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2015 Children's Book Week in Photos
Across the country, bookstores, libraries, and schools celebrated Children's Book Week – May 4-10 – with a variety of activities.
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National Book Foundation Announces Innovations in Reading Prize
The National Book Foundation has awarded $10,000 to Reach Incorporated for its annual Innovations in Reading Prize.
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Two Booksellers, 13 Bookstores, Six Days! A Road Trip Photo Essay
Two Massachusetts booksellers take advantage of Children's Institute 3's California location to take a bookstore tour of the California coast.
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Rights Report: Week of May 4, 2015
New deals for Dan Howell, Phil Lester, Tom O'Donnell, Tim Miller, Misa Saburi, and more.
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2015 Children’s Choice Book Award Winners Announced
The Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader announced the winners of the eighth annual Children’s Choice Book Awards in New York City on May 4.
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First Book, Corporate Partners Make 60,000 Books Available to Children in Need
First Book is partnering with Target, KPMG, and JetBlue to make available to children in need 60,000 copies of six titles containing diverse characters and multicultural themes.
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Tips from Children’s Institute
A roundup of ideas for nuts-and-bolts bookselling from Children's Institute 3.
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Children’s Job Moves: April, 2015
New Job Announcements in children’s publishing for April 2015.
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Murphy Succeeding Katz as Head of HC Children's
Susan Katz, president and publisher of HarperCollins Children’s Books, will retire this summer after 28 years with the organization.
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Classroom Library Awarded Contract with NYC Schools
Classroom Library Company has been awarded a nearly $9 million contract with the New York City Department of Education’s Core Curriculum program for its 2015-2016 Classroom Libraries.
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Where the Wild Books Are: A Day of Celebrating Foreign Picture Books
International luminaries in the field of children’s picture books gathered at the New School’s Tishman auditorium in New York City on April 18 for a full day of presentations and discussions on the topic of international children’s books.
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Caitlyn Dlouhy Gets Imprint at Atheneum
Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing will launch a new imprint under Atheneum Books, called Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, helmed by the editor of the same name.
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Children's Institute 3 in Photos
Nearly 200 booksellers from across the country gathered in Pasadena, Calif., on April 19–21, for two days of educational programming, networking, and meeting with authors.
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In Brief: April 23, 2015
This week, authors and illustrators are honored in Minnesota and Mississippi; illustrators talk craft in Los Angeles; and the force is with a children's book artist in Anaheim.
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CBC Helps Establish Prison Libraries
The Children's Book Council is partnering with the unPrison Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering and mentoring women in prison, while raising awareness of their families' needs.
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Banned Books Week to Showcase YA
This year's Banned Books Week, which runs Sept. 27–Oct. 3, will shine the spotlight on young adult books.
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We Need Diverse Books Group Talks to MFA Students
On April 15, authors and librarians affiliated with We Need Diverse Books addressed a room of MFA students to talk both about the state of diversity in publishing.
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Lots to Do at Children's Institute
Booksellers praised the first full day of programming, which included practical sessions, a tour of Vroman's, and signings with over 50 authors, as "fabulous" and "fantastic."
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Wimpy Kid 'Bookseller' Opens Enthusiastic CI 3
The sold-out conference featured the country's newest indie bookstore owner Jeff Kinney.



