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Pottermore Shop Opens

By Carolyn Juris | 03/27/2012 @ 10:00AM

As of Tuesday, March 27, all seven Harry Potter novels are now available in electronic form via the Pottermore shop, the exclusive retailer for Harry Potter e-books and digital audio books.
Hachette UK Acquires Enid Blyton Estate

| 03/26/2012 @ 12:00AM

Hachette UK has acquired world rights to the literary estate of British children's author Enid Blyton, excluding her best known series, Noddy, from Chorion.
S&S Launches Series Based on 'CSI' TV Show

By Sally Lodge | 03/22/2012 @ 03:00PM

Simon & Schuster has announced the debut of Club CSI, a middle-grade chapter book series inspired by the CBS TV series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Licensed through an agreement with CBS Consumer Products, Club CSI features a crew of students who band together to solve crimes and capers at their Las Vegas junior high school.
The Hunger Games Franchise: The Odds Seem Ever in Its Favor

By Karen Springen | 03/22/2012 @ 01:00PM

With expectations that the The Hunger Games will draw in excess of $100 million at the box office this weekend, the publishing world is bracing for even higher numbers from Suzanne Collins's bestselling book series.
Lion Stone Launches Artisanal Series

By Judith Rosen | 03/22/2012 @ 01:00PM

If you can buy artisanal bread, why not artisanal books? That’s the question asked by Sheilah Egan of Egan Impressions, publicist for Lion Stone Books and its new Artisanal series.
Wimpy Kid #7 Due in November

| 03/21/2012 @ 11:00AM

On Wednesday at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, Abrams's Amulet Books imprint announced the publication of the seventh book in Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, which will have (nearly) simultaneous publication in seven countries. The book, the name of which has not yet been revealed, will be published in the U.S. on Tuesday, November 13.
Cover Reveal: Book 1 of Scholastic’s New 39 Clues-Style Series

By Carolyn Juris | 03/15/2012 @ 03:00PM

Here’s your first peek at the cover of A Mutiny in Time, the first entry in Infinity Ring, Scholastic’s new multi-platform series for middle-grade readers.
In Brief: March 15

| 03/15/2012 @ 03:00PM

This week, it's all about sports, with book tours for athlete-authors Kristi Yamaguchi and Cal Ripken, Jr. Plus: launch events for Brandon Mull's new Beyonders book, Seeds of Rebellion; Leah Clifford's A Touch Morbid; and John Coy's basketball-themed Take Your Best Shot.
Amazon Seals First YA Deal with a 'Kiss'

By Shannon Maughan | 03/15/2012 @ 03:00PM

Amazon Children's Publishing has landed its first YA acquisition, Kiss & Make Up, a debut novel by Oxford, Miss., author Katie D. Anderson.
German YA Sensation Makes English-Language Debut

By Laura Godfrey | 03/15/2012 @ 03:00PM

When Colleen MacMillan, associate publisher at Annick Press, saw the German publication of Erebos, now an international sensation, for the first time at the 2010 Bologna Book Fair, she didn’t have much to go on besides its jacket image.
'Hunger Games' Producer Nina Jacobson on the Journey from Page to Screen

By Wendy Werris | 03/08/2012 @ 03:00PM

When the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games opens on March 23, it will provoke both relief and anxiety for producer Nina Jacobson, who was hand-picked by the author in 2009 to bring the wildly successful YA novel to the big screen, and who has worked hard to create a faithful version of the book for audiences nationwide.
Klassen's Next 'Hat' Swims into View

By Sue Corbett | 03/08/2012 @ 03:00PM

Don't be fooled by the title: Jon Klassen says This Is Not My Hat, coming from Candlewick in October, is not a sequel to his breakout bestseller, last year's I Want My Hat Back.
In Brief: March 8

| 03/08/2012 @ 03:00PM

This week, celebrating World Read Aloud Day; a "yarn-bombing" at Hicklebee's in San Jose; a gathering of Girl Scouts in New York City; and book events with Lauren Oliver, Kate Ellison, and John Corey Whaley.
Open Road Publishes Its First YA E-riginal

By Carolyn Juris | 03/01/2012 @ 03:00PM

What started as the ghost of an idea for Andrea J. Buchanan, author of the bestselling Daring Book for Girls, has blossomed into an enhanced e-book original from Open Road Integrated Media, the company’s first for teens.
Cover Reveal: Jessica Khoury's 'Origin'

By Sally Lodge | 03/01/2012 @ 03:00PM

Here's a first look at the cover art for Origin, a debut YA novel by 22-year-old Jessica Khoury, which Penguin's Razorbill imprint will release in September with an announced print run of 250,000 copies.
In Brief: March 1: Oscars Edition

| 03/01/2012 @ 03:00PM

Two children’s book creators had a good night at the 84th annual Academy Awards, held this past Sunday. Hugo, based on Brian Selznick’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret, took home five Oscars, and author/illustrator/filmmaker William Joyce won an award in the Short Film (Animated) category for The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Read on for photos and more from the show.

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