Yet Most Hopeful Children's Book. Click here
From BuzzFeed:
A Maze Runner movie sequel is already in pre-production. Click here
From USA Today:
Keith Richards keeps it all in the family for his picture book. Click here
From the Guardian:
Why teen literature from the 1980s is still relevant today. Click here
From the Telegraph:
How illustrator Jonny Duddle re-imagined Harry Potter for a new generation. Click here |
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From NPR:
Horton Meets a... Who? Introducing the Kwuggerbug, from Dr. Seuss's Lost Stories. Click here
From BuzzFeed:
Jane Lynch Wrote a Picture Book About Bullies Because She Used To Be One. Click here
From the Guardian:
J.K. Rowling presses the case against Scottish independence. Click here
From Mental Floss:
16 facts about The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Click here
From Book Riot:
Go Forth and Re-Read Your Favorite Books from Childhood. Click here
From BuzzFeed:
19 Things All People Who Loved The Scholastic Book Fair Will Remember. Click here |
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