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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of September 15, 2016
Hitting shelves next week are a new work from actor and children's author Jamie Lee Curtis; a middle grade novel from a Newbery Medalist about contemporary families; and a retelling of a classic Russian fairy tale with a Brooklyn milieu.
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Path to Publication: 'The Hawkweed Prophecy'
Londoner Irena Brignull's 'The Hawkweed Prophecy,' a novel about two teenagers – one a witch, one not – that blends fantasy and feminist thought, has been a long time coming.
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'Dark Horses' Marks a Departure for Cecily von Ziegesar
Author of the internationally bestselling Gossip Girl series, Cecily von Ziegesar moves onto new turf in 'Dark Horses.'
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Bringing It 'Home': Chris Raschka Completes Vera Williams's Final Book
It's a story that gives the notion of collaboration unusual resonance. Chris Raschka collaborated with Vera B. Williams in a particularly heartwarming way on the late Williams's final picture book, 'Home at Last.'
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Rights Report: Week of September 12, 2016
New deals for Temple Grandin, Shaun Hutchinson, Lou Anders, Sarah Beth Durst, Tracy Barrett, and Tricia Tusa.
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Adam Shaughnessy Brings His Storytelling Skills to the Page
In Adam Shaughnessy's debut middle-grade novel, 'The Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable FIB,' two kids are recruited into the Fantasy Investigation Bureau to help rescue their town from invading Viking gods and giants.
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'This Is America' Compiles Miroslav Sasek's U.S. Guides
From the Golden Gate Bridge to a Texas rodeo to Cape Canaveral to the Statue of Liberty, a new picture book from Universe Publishing revisits some of the landmarks spotlighted in Miroslav Sasek's many whimsical travel guides to American sites.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of September 12, 2016
Hitting shelves next week are a picture book featuring a tiny tyrant, a middle grade graphic novel about two sisters confronting mortality on the Day of the Dead, and a YA novel set in a world where one night of lawlessness is followed by a memory erasure.
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Rights Report: Week of September 5, 2016
New deals for Olivia Cole, Ammi-Joan Paquette, and Mike Cavallaro.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of September 5, 2016
Hitting shelves next week are a picture book following two children through a world of stories, a middle grade graphic novel featuring two unlikely friends battling mutant foes, and a YA novel in which a teen struggles for popularity with a group of rumored witches.
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Rights Report: Week of August 29, 2016
New deals for Edith Pattou, Sharon Biggs Waller, Jeffrey Michael Ruby, Beth Ferry, and Eric and Terry Fan.
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Scholastic Releases 'Fantastic Beasts' Cover Design
Scholastic has released the cover design for 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay' by J.K. Rowling, along with additional covers from Scholastic’s 'Fantastic Beasts' movie tie-ins.
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Ransom Riggs Adds New Dimension to Miss Peregrine's Peculiars
In 'Tales of the Peculiars,' Ransom Riggs provides a glimpse into the lore behind his bestselling Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children trilogy.
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Path to Publication: 'The Thousandth Floor'
Like many aspiring novelists, Katharine McGee "dreamed of becoming a writer," but graduated from college with a degree in English (and French), unsure of whether she was ready to undertake the Great American Novel.
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Adam Rex and Christian Robinson Head Back to 'School'
The author-illustrator team interviewed each other about their picture book collaboration, 'School's First Day of School,' which is out in time for back-to-school season.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of August 29, 2016
Among the many new releases hitting shelves next week are a novel about two teenagers, one a witch, who were switched at birth; a picture book that follows a cat through the eyes of many different animals; and a YA novel that imagines a dystopian future where all of Manhattan lives in one high-rise building.
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Rights Report: Week of August 25, 2016
New deals for Sarah Dessen, Will Kostakis, Lisa Ann Scott, and Janice Erlbaum.
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Paratore Brings 'Wedding Planner's Daughter' Character to New Publisher
Coleen Murtagh Paratore's Roar Like a Girl launches the Always Willa series and chronicles the now 14-year-old's adjustment to a very different life, school, friends, and (maybe?) a boyfriend.
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Macmillan Gets Set to Celebrate as 'Brown Bear' Turns 50
Next year marks the 50th anniversary of Eric Carle's 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?,' and Macmillan will begin celebrating the milestone this September.
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‘Ada Twist’: The Latest High Achiever in Abrams Series
Yet another student goes to the head of the class in 'Ada Twist, Scientist,' the most recent picture book from Andrea Beaty and David Roberts.
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