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New Middle Grade Horror Series from Justina Ireland and Hanna Alkaf
Balzer + Bray is launching Tales from Cabin 23, a new middle grade horror series set at a summer camp, written by BIPOC writers.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of May 13, 2024
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about preparing for a cultural meal, a middle grade novel about a tween caught in the middle of a family feud, a YA novel about a college student's substance reliance, and more.
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What's the Buzz?: 'Blood at the Root' by LaDarrion Williams
For LaDarrion Williams, the journey to his debut novel started with a single question: "What if Harry Potter went to an HBCU?"
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Last Kids on Earth to Launch Graphic Novel Series
The hugely successful illustrated middle grade series The Last Kids on Earth now includes an animated Netflix series, a comic spinoff series, a toy line, and a video game; this November it's expanding again with a graphic novel series.
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Rights Report: Week of May 6, 2024
New deals for Sophie Clark, Alaa Al-Barkawi, Kelsi Jo Silva, Yevgenia Nayberg, and others.
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Noteworthy Picture Book and Novel Sequels: May 2024
A new season approaches, but readers can rely on beloved characters and series additions to guide them through the change, including tales following a group of animal friends, a beach day full of pranks, a quest to find a missing mother, and more.
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Viral Poet Nikita Gill Reimagines Greek Goddess in Debut YA Trilogy
Irish-Indian poet Nikita Gill, hailed as Britain's most-followed poet on social media, has published seven volumes of poetry and two novels in the U.K.; now Little, Brown hopes to make Gill a big star in the U.S. as well with her forthcoming YA trilogy inspired by Greek mythology.
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Humphrey the Hamster Enters Third Decade as Class Pet
Published by Putnam in 2004, Betty G. Birney's 'The World According to Humphrey' introduced a series about a perspicacious hamster who arrives in Room 26 as the new class pet; on May 14, in honor of his 20th anniversary, the hamster returns in 'Happiness According to Humphrey.'
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of May 6, 2024
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book highlighting the importance of imperfection, a middle grade series finale about an animal family, a YA retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, and more.
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Just Announced: 'Sunderworld Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry' by Ransom Riggs
Ransom Riggs, the creator of the popular Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series, is writing a new fantasy trilogy for young readers, kicking off with 'Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry.'
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Spotlighting 2024 Children's Book Anniversaries
Multiple houses are commemorating key milestones for backlist staples this year, and we've assembled a sampling of book anniversaries being celebrated in the first half of 2024.
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Rights Report: Week of April 29, 2024
New deals for Molly X. Chang, Sabrina Kleckner, @Jo Whittemore, Kip Wilson, and others.
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YA Romantasy: True Love or Passing Fancy?
We spoke with publishers, agents, and authors about readers’ all-consuming passion for romantasy, the influence of BookTok on sales, and why it's become a category that demands to be taken seriously.
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Who’s Reading Romantasy?
Agents and editors agree that romantasy has innate appeal for a wide audience.
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Children's Publishers Embrace the Taylor Swift Factor
With demand for all things Taylor Swift still going strong, we took a look at a swath of new and forthcoming Swift-inspired children's book projects, including the exclusive announcement of two titles from Little, Brown.
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Just Announced: 'Amazing Grapes' by Jules Feiffer
HarperCollins Publishers has announced the forthcoming publication of artist and writer Jules Feiffer's first graphic novel created for young readers; 'Amazing Grapes' is scheduled for publication on September 24 under the Michael di Capua Books imprint and will simultaneously release in the U.S. and Canada.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of April 29, 2024
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about the relationship between a caretaker and child, a graphic novel uncovering a mastermind’s plans, a YA tale investigating the existence of an afterlife, and more.
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Hearst Home Kids Releases the History Channel's Debut Children's Book
Record-breaking sports and cultural moments, and groundbreaking inventions and discoveries are some of the phenomena spotlighted in 'This Day in History for Kids'; the book kicks off a publishing partnership between Hearst Home Kids and the History Channel.
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Rights Report: Week of April 22, 2024
New deals for Vania Stoyanova, Rosiee Thor, Brandon James Scott, Marie Voigt, and others.
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New and Noteworthy Children's and YA Books: April 2024
The only thing that could outshine an eclipse are the exciting titles for young readers releasing this month, including a high-seas adventure from a Caldecott Medalist, a tale of intergenerational friendship, a YA mystery about a missing mother’s return, and more.



