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Children's Editors Head to Germany
Six children's book editors from the U.S. and Canada traveled to Germany in mid-June as part of the German Book Office's 13th editors' trip to promote German literature.
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Enslow Debuts Two Trade-Oriented Imprints
"Keep Boys Reading!" is the tag line of Enslow Publishers' Speeding Star imprint, which launches September 1 with three series aimed at grabbing – and holding – the attention of boy readers ages nine to 14.
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Sparkup Offers a New Way to 'Read' to Kids
Taking place this weekend is the global launch of Sparkup Magical Book Reader, a product developed in Israel that clips on to a book and then "reads" it aloud.
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Legendary Editor Frances Foster Retires
Farrar, Straus and Giroux has announced that Frances Foster, who has headed up Frances Foster Books since 1994 and has worked in children's publishing for over 55 years, is retiring after a long illness.
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Celebrating an Independent David Fickling Books
After a decade publishing from within the Random House Group, David Fickling Books has gone independent.
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'Fat Angie' Author Reaches Out to At-Risk Kids
Crisscrossing the country in a rented compact car is hardly the traditional path for a touring author. But that's the route e.E. Charlton-Trujillo has chosen to promote her third novel, Fat Angie.
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Minnesota Town Kicks Off Green Bean Scavenger Hunt
Inspired by David LaRochelle's latest picture book, How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans, Excelsior Books in Minneapolis is organizing a local green bean scavenger hunt.
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What's on Indie Booksellers' Minds?
PW spoke with children's retailers about how they promote their chapter-book and teen sections while positioning their stores to take advantage of the forthcoming implementation of Common Core.
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Fall 2013 Children's Announcements: Publishers S-Z
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Fall 2013 Children's Announcements: Publishers N-R
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Fall 2013 Children's Announcements: Publishers F-M
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Fall 2013 Children's Announcements: Publishers A-E
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UtopYA: A Fantasy Conference Grows in Nashville
This year's UtopYA conference quadrupled its attendance from 2012 and was "a jolt of creative energy and a reminder that the writer's journey doesn’t have to be lonely," according to author and panelist Myra McEntire.
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Charlie Joe Jackson Headlines Summer Reading Initiative
An online summer reading initiative stars author Tommy Greenwald's feisty, book-hating character.
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Shelton and Fickling Win Branford Boase Award
The 2013 Branford Boase Award was awarded Thursday to Dave Shelton and his editor David Fickling for A Boy and a Bear in a Boat.
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In Brief: July 11
This week, Ruta Sepetys is honored in Lithuania; an ALA banquet space doubles as a dance floor; and an author's set visit is one for the [Vampire] Diary.
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Quercus Launches U.S. Children's List
The British publisher recently made a significant leap, opening a New York City office to publish children's and adult books for the North American market.
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10 Children's Books That Never Get Old
Author Curtis Sittenfeld picks the books that she never tires of reading with her kids.
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National Book Award Inspires Artwork for Children's Books
The National Book Foundation has launched Up All Night, an online exhibit of 228 children's titles that have won or been nominated for the National Book Award in Young People's Literature.



