Industry News
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National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Walter Dean Myers on Why “Reading is Not Optional”
Myers dropped out of high school at age 15. Despite that set back, he has established a successful career as a children’s books author which includes winning the inaugural Michael …
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National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Walter Dean Myers on Why “Reading is Not Optional”
Myers dropped out of high school at age 15. Despite that set back, he has established a successful career as a children’s books author which includes winning the inaugural Michael …
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Housing Works to Host Warm-Up Events for John and Hank Green’s “An Evening of Awesome”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOUSING WORKS TO HOST WARM-UP EVENTS FOR JOHN AND HANK GREEN’S “AN EVENING OF AWESOME” Limited tickets available for “John and Hank Green: A Rehearsal of Awesome” …
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National Book Award Winner William Alexander to Pen Sci-Fi Book Called Ambassador
Editor Karen Wojtyla (from Simon & Schuster’s Margaret K. McElderry Books) oversaw the acquisitions process and secured North American rights. Joe Monti (from the Barry Goldblatt Literary Agency) negotiated the …
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Releases Beautiful Creatures the Official Illustrated Movie Companion
“Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and penned by New York Times best-selling author Mark Cotta Vaz (otherwise known as The Twilight Saga guides guy), the movie companion …
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Caroline Carlson Lands Book Deal with HarperCollins Children’s Books
This fiction story follows a young girl who jumps from finishing school to a pirate ship. The publisher plans to release the first installment in September 2013. Editor Toni Markiet …
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David Levithan’s Every Day Character Shares New Year’s Day-Themed Essay on Twitter
“New Year’s has always seemed arbitrary to me. When your life can change in a day, why put such weight on the turn of a year? As a kid, I …
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Is Your New Year’s Resolution to Take Part in the Caldecott 75th Anniversary Celebration?
Here are three ways to get started this January from our friends at ALSC: 1) Take part in a Facebook Forum with a Caldecott artist. This month, Melissa Sweet will take …