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Cinda Williams Chima Moves on to New Realms
Though she wrapped up her Seven Realms series with 2012's 'The Crimson Crown,' Cinda Williams Chima has not left that fantasy world behind.
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Movie Alert: 'The Divergent Series – Allegiant'
'The Divergent Series: Ascendant,' the third installment in Veronica Roth's YA series hits movie theaters on March 18.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of March 7, 2016
Hitting bookshelves next week are a picture book featuring an unusual show and tell, a middle grade novel that blends myth and realism, and a new YA series from a bestselling urban fantasy franchise.
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Jessica Ahlberg Adds to a Creative Family Legacy
Jessica Ahlberg, daughter of author Allan Ahlberg and illustrator Janet Ahlberg, opens a new chapter in her publishing career with her first solo picture-book venture, 'Fairy Tales for Mr. Barker: A Peek-Through Story.'
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From Tapestry to Picture Book: A Unique Collaboration
Inspired by its research for an exhibition in 2014, the Getty Museum decided to commission a children's book about a young girl in late 1600s France who secretly weaves a tapestry.
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Rights Report: Week of February 29, 2016
New deals for Brandon Sanderson, Kathryn Ormsbee, Marie Lu, Langston Hughes, Daniel Miyares, Matthew Landis, and Adam Rex.
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Balzer + Bray Prevails in 13-House Auction for YA Debut
After a heated 13-house auction, Donna Bray of Balzer + Bray acquired 'The Hate U Give,' debut author Angela Thomas's novel inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.
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One Sales Rep Now Has His Own Book to Sell
Andy Weiner, who handles national accounts and Western indie sales for Abrams, sold his book, 'Down by the River' to the publishing house he represents.
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Yoga Picture Books Posed for Success
In 'Good Night Yoga: A Pose-by-Pose Bedtime Story,' first-time children's book author Mariam Gates showcased children performing yoga poses to wind down at day's end.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of February 29, 2016
New titles hitting bookshelves next week include a rhyming picture book about a mischievous bear, a middle grade novel based on the friendship of two important literary figures, and a YA novel featuring Sherlock Holmes reimagined as a young woman, among many others.
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Movie Alert: 'The Little Prince'
The computer and stop-motion animation adaptation of 'The Little Prince' opens in U.S. theaters on March 18, after its French release last summer.
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Galley Talk: 'Everland'
After sifting through piles of spring middle-grade and YA ARCs, Jenesse Evertson, co-owner of BBGB Tales for Kids in Richmond. Va., is especially pleased that she didn’t skip Wendy Spinale's 'Everland,' a reimagining of 'Peter Pan.'
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Rights Report: Week of February 22, 2016
New deals for Ibi Zoboi, Shane Burcaw, Gibby Haynes, Jakob Wegelius, Sara B. Larson, Kate Milford, Candace Fleming & Gerard DuBois, and Rowboat Watkins.
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Once Upon a Time in Asheville to Close
After the sudden death of Stan Collins this summer, his widow, Mary Collins plans to close Once Upon a Time Toys & Books in Biltmore Village in Asheville, N.C., the store they cofounded 23 years ago.
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Celebrating 40 Years of 'Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry'
To commemorate the 40-year anniversary of Mildred Taylor's 'Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,' Dial has released a new edition, featuring cover art by Caldecott Honor artist Kadir Nelson.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of February 22, 2016
Hitting bookshelves next week are a picture book about an alligator with a terrible secret, the latest in a high fantasy middle grade series, and a YA novel about the intersecting lives of teens in 1970s Alaska.
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Rights Report: Week of February 15, 2016
New deals for Shel Silverstein, Emma Chastain, Adam Silvera, Amt Bleuel, Michelle Houts, and Gris Grimly.
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Scholastic and Ubisoft Partner for YA Novels Tied to 'Assassin's Creed'
Scholastic will publish a young adult novel series called Last Descendants, inspired by the world of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of February 15, 2016
Hitting bookshelves this week are a book of poems inspired by Greek mythology, a middle grade novel set in a school for thieves, the first in an apocalyptic YA series, and many more.
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'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Play to Be Published as a Book
The Blair Partnership, J.K. Rowling’s literary and brand management agency, has announced the launch of a publishing program of new print and digital titles from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World.
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