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In Brief: April 24
This week, an author makes a splash during a school visit; love is in the air at a book release party; teens line up for World Book Night; a fantasy title gets a lift; a writer encounters one of her book's real-life inspirations; and library enthusiasts deliver the (baked) goods.
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Licensing Hotline: April 2014
Maine Arts Publishing is launching a line of products featuring images from Robert McCloskey's picture books.
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John Green to Headline BookCon Panel
"The Fault in Our Stars" author will discuss Fox's film adaptation of his novel, alongside the team behind the movie.
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2014 Pannell Award Winners Revealed
Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers and 4 Kids Books & Toys took home the honors.
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What's Selling at Books & Books
Ketsia Julmeus, coordinator of the children's department at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Fla., talks up some newly released titles, and several seasoned favorites, that she is happily handselling this spring.
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Storybird Launches Longform Format
The startup is building on its picture book storytelling platform.
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2014 Los Angeles Times Book Festival: A Photo-Essay of Children's Authors
The 19th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books took place during the weekend of April 12 and 13. Here we show some of the dozens of children's and YA authors and illustrators in attendance.
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2014 Kaigler Children's Book Festival: In Photos
The University of Southern Mississippi's Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival was held April 9–11 this year in Hattiesburg, Miss.
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This Week in Children's Apps: April 17, 2014
This week in children's apps, we feature an update of a classic app for Easter, and another that takes a trip through the human body with the Cat in the Hat.
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In Brief: April 17
This week, the daughter of a baseball legend makes the rounds in NYC; an author unveils her debut mystery novel; and a young essayist wins a magical trip.
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Children's Institute 2014: A Photo-Essay
At the ABA's Children's Institute in San Antonio, Tex., booksellers had the chance to meet more than three dozen children's authors and illustrators. Here, a look at some of those in attendance.
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Vulnerability and 'Really Good Trouble': Children's Books at the L.A. Times Festival of Books
The 19th annual "Los Angeles Times" Festival of Books drew 100,000 attendees who enjoyed meeting their favorite authors and illustrators on the sprawling campus of USC.
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Children's Book Week 2014 Preview
This year's Children's Book Week, to be held May 12–18, will be the largest in the program's history, with representation in every state.
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Eighteen Jobs at Risk at PRH Children's U.K.
Penguin Random House has entered a consultation period over 18 roles at risk of redundancy at Random House Children's in the U.K.
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After Outcry, ReedPOP Promises to Diversify Author Panel
ReedPOP has responded to the firestorm that erupted on social media following its announcement of the author lineup for its "Blockbuster Reads" panel at this year's inaugural BookCon.
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In Brief: April 10
This week, YA authors convene in San Antonio; a writer makes the cover (literally); author-friends toast a new release; a writer and illustrator accept their accolades; and athletes share the love of reading.
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Redleaf Press Launches Trade Imprint
Redleaf Press is moving into the trade market this season with the launch of Redleaf Lane, a picture book imprint.
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Four Children's Book Luminaries Headline BookCon Panel at BEA
"Blockbuster Reads: Meet the Kids' Authors That Dazzle" will assemble Jeff Kinney, James Patterson, Rick Riordan, and Lemony Snicket on the same stage for the first time.
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This Week in Children's Apps: April 10, 2014
This week in children's apps, we feature educational apps reviewed and approved by experts at the Smithsonian.
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The YA Market in Spanish Shows Signs of Maturity
While in Miami earlier this year to promote her latest novel, the thriller 'El juego de Ripper,' bestselling author Isabel Allende was overjoyed to find that most of the audience were young readers.



