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Children's Digital Publisher StarWalk Launches with 150 E-books
Schools and school libraries, public libraries, teacher education and library science programs are all candidates to subscribe to the new StarWalk Kids collection, which includes Seymour Simon, David Adler, Doug Cushman, Diane deGroat, Johanna Hurwitz, and more.
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In Brief: October 11
This week, the Boston Public Library shines a light on kids' books; children's publishing folk compete for prizes; an author puts her best face forward; Rhinebeck, N.Y., hosts five YA writers; a new book gets a saintly reception; and an author proves you can go home again.
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New Publisher to Take the Reins at Groundwood Books
Groundwood Books co-publisher Sheila Barry will take over from founder Patsy Aldana.
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New Jersey Bookshop with a Mission – to Help Autistic Kids
Former attorney Jonah Zimiles, who founded [words] bookstore in Maplewood, N.J., three years ago with his wife, attorney Ellen Zimiles, is the first to admit that they are not typical bookstore owners.
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JibJab Launches Personalized E-Book Platform
The founders of online animation producer JibJab have launched of StoryBots, an e-book and digital entertainment platform for kids 2-6.
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What's Selling at Dolly's Bookstore
Sue Fassett, manager of Dolly's Bookstore in Park City, Utah, talks about which children's books are moving well at her store this fall.
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DiCamillo Dishes at Bookseller Meetup in Minneapolis
This past Wednesday morning, after a Tuesday evening reception that included three children's authors discussing and signing their books, the American Booksellers Association officially kicked off its first Events Specialty Institute with a plenary featuring children's author Kate DiCamillo.
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YA Fans – and Their Favorite Authors – Gather for Austin Festival
Close to 3,000 avid readers, many under the age of 16, filled the halls of the Palmer Events Center on Saturday, September 29 for the fourth annual Austin Teen Book Festival.
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Zest Books Launches a Line of Memoirs for Teens
The first three titles, which will be released this fall, include "Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves."
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Publishers, Booksellers, Librarians Gear Up for Star Wars Reads Day
The Force will be with more than 1,200 bookstores and libraries across the U.S. on October 6, when they will host events for the first-ever Star Wars Reads Day.
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Movie Alert: 'Breaking Dawn Part 2'
As the box office opens on November 16, the sun sets on the Twilight series – or does it? Though the highly anticipated Breaking Dawn Part 2 will likely deliver the closure that viewers are hoping for, rumors have been circulating through the Twilight-sphere: more movies or a television series might be in the works.
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Mamiverse Providing New Source of Information About Latino Books
Mamiverse.com, a site offering content catered to Latina mothers, is launching a books section called Mamiverse Books.
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Cover Shots: A CBC Diversity Panel Discusses YA Book Jackets
On September 25, members of the Children's Book Council's Diversity Committee gathered for an intimate and illuminating panel surrounding the topic of diversity and children’s book covers.
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A Rocky Mountain High for Kids' Books in Denver
There was, as Cathy Langer of Denver's Tattered Cover put it, an "embarrassment of riches" this year at the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association annual trade show. Approximately 400 booksellers descended upon Denver's Renaissance Hotel September 20-22 to swap stories, talk shop with the publishers' reps, and meet a diverse group of authors and illustrators.
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Banned Books Week at 30: New and Notable Efforts
Banned Books Week is celebrating its 30th anniversary – because, well, people are still trying to remove Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird from library shelves. And the American Library Association is still fighting the good fight to keep that from happening.
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Children's Books at the 2012 National Book Festival: A Photo-Essay
Readers of all ages flocked to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., this past weekend for the 12th annual National Book Festival, organized by the Library of Congress. More than 60 children's book authors and illustrators participated in the two-day festival, which regularly draws more than 100,000 visitors. Young readers could listen to presentations from the likes of Marc Brown and Judy Sierra, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and Peter Reynolds, while Jeff Kinney, Christopher Paolini, Lois Lowry, Walter Dean Myers, Melissa Marr, and many others drew crowds of older children and teens. If you couldn't make it this year, take a visual tour of the festivities with our photo-essay.
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In Brief: September 27
This week, the Big Red Dog gets a big party; a bookstore takes "llama llama" literally; HMH celebrates Curious George, a pair of author go "camp"ing, Obert Skye takes on Vegas; and a Louisiana school welcomes a visiting author.
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Disney Completes California and NYC Transition
Back in April Disney Publishing Worldwide announced that it was moving its employees from White Plains to New York City and Glendale, Calif.; that transition is now nearing completion.
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Kids' Books at Brooklyn Book Festival 2012: A Photo-Essay
Readers of all ages made their way to Brooklyn this past Sunday for the seventh annual Brooklyn Book Festival, which featured nearly 300 authors participating in more than 100 panels and other events.
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