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'Cabin Fever' Sells Over 1 Million Hardcovers in First Week
Hardcover sales of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever, the sixth book in Jeff Kinney’s blockbuster series, topped 1 million copies in its first week on sale, publisher Abrams reported. The book was released November 15 and sales were 25% higher than sales of last November’s Wimpy Kid title, The Ugly Truth.
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Disney Issues Its First E-Book Original Novel
"On November 18th, get sucked in," urges the book trailer for Disney-Hyperion's debut e-book original novel, Confessions of a High School Vampire: Birth by the pseudonymous Siona McCabre.
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In Brief: November 17
This week, John Corey Whaley is honored at the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 event; Children's Book Council members test their trivia skills; Robert Sabuda helps create a holiday window display for Henri Bendel; the Connecticut Children's Book Book Festival celebrates 20 years; and author events with Simone Elkeles and C. Alexander London.
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Pantone Colors Appleseed's Inaugural List
Abrams Appleseed, an imprint for children up to age 5 set to debut in spring 2012, has signed a license with the Pantone brand for a series of concept books about color.
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Razorbill Releases Asher-Mackler YA Collaboration
In 1996, when two teens log onto the Internet and find themselves on Facebook 15 years later, they get a glimpse of what life has in store for them. This is the story that unwinds — and rewinds — in The Future of Us, due from Razorbill on November 21 with a 500,000-copy first printing.
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Seven More Clues, from The 39 Clues
Over the holidays, Scholastic will launch its first original e-book series based on the 39 Clues franchise with The 39 Clues: Rapid Fire.
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Galley Talk: 'Under the Never Sky'
At The Velveteen Rabbit Bookshop and Guest House in Fort Atkinson, Wis., bookseller Beth Champion was happy to discover that Veronica Rossi's Under the Never Sky, a January release from Harper, was anything but run-of-the-mill dystopian YA.
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In Brief: November 10
This week, P.C. and Kristin Cast celebrate their new House of Night novel; Jarrett J. Krosoczka creates a compilation of 10 years' worth of his sketches and designs; two California bookstores play host to two group author events; and DK gets in the holiday spirit.
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Paolini's 'Inheritance' Sells Nearly 500K Out of the Gate
Inheritance, the fourth and final book in Christopher Paolini's bestselling children's series, moved a hefty 489,500 copies in print, digital and audio combined in its first day on sale.
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Elf Heads to TV for the Holidays
It may be increasingly common for first-time authors who can’t place their book with a trade house to publish themselves. But it’s pretty rare for a self-published book to sell more than 1.5 million copies—or move to the small screen as an animated film.
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In Brief: November 3
This week, HarperCollins partners with Barnes & Noble to donate books to First Book; Monika Schröder visits the Twin Cities; Scholastic hosts a Dear America webcast; Patrick Ness runs the Dublin Marathon; a group of YA and middle-grade authors hold a joint event in Pennsylvania; and a musical launch for Tess Hilmo's new novel.
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Behind a Bestseller: A Look Into the Inner Workings of the Inheritance Cycle
When Christopher Paolini began writing the Inheritance Cycle series, he was just 15 years old. A lot has changed in the 13 years since. Next week Inheritance, the fourth and final book in the series, will be released to much fanfare. What does it actually take to get the last book in a huge bestselling series off the ground? Here we take a look.
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HC Mines Spooky Time of Year to Promote New Carman Novel
Seven teenagers with crippling secrets and phobias travel to an eerie, mysterious place in hopes of finding a cure in Dark Eden, a novel and multimedia app by Patrick Carman.
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It's a Wrap, for Wimpy Kid 6
You can't miss it. What looks like a 46-foot-long, 12-foot-high mural, on West 112th Street in New York City is actually a ginormous sticker announcing publication of the next Diary of a Wimpy Kid installment, Cabin Fever, due on November 15.
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Houghton Book Spotlights Macy’s Parade Puppeteer
Kids watching this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, either from the streets of Manhattan or on television, will view the spectacle with a new eye if they've had the chance to read Melissa Sweet's Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade.
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Akashic to Publish Real Kids' Book Based on 'Go the F*** to Sleep' Parody
It may have been a “fluke hit,” but Akashic Books publisher Johnny Temple says Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortes’ bestselling kids' book parody, Go the F**k to Sleep, has spent six months on the bestseller lists and has more than 500,000 copies in print.
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Day-Long Online Event Introduces HarperCollins Novel
HarperCollins proclaimed Saturday, October 22 "Shatterday" in honor of Shatter Me, a dystopian romance that launches a trilogy by newcomer Tahereh Mafi.
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In Brief: October 27
This week, the Magic School Bus visits New York City; Hans Wilhelm receives a lifetime achievement award for literature from the city of Westport, Conn.; HarperCollins wraps up its third Dark Days tour; an auction raises $1,500 for an Adirondack library; and author events with Jeanne Walker Harvey, Gary Rubinstein, and Mark Pett.
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Q & A with Barry Denenberg
As he did in Lincoln Shot!, Barry Denenberg meshes fact and fiction to tell the story of the building of the Titanic and its doomed maiden voyage, in Titanic Sinks! (Viking).
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'Calvin Can't Fly' Takes Off with Educators
Though she’s an advertising industry veteran, children’s author Jennifer Berne "prefers to be home writing" rather than touring to promote that writing. It was a surprise, then, to discover that her picture book Calvin Can’t Fly: The Story of a Bookworm Birdie made its way to a Texas county school superintendent, who read it out loud to 6,000 adults.
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