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SCBWI Announces First Crystal Kite Awards
The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators recently announced the winners of its inaugural Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards, selected by votes cast by the organization's worldwide membership.
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BEA 2011: Guys Read: ‘Thriller’ Thrills on the Convention Floor
On Tuesday, May 24, the first day of BEA, Jarrett J. Krosoczka was apparently confused. The author of "Pudding," a short story in the latest of the Guys Read series, Thriller (Walden Pond Press, Sept.), woke up and dressed himself as Michael Jackson—yes, back in his own Thriller days. Red leather (OK, pleather) suit with black stripes. Sparkly socks. And to complete the ensemble: a glittering silver glove.
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BEA 2011: The Strategy of In-Store Events
Bookseller Cynthia Compton, owner of Indianapolis's 4 Kids Books & Toys, told a room of approximately 75 booksellers and librarians during the BEA Day of Education that organizing in-store events is a lot like going on a field trip to the zoo in first grade: "You need a buddy."
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BEA 2011: YA Authors Crusade to Put an End to Bullying
With the topic of bullying making headlines around the nation, the release of the anthology Dear Bully (HarperTeen, Aug.) which features 70 YA authors discussing their personal experiences with bullying, could not be more timely. Last week during BEA, Ellen Hopkins, who wrote the book's foreword, moderated a panel on the topic, with Maryrose Wood (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series), Lisa McMann (The Wake trilogy), and Megan Kelley Hall (Daughters of Misery).
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BEA 2011: Writing Up! YA Authors Discuss Their First Books for Adults
Three prominent YA writers — Melissa de la Cruz, Ellen Hopkins, and Melissa Marr — who have all recently penned adult novels, gathered for a panel during BEA for a lively conversation about the experience of writing for older readers.
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BEA 2011: Children's Books at the Show: A PW Photo-Essay
Much like spring itself, BEA came and went in a flash last week, with more than 21,000 people strolling the aisles of New York City's Javits Center for the week's events. Children's publishers packed plenty into the show, and here we offer photographic proof. Read on for highlights of the show's autographings, events, parties, and more.
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Shaun Tan Accepts Astrid Lindgren Award
This past Tuesday evening, Shaun Tan was presented with the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award at the Stockholm Concert Hall by H.R.H Crown Princess Victoria.
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Twitter Watch: May 26
Earlier today, the hashtag #lessinterestingbooks took off on Twitter, becoming a trending topic nationally. (@randomhousekids even got in on the action, offering several twists on their own books, including The Sisterhood of the Traveling Census Workers and The Penderwicks at the Grocery Store).
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The Rock Bottom Children's Remainders?
Twenty years ago, a group of musically inclined authorsplayed their first benefit concert at an ABA conference in Anaheim. This year, on Bob Dylan’s 70th birthday, two of the Remainders – Barry and his writing partner Ridley Pearson – collaborated with Rick Riordan, Eoin Colfer, and Mo Willems to write and “perform” a protest song for guests at Disney’s BEA dinner.
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BEA 2011: A Bountiful Fall for Children's Books
There's no shortage of big-name children’s authors on the floor this year, and plenty of children’s book news. The book with the biggest “wow” factor may be The Chronicles of Harris Burdick, a collection of short stories based on Chris Van Allburg’s illustrations for his 1984 picture book, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.
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BEA 2011: Discussing the Power of Kids' Books at Breakfast
It was a packed house for Tuesday morning’s Children’s Book & Author Breakfast, with a host of literary celebrity sightings for the huge crowd of appreciative booksellers, beginning with Katherine Paterson, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and two-time Newbery Medalist. Paterson set the tone for the more than 1,200 book people attending by talking about the power of books to influence the future course of young lives.
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BEA 2011: Speak Out Against Censorship, Industry Urged
Led by moderator Joan Bertin, executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship, three panelists provided an update during BEA on book banning in America, impressing upon their audience that assaults on the freedom of expression of writers and illustrators are as prevalent as they have ever been, if not more so.
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BEA Show Daily 2011: Kudos to Pannell Winners
Two bookstores received the WNBA Pannell Award, given annually since 1983 by the Women's National Book Association. The 2011 winner in the general bookstore category is Queen Anne Books in Seattle, and Fairytales Bookstore & More in Nashville clinched the award in the children's specialty store category.
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BEA 2011: Building a Children's Book Community
The title of Monday morning’s first session for the Day of Education’s children’s edition was "Mind Share into Market Share"--a theme that carried over into the rest of the day’s sessions, as booksellers first brainstormed how to more effectively use their expertise to increase sales in general, and then how to best reach teen readers who have come of age in the digital era.
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Movie Alert: 'Mr. Popper's Penguins'
It’s popping up to be a chilly summer with the June 17 release of Mr. Popper's Penguins, from 20th Century Fox and Davis Entertainment, a live-action adaptation of the Newbery Honor classic.
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$1 Million to a Literary Site Called Figment – And It's Not Imaginary
Sixth-grader Fiona Plunkett is the published author of seven books. Really. But the Malibu, Calif., resident happily notes that they are all online – on figment.com, a free share-your-writing Web site geared toward teens.
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PEN/Steven Kroll Award Announced
PEN American Center has announced the establishment of the PEN/Steven Kroll Award, to acknowledge the literary contributions of picture book writers. Kroll, longtime chair of PEN’s Children’s/Young Adult Book Authors Committee, died on March 8.
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Random House Debuts Two New Imprints
Random House Children's Books is reorganizing its paperback publishing program and launching two new paperback imprints, Ember and Bluefire. Both imprints will publish middle-grade and YA books, yet each has a different focus.
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Pyr to Enter Young Adult Market
Citing increasing crossover appeal of some of its adult science fiction titles by young adults, Prometheus Books’s Pyr imprint is starting a series of titles aimed specifically at that audience. Lou Anders, editorial director of Pyr, will oversee the YA program which will begin in November with the publication of Lightbringer, an urban fantasy/paranormal romance by K.D. McEntire.
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Lerner Publishing Group Launches Distribution Division
Lerner Publishing Group announced this morning that it is formalizing the distribution services it has been providing to small children’s book publishers since 2003 by launching Lerner Publisher Services.
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