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DC, Marvel Jump on Kids' Comics at San Diego Comic-Con 2018
The big news around children's graphic novels at Comic-Con International earlier this month came from the Big Two of traditional comics publishers: Marvel and DC Entertainment.
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San Diego Comic-Con 2018 in Photos
We've gathered a selection of children's book-related highlights from this year's San Diego Comic-Con International, which took place July 18 –22, bringing together more than 130,000 fans.
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In Brief: July 26, 2018
This week, Tomi Adeyemi has a big night; Little, Brown holds Hachette Book Group Kids Day; Bryan Collier reads to Chicago-area kids; book club members give back some truth to Eric Gansworth; illustrator Shawn Harris takes the stage; and an industry vet publishes his first picture book.
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Rights Report: Week of July 23, 2018
New deals for Anuradha Rajurkar, Miranda Kenneally, Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue, and others.
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What Authors and Editors Wish They Could Say to One Another
Leila Sales shares 10 things that authors wish their editors knew, and 10 things that editors wish their authors knew, as someone who knows both sides of the publishing process.
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Books for Emerging Readers
We spoke with a number of publishers about the unsung value of early chapter books in fostering literacy and inspiring lifelong readers.
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Enslow Launches Hi-Lo Imprint Focusing on Diversity
Enslow Publishing is introducing a hi-lo fiction imprint for middle grade and young adult readers of a variety of backgrounds, West 44 Books, with its first four titles hitting shelves next month.
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Children's Book Council to Sponsor Diversity Award
The Children's Book Council, the nonprofit trade association for children's publishers in North America, has announced the launch of the CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Awards program.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of July 23, 2018
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a cat who loves to play with boxes, a middle grade novel about a storyteller stuck in a library, and a YA thriller.
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Rights Report: Week of July 16, 2018
New deals for Jacqueline West, Helen Brain, J. Anderson Coats, and more.
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New Auctions Project Supports 'Kid Lit Says No Kids in Cages' Effort
The website Writers for Families Belong Together is the home base for a new fundraising project that benefits the ongoing Kid Lit Says No Kids in Cages campaign in support of immigrant families.
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Movie Alert: 'The Darkest Minds'
We spoke with Alexandra Bracken about the process of bringing her futuristic YA novel to the big screen.
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In Brief: July 12, 2018
This week, Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes visit patients at Boston Medical Center; a parade float honors Anica Mrose Rissi's 'The Teacher's Pet'; Todd Parr and his fans volunteer at a food bank; and Dianne White says hello to her new picture book.
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Literacy Spotlight: Literacy for Incarcerated Teens
We take a look at the New York-based nonprofit Literacy for Incarcerated Teens, which is solely devoted to supplying reading material and promoting literacy for incarcerated youth in New York state.
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Children's Job Moves: June 2018
Job moves in children's literature in June 2018.
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Rights Report: Week of July 9, 2018
New deals for Maulik Pancholy, Susan Cooper, Steven Kellogg, and more.
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B&N Launches New Kids' Program
Barnes & Noble has launched a nationwide program, "Kids' Book Hangout," intended to give young readers ages 6–12 a space to talk about books in its stores while playing games and activities.
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'Raising Our Voices' Gets Louder: Photos from Kid Lit Marches
The Raising Our Voices poster and postcard campaign to share printable images for activists protesting the separation of families due to immigration policy enforcement gained momentum this past weekend, as marches took place across the country.
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'Every Person in NY': Children’s Author Edition
Artist Jason Polan created sketches of a number of children’s book authors and illustrators during this year's BookExpo in New York City, and we’ve gathered a selection here.
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Rights Report: Week of July 2, 2018
New deals for Amelia Kahaney, P.J. Hoover, Solli Rafael, and more.



