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In Brief: June 27
This week, young readers line up to get "dorkified"; an author's antennae go up; and mystery fans wig out.
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Children's Job Moves: June 2013
New job announcements in children's publishing for June 2013.
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Rolling Right Along: Bess the Bus Delivers Books
Since its inception in 2002, the Tampa, Fla.–based vehicle has donated more than 450,000 books to underserved children in 48 states.
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Children’s Booksellers Dork Out and Catch the Wave This Summer: A PW Survey
Despite a tough start to 2013 in many parts of the country, most booksellers are optimistic about the summer and the year as a whole.
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Pew Survey Shows Power of Print
Despite their comfort with technology, most young Americans still read and borrow printed books, and value libraries and library services.
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Changes Afoot at Bloomsbury Children's Books
Bloomsbury Children's Books USA continues to evolve, with personnel shifts, new initiatives, and a refocusing for the Walker Books for Young Readers imprint.
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Children's Books and Beyond: A New Exhibit Draws Unexpected Connections
Launching on June 21 in the NYPL's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building is a free multimedia retrospective titled The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter.
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21st Century Children's Nonfiction: A Conference Recap
The Common Core State Standards and the digital revolution were the dominant themes of the inaugural 21st Century Children's Nonfiction Conference held at the SUNY New Paltz campus in upstate New York.
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Gardner, Pinfold Win 2013 Carnegie, Greenaway Medals
Sally Gardner has won the 2013 CILIP Carnegie Medal for Maggot Moon, and Levi Pinfold has won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Black Dog.
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Candlewick to Add Media-Centric Imprint
Beginning in spring 2014, Candlewick Press will group all of its media-related children's publishing, including TV and movie tie-ins, under a new imprint, called Candlewick Entertainment.
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First Book Tackles Lack of Diversity in Children's Books
The nonprofit has announced a two-year, $3 million initiative called the Stories for All Project, aimed at expanding the diversity of children's literature.
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Books for Africa Receives $600,000 Donation
Books for Africa announced that the Nigerian-based Sir Emeka Offor Foundation has donated $600,000 to the organization. It is the largest cash donation BFA has received in its 25-year history.
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Licensing Hotline: June 2013
Simon & Schuster is publishing three movie tie-in programs this summer as part of its ongoing partnership with DreamWorks.
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BEA 2013: Young Bloggers Provide a Fresh Perspective
PW caught up with four young bibliophiles who attended BEA to talk about YA book blogging, their favorite forthcoming books, and standout moments from the show.
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Nagler Moves to Random House
Michelle Nagler, editorial director of Bloomsbury Children's Books, will join Random House Children's Books on July 15 as associate publishing director of Random House/Golden Books.
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Slow Start to 2013 for the Children's Category, Says AAP
Robert Frost (and S.E. Hinton) had it right: nothing gold can stay.
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In Brief: June 13
This week, readers artistically celebrate a debut release; a Chicago author lets fans get vocal; and a teen flexes his retail influence.
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Poetry Foundation Names Kenn Nesbitt Children's Poet Laureate
Kenn Nesbitt has been named the new Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation, for a two-year tenure.
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Kingfisher Cuts Back in the U.S.
U.K.-based children’s book publisher Kingfisher has scaled back its U.S. operations, cutting its staff from three to one and reducing the number of titles it will release per season from 60 to about 35.
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Scholastic Celebrates 15 Years of Harry Potter
To mark Harry Potter's 15th U.S. anniversary, Scholastic is staging a contest in which 15 public libraries will win a party pack to help them host a celebration in honor of the bespectacled young wizard.



