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Rights Report: Week of February 13, 2017
New deals this week for Dana Mele, Alyson Gerber, Allison Varnes, JoJo Siwa, Corey Ann Haydu, Claire Legrand, Juana Medina, and Constance Lombardo.
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Big Dreams, Big Prizes, and Willy Wonka Spur Roald Dahl’s Imaginormous Challenge
Kicking off next month: Roald Dahl’s Imaginormous Challenge, an idea contest that encourages U.S. kids and their teachers not to imagine small, but “imaginormous,” and come up with their most inventive story ideas.
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What’s Selling at Books & Company
Children’s book buyer Lisa Nehs is weathering the winter in good spirits at Books & Company in Ocononowoc, Wisconsin. She spoke with PW about some of the titles—from picture books to YA—that she and her colleagues are eagerly selling this season.
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Children’s Bookselling Tips from Winter Institute 2017
While much of the focus of Winter Institute 12, held in Minneapolis from January 27–30, was decidedly political, there were still plenty of panels that contained nuts-and-bolts information on bookselling.
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Taipei Book Fair 2017: Children’s Titles, Especially Translations, Are Big Deals
The Taipei International Book Fair (TIBE) is here again. Now in its 25th edition, the six-day event once more dedicates a separate pavilion (in Hall 3) to children’s books, indicating the importance and size of the segment in the island’s book market.
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In Brief: February 9, 2017
This week, Jacqueline Woodson kicks off AWP festivities; the Magic Tree House series hits a milestone; Ellen Hopkins meets some grown-up fans; Robert Beatty celebrates a day of reading; a debut author takes flight; and Kate O’Hearn dresses up.
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Rights Report: Week of February 6, 2017
New deals for Mary E. Pearson, A.N. Kang, Beth Ferry, Marie Lu, Carrie Mac, Kasie West, Sally Lloyd-Jones, Neal Layton, and Greg Pizzoli.
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Winter Institute 12 in Photos
Booksellers, authors, and publishers braved the winter cold in record numbers to head to Minneapolis for the 12th annual Winter Institute (held January 27–30).
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First Book and Every Child a Reader Announce New Partnership
First Book will extend its philanthropic reach through a new partnership with Every Child a Reader, the charitable arm of the Children’s Book Council and sponsor of Children’s Book Week.
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In Brief: February 2, 2017
This week, Little, Brown employees have bragging rights; Kevin Henkes has a big book birthday; Neil Patrick Harris takes an onstage photo at ALA; the Young Readers Center at the Library of Congress celebrates expanded hours; Kate DiCamillo and Ann Patchett join forces at Winter Institute; and author-illustrator Clare Pernice talks words, pictures, and puppets.
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A Call for Diversity Among Children’s Booksellers at Winter Institute 12
Winter Institute – which this year drew 654 booksellers – is largely about helping booksellers sell more books, and several panels contained tips and best practices that can be implemented at children’s bookstores.
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Rights Report: Week of January 30, 2017
New deals this week for Susan Verde, Mark Tatulli, and Janet Fox.
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Children’s Bookstore Makes the Shortlist for PW Bookstore of the Year
For the first time in the nearly 25-year history of the PW Bookstore of the Year Awards, a children’s only bookstore, Wild Rumpus in Minneapolis, was named one of five finalists.
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Children's Job Moves: January 2017
New job announcements in children's publishing for January 2017.
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New Scholastic Report Highlights Diversity, Choice, and Reading Aloud
Scholastic has released the sixth edition of its Kids & Family Reading Report, the company’s biannual survey of kids 6–17 and their parents regarding their attitudes and behaviors around reading.
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Booksellers Rethink Ways to Promote Children's Nonfiction
How children's booksellers are creating successful nonfiction sections.
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Do Young Adult Adaptations Work?
While many works of nonfiction are resonating with children these days, the bookseller jury is still out on young readers’ adaptations of bestselling adult books.
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Fourth Annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day Gets Underway
Multicultural Children’s Book Day will take place on Friday, January 27.
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Gene Yang's ‘Reading Without Walls' to Debut in April
Launched as a pilot program last year, Reading Without Walls is an effort by cartoonist and reading ambassador Gene Luen Yang to encourage young people to read books outside of their personal experience.
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Bay Area Bloggers Brunch: A Photo Essay
On January 14, Books Inc. Santa Clara hosted the first-ever Bay Area Book BFFs: Authors <3 Bloggers Brunch, a chance for local authors and bloggers to mix and mingle.
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