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Spring 2019 Flying Starts
We spotlight five notable children’s and YA debuts this season.
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Dav Pilkey's Dog Man Takes to the Stage—and the Road
This surely is shaping up to be the year of the Dog Man, Dav Pilkey's half-canine, half-policeman superhero, who is currently headlining in TheaterWorksUSA's 'Dog Man: The Musical,' and gearing up for a big tour.
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Alyssa Milano Offers ‘Hope’ at Children’s Institute
Actor, activist, and author Alyssa Milano carried a message of hope to independent booksellers in her closing remarks in Pittsburgh at the American Booksellers Association’s seventh annual Children’s Institute.
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Elizabeth Acevedo: Bookstores Provide a Multiplicity of Experiences
On June 28 at Children's Institute, author Elizabeth Acevedo took the stage for the afternoon keynote, discussing the importance of representation and inclusion, recognizing our role as gatekeepers, and a bookstore’s responsibility to create a welcoming space.
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Rights Report: Week of July 1, 2019
New deals announced for Derrick Barnes, J.Elle, Mayra Cuevas, C.S. Pacat, and more.
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Ideas for the People: Spotlight on 'Public Books'
A new series from 'Public Books' and Columbia University Press aims to enrich culture through the exchange of ideas. (Sponsored)
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Spring 2019 Flying Starts: Tina Athaide
We speak with Tina Athaide about her debut novel, ‘Orange for the Sunsets,’ which is inspired by her family’s departure from Uganda in the 1970s, during the country’s expulsion of South Asian Indians.
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Spring 2019 Flying Starts: Kate Allen
The summer that 19-year-old Kate Allen lived at home in Beverly, Mass., and worked in a candy store while on break from Bates College, a fisherman caught a great white shark in her town and pulled it into the harbor.
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Spring 2019 Flying Starts: Carlos Hernandez
Carlos Hernandez, author of ‘Sal & Gabi Break the Universe,’ speaks with us about celebrating Cuban-American culture and science fiction in his middle grade debut.
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Spring 2019 Flying Starts: Sophie Gilmore
Author-illustrator Sophie Gilmore shares her lifelong love of wildlife, and her path to writing her first picture book, ‘Little Doctor and the Fearless Beast.’
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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Katie Green
British author-illustrator Katie Green discusses her graphic memoir ‘Lighter Than My Shadow,’ which traces her long struggle with and recovery from anorexia, as well as why telling the story visually was so important.
