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Middle Ground Book Fest: A Panel on Diasporic Liminal Spaces
On Sunday, August 2, the Middle Ground Book Fest offered “Outsider-Insider: Finding Identity Between Assimilation and Heritage,” a panel highlighting four authors of color and their experiences with exclusion and adaptation.
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Middle Ground Book Fest: A Panel on Comedy and Gravity
On August 1–2, the first Middle Ground Book Fest took place in the digital sphere, bringing together authors, educators, librarians, and book lovers for a free celebration of middle grade literature.
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Brooklyn Bookstores Debut PowerHouse Kids Lit Camp
PowerHouse Bookstores in Brooklyn has launched a unique online summer camp for young readers that has been a beacon of success in a challenging time.
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Children's Job Moves: July 2020
Job moves in children's publishing during July 2020.
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Kinney, Meyer Blockbusters Both Scheduled to Land Tuesday
In an unusual occurrence, both Stephenie Meyer and Jeff Kinney are landing their latest blockbusters on Tuesday, due to Covid-19 postponing one book's original street date.
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Reading with Olympia: Board Books That Work—And Don't Work—with a Very Young Baby
Former publisher Betsy Groban has come to appreciate reading in a whole new light as a grandmother.
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In Brief: July 30, 2020
This week, SCBWI hosts a workshop featuring major creators of color; Cambridge Public Library offers a different kind of takeout; Epic Reads authors participate in a virtual panel; and Tiffany Rosenhan has a careful launch.
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Follett Book eFairs and Nonprofits Team Up for Summer Reading
In an effort to assist families, Follett and two nonprofit early literacy organizations—Page Ahead in Seattle and Start Reading Now in Minneapolis—worked together to ensure that kids from low-income families received books to read over the summer break.
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Children's Institute 8: A Virtual Conference in Photos
See our selection of highlights from the first online Children's Institute.
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Insight Editions Launches iSeek Interactive Books
"Kids learn by doing" is at the philosophical core of iSeek, a line of interactive children's books that Insight Editions will debut on August 18.
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Children's Institute Proves Success of Digital Education for ABA
In spite of having to pivot to online programming amid the pandemic, American Booksellers Association's eighth annual Children’s Institute drew record attendance and accolades from attendees.
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Kidlit Distancing Socials Connect Community Through Weekly Webcasts
To help connect and motivate writers in the Covid-19 era, Laura Backes and Jon Bard, the team that co-founded 'Children's Book Insider,' have launched Kidlit Distancing Socials, a series of free weekly webcasts featuring editors, agents, authors, and writing educators.
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Children’s Writers Who Wear Multiple Hats
We spoke with a number of children’s editors and agents who also write for young readers about balancing the demands of their professional and artistic lives.
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2020 NYT/NYPL Best Illustrated Awards Canceled
For the first time in 68 years, the New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Awards and its corresponding ceremony will be canceled, due to complications arising from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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Children's Institute Goes Online with Anti-Racism Out Front
The American Booksellers Association kicked off its eighth annual Children's Institute, the first ever held online, with hundreds of children's booksellers in virtual attendance for author discussions, fall book picks, and a keynote by Isaac Fitzgerald.
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Disney Adds Melissa de la Cruz Studio to Its Publishing Lineup
Original storytelling and diverse voices are keystones of Melissa de la Cruz Studio, a new collaboration between Disney Publishing Worldwide and bestselling author de la Cruz.
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KidLit TV Launches At Home Edition
KidLit TV has created KidLit At Home, a free online destination that curates video content from children's book creators across the web in one central location.
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Maine Declares Ashley Bryan Day
Earlier this week, the Governor of Maine issued a proclamation declaring July 13 Ashley Bryan Day in honor of the 97-year-old author-illustrator's canon of more than 50 books.
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'Rebel Girls' Coauthor Launching Book and Media Company
Francesca Cavallo, coauthor of the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, completed a successful Kickstarter campaign late last month, for her first solo children's picture book, 'Doctor Li and the Crown-Wearing Virus.'
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Facebook Watch Offers Virtual Visits from Children's and YA Authors
At a time when Covid-19 restrictions have brought author tours to a temporary halt, a new Facebook Watch series called 'Letters To _____' connects bestselling authors and their fans in an innovative way.
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