Coloring Books Grow up
When Penguin Random House announced recently that it had acquired world rights to the next two adult coloring books from Johanna Basford, the so-called queen of coloring, it was just the latest sign that the demand for coloring books in the U.S. is continuing to surge. The next book will have a 400,000-copy first printing, and the numbers across publishing houses for the latest trend are equally "dizzying." MORE 
When Penguin Random House announced recently that it had acquired world rights to the next two adult coloring books from Johanna Basford, the so-called queen of coloring, it was just the latest sign that the demand for coloring books in the U.S. is continuing to surge. The next book will have a 400,000-copy first printing, and the numbers across publishing houses for the latest trend are equally "dizzying." MORE
IN THE MEDIA
From the Irish Times:
Oliver Jeffers has won Ireland's CBI Book of the Year Award for Once Upon an Alphabet. Click here 
From Mental Floss:
Curious George's Great Escape: How Hans and Margret Rey fled Paris on bicycle with five manuscripts. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
Why Are Children Reading Books? Don't They Know It's Digital First? Click here
From PopSugar:
Nashville stars and real-life sisters Lennon and Maisy Stella talk about their new picture book. Click here
From the Guardian:
Teen opinion: can young adult fiction help cure our obsession with body image? Click here
From Forever Young Adult:
YA Movie News Roundup. Click here
From the Guardian:
The best picture books on crocodiles. Click here |
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From Entertainment Weekly:
Director Todd Haynes is developing an adaptation of Brian Selznick's Wonderstruck. Click here
From the Pioneer Press:
Young readers from across Minnesota flocked to this year's Teen Lit Con, which drew more than 800 attendees. Click here
From the Seattle P-I:
A new study confirms that school libraries positively impact test scores. Click here
From the Guardian:
Lauren Child: “I never know whether writing is more difficult than illustrating." Click here
From Publishing Perspectives:
A Canadian Author's Adventures in International Book Marketing. Click here
From Bustle:
Jodi Picoult on writing YA. Click here |
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