Illustrators
Say: 'Nous Sommes Charlie'
Children's book and comic illustrators from around the world are responding to the affront to free speech perpetrated in Paris last week at the offices of Charlie Hebdo. Click through to see some of the responses they created. more
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Pullman Delivers Audible Exclusive It’s been six years since Pullman last visited the world of His Dark Materials. But audiobook fans can now travel back to Lyra Belacqua’s Oxford via “The Collectors,” an original short story narrated by British actor Bill Nighy. Click through to listen to an excerpt from the story about artwork that has a connection to the sinister Mrs. Coulter. more
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Look: New Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter
Here's a first look at images for the forthcoming deluxe hardcover edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The artwork is by Kate Greenaway Medalist Jim Kay, known for his illustrations for Patrick Ness’s A Monster Calls. more
IN THE MEDIA
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From Bustle:
Time's "100 Best Young Adult Books Of All Time" Is Very White... And Not Very YA. Click here
From the Montreal Gazette:
Drawn & Quarterly's publishing success story: the Moomins. Click here
From the L.A. Times:
Why you should be following J.K. Rowling on Twitter. Click here
From Indie Wire:
Hailee Steinfeld to star in an adaptation of 2003 YA novel Carrie Pilby by Caren Lissner. Click here
From the Guardian:
J.K. Rowling attacks Rupert Murdoch for tweet-blaming all Muslims for Charlie Hebdo deaths. Click here
From the Guardian:
YA author Gayle Forman on why we need to talk about depression. Click here
From Bustle:
12 Books From Your Childhood That Can Make You a Better Friend. Click here |
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From author Zetta Elliott:
How Many Black-Authored Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels Were Published in the U.S. in 2014? Click here
From Time:
Go Behind the Scenes of John Green's Looking for Alaska. Click here
From MTV News:
Amazing Amy Spins Off From Gone Girl. Click here
From School Library Journal:
Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon discuss their YA novel about teenage Malcolm X. Click here
Also from the Guardian:
Books to breed tolerance: what children can read after the terrorist attacks in Paris. Click here
From Common Sense Media:
13 Books to Help Kids Feel Good About Themselves & Their Bodies. Click here
From BuzzFeed:
If the Cast Members of Girls Were in the Baby-sitters Club. Click here |
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