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Kids' Booksellers Predict Strong Summer Sales
We asked children's booksellers about the books they expect will be in high demand at their stores this season, from buzzed-about standalone titles to anticipated sequels, and more.
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'Beyond Stagecoaches and Petticoats': Navigating Trends in Mass Market Nonfiction
Publishers gathered to discuss the expanding category of children's mass market nonfiction during a June 6 event held by the American Book Producers Association in New York City.
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2018 LitUp Festival in Photos
See photo highlights from the inaugural LitUp, a literature and arts festival for teens, which was held on May 12 in the Kansas City, Mo., metro area.
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Rights Report: Week of June 11, 2018
New deals this week for Karen M. McManus, Laurie Halse Anderson, Lindsey Roth Culli, and more.
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BookCon 2018: YA Authors Steal the Show
BookCon, which took place June 2–3 at the Javits Center in New York City, was a literary wonderland for 20,000 booklovers, including many YA fans.
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BookCon 2018 in Photos
The fifth annual BookCon, the fan-focused counterpoint to BookExpo, took place on June 2 and 3 at the Javits Center in New York City.
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BookExpo 2018 in Photos
See highlights from the annual BookExpo, which took place May 30 to June 1, with an all-star lineup of bestselling and rising children’s authors and illustrators.
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BookExpo 2018: Middle Grade Editors Honor Authenticity, Grit
The editors at this year's Middle Grade Buzz Books panel at BookExpo presented five novels featuring determined characters as well as genuine voices and relationships.
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NYRF Panel Helps Children's Authors and Agents Navigate New Hollywood
At the New York Rights Fair last week, producers, agents, and film executives took part in a panel discussion about the art of adapting children's and YA books for screens big and small.
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In Brief: June 7, 2018
This week, Jacqueline Woodson receives the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award; Kazu Kibuishi throws a first pitch; Susanna Reich and Gary Golio are awarded the Alice Curtis Desmond Award; Elise Parsley sticks her neck out; and DDG Booksellers find good homes for their ARCs.
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Kate Morgan Jackson to Retire from HarperCollins Children's Books
HarperCollins has announced that Kate Morgan Jackson will be retiring from her role as senior v-p, editor-in-chief, and associate publisher of HarperCollins Children’s Books.
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BookExpo 2018: Connecting Children’s Books with Readers
Authors, publishers, and booksellers gathered for a panel discussion on efforts to reach young readers
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Rights Report: Week of June 4, 2018
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Children's Job Moves: May 2018
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Children's Institute 2018: Authors and Illustrators to Meet
Nearly 75 children’s authors and illustrators, from large houses and small, will attend this year’s author reception and the Scholastic Meet & Treat After Party.
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Children's Institute 2018: PW Talks with Lizzy Mason
Mason, director of publicity at Bloomsbury Children’s Books, will be on the other side of the autographing table to promote her debut novel, 'The Art of Losing' (Soho Teen, Jan. 2019).
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Harlequin Teen Rebrands
Nearly a decade after Harlequin introduced the Harlequin Teen imprint in August 2009, broadening its presence in the young adult market, the press is poised to relaunch the imprint under a new name, Inkyard Press.
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Children's Institute 2018: Promoting Literacy and Sales with Book Festivals
Some bookstores are giving back to the community by creating children’s and YA book festivals.
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Children's Institute 2018: Conversations with Featured Authors
Children’s Institute offers several opportunities for booksellers to hear authors and illustrators speak about their craft and what drew them to children’s literature.
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Children's Institute 2018: Now We Are Six
ABA’s mini–Winter Institute, focused on children’s books, authors, and bookselling, heads to the Big Easy to mark its sixth anniversary.



