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Egmont USA Authors Respond to Joining Lerner Publishing Group
Egmont USA authors were uniformly excited and relieved by the news that Lerner Publishing Group will acquire Egmont USA's final list.
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News from the North: February 2015
This roundup of the latest in Canadian publishing news features one press instilling a love of reading through a wordless story, another increasing diversity in books, and a silver anniversary for a bald cartoon toddler.
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In Brief: February 26, 2015
This week, an author promotes her debut in the Midwest; a storied $5 bill winds up in an author’s hands; booksellers gather to talk shop; and fans come out of the 'woodwork' for an activity-filled book release.
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Children's Job Moves: February 2015
New job announcements in children's publishing for February 2015.
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Hollins Launches Margaret Wise Brown Prize
Beginning in 2016, Hollins University in Roanoke, Va., will annually award the author of the best text for a picture book published the previous year.
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Lerner Acquires Egmont USA Titles
Under the deal, Lerner will fold the Egmont USA titles into different imprints including Carolrhoda Books, Carolrhoda Lab, Darby Creek, and Millbrook Press.
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Interlude Press Launches YA Imprint
Interlude Press is launching Duet, a young adult fiction imprint representing LGBTQ characters with two inaugural titles in June.
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SCBWI Debuts Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award
The award will recognize and encourage the publication of a book of poetry or anthology for children and/or young adults and will be awarded to an SCBWI member every three years.
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Disney's Digital Strategy Stresses Personalization, Sharing
"It's all storytelling," says Andrew Sugerman, executive v-p of Disney Publishing Worldwide, who spoke about the interrelationship between print and digital formats.
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2015 Pannell Award Nominees Announced
The annual award recognizing bookstores that encourage children's interest in books has announced this year's finalists.
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Continuing the Conversation: Authors, Illustrators, and Editors Talk Diversity
Supplying books by, for, and about individuals from diverse backgrounds was discussed during a Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators panel in February.
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Children's Choice Book Award Finalists Announced
The finalists for this year's Children's Choice Book Awards have been announced, in seven categories, which young readers across the country will vote for online from Tuesday, March 17through Sunday, May 3.
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Wi10: Booksellers Reflect on Past, Future of Free Speech
A call to arms for making books accessible to young people was an underlying theme of Winter Institute 10, held at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C., Feb. 9–11.
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Fair Play at Winter Institute 10
Two panels presented by the ABC Group of the American Booksellers Association discussed ways that booksellers have grown margins and increased sales: by holding successful book fairs and adding book-of-the-month clubs and baby registries.
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John Green's Southern Exposure
Although he lives in Indianapolis, John Green must love the South.
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In Brief: February 19
On February 9, booksellers, authors, and publishers attending Winter Institute 10 gathered at Scholastic's Meet-and-Treat party.
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Obituary: Bernice Cullinan
Noted professor, author, editor, and children's literacy advocate Bernice "Bee" Cullinan died on February 5. She was 88.
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CCBC Stats Show Children’s Books Shifting Toward Diversity
Recent figures from the CCBC released Wednesday indicate that diversity is increasing in children’s books.
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Meet the Editor: Alvina Ling
In her 15 years at LBYR Ling has edited books that have won everything from Newbery and Caldecott Honors to the Coretta Scott King Medal.
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Book Publishing Comes to YouTube
There’s no denying that the Internet has had an enormous impact on book publishing in recent years—both in the acquiring process and on sales.
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