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Wi9 Panel: Selling Sad and Dark Young Adult Literature
Young adult fiction with difficult emotional themes presents several challenges to booksellers, as discussed in a January 23 Winter Institute panel called Selling Sad and Dark YA Literature.
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In Brief: January 30
This week, a space-themed book tour launches; authors soak up local flavor during Wi9; cosplayers get into character; and a picture book author hosts a crafty PJ party.
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Children's Job Moves: January 2014
New job announcements in children's publishing for January 2014.
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2014 Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Coverage
Read PW's coverage of the annual awards from ALA, featuring interviews with the newly minted 2014 Newbery, Caldecott and Printz Medalists.
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DiCamillo, Floca, Sedgwick Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz
Kate DiCamillo has won the Newbery Medal for "Flora & Ulysses"; Brian Floca has won the Caldecott Medal for "Locomotive"; and Marcus Sedgwick has won the Printz Award for "Midwinterblood."
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Disney Fairies Fly to Little, Brown
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has acquired the license for Disney Fairies, which will roll out beginning in February.
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Galley Talk: 'Half Bad'
Of all the 2014 YA novels she's read to date, Amanda Hurley, manager of Inkwood Books in Tampa, Fla., puts Sally Green's "Half Bad" at the top of the list of titles she'll particularly enjoy handselling this spring.
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In Brief: January 23
This week, picture book pros get animated over animals; fellow authors and others welcome a sophomore effort; fans brave the elements for a book tour launch; a publishing house celebrates its inaugural picture book list; and a literary event is better late than never.
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Licensing Hotline: January 2014
Scholastic has licensed El Chavo, a property with multigenerational appeal, from Univision Communications.
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2014 Charlotte Zolotow Award Announced
"The Dark" by Lemony Snicket, illus. by Jon Klassen, has won the 17th annual Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book.
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Arthur Yorinks Debuts Web-Based Lost Marbles Books
Arthur Yorinks, a playwright, director, and author of more than three dozen children's books, has launched Lost Marbles Books, an online digital publishing venture in collaboration with OR Books.
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The Waldo Search Returns
Candlewick Press and the American Booksellers Association have announced that they will partner for the third summer in a row to get out the "shop local" message, with a July 2014 Waldo scavenger hunt.
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Questioning the Common Core: A Children's Literary Salon Panel
The first Children's Literary Salon event of 2014 took place on January 4 at the main branch of the New York Public Library, with a discussion on the who, what, when, where, and why of the Common Core State Standards.
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The View from Her 'Corner': A Children's Publishing Columnist on 20 Years of Industry Change
Librarian Karen MacPherson reflects on her 20-plus years covering children's books for Scripps Howard News Service, and the changes she witnessed in the industry over more than two decades.
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This Week in Children's Apps: January 16, 2014
This week in children's apps, we feature apps that take players on journeys with familiar faces – the Berenstain Bears hit the road, the Cat in the Hat explores the rainforest, and Curious George makes his way through the alphabet.
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Barefoot Stops Selling Direct to Bookstores
As part of its transition to a lifestyle company, the Cambridge, Mass.-based publisher terminated its contracts with sales reps.
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'Half Nelsons': A Pitch for Indie Support
Author Patrick Carman asks people to split their purchases into a "Half Nelsons" by buying only half their books from Amazon and the other half from an independent source.
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Reader's Digest Rebrands Children's Division
Effective January 2, the publisher officially became Studio Fun International, unveiling a revamped Web site and logo alongside the new moniker.
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Holiday Sales for Children's Books Strong at Indies
PW's annual post-Christmas survey of two dozen bookstores across the country didn't turn up any blockbusters on a level with last year's Hunger Games trilogy; instead, shoppers gravitated to a mix of children's books.
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In Brief: January 9
This week, YA authors toast one another at a book tour launch; Arizona authors pay it forward; and a Brooklyn book party scores some star power.
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