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Bologna 2019: Licensing Highlights
After several years where licensed properties and media tie-in books had a growing presence, licensing was a bit more low-key at this year’s Bologna Book Fair than in the recent past, according to several attendees.
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Bologna 2019: Audiobook Sales Show Global Growth
At last week's Bologna Book Fair, Michelle Cobb, executive director of the Audio Publishers Association, opened the panel discussion about audiobooks, offering insight into research about the growth of audiobooks around the world.
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2019 NYC Teen Author Festival in Photos
This year's NYC Teen Author Festival took place March 24–31 at various public venues throughout New York City, with authors participating in signings, readings, panels, and a Reader's Theater.
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In Brief: April 11, 2019
This week, authors attend a book bash; John Cena applies some elbow grease; Lisa Papp reads to shelter dogs; and an award ceremony celebrates children's books about Africa.
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Bologna 2019: An Illustrator's Travel Diary
Author-illustrator Dasha Tolstikova offers illustrated reflections on her trip from New York City to this year's Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy.
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Honoring Storytellers: The Children's Book Committee Awards at Bank Street
Five children's books and authors were honored during the Children's Book Committee Awards ceremony held at Bank Street College of Education on April 4.
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Points of Sale: Picture Books Aren't Just for Kids
Patrick McDonnell, Shel Silverstein, Shaun Tan, and Tasha Tudor are among the many children’s book authors whose work is shelved in the picture book section for adults at the Junkudo Bookstore Kobe Sannomiya in Kobe, Japan.
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Bologna 2019: Photos from the Fair
Click through to see our photo tour with highlights from this year's Bologna Children's Book Fair, featuring visiting authors and illustrators, award presentations, parties, and more.
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Bologna 2019: Taking Black Books Abroad
A panel entitled “Black Books Matter” at the Bologna Children's Book Fair looked at the ways in which the stories told in African-American children's books are increasingly relevant to the global community.
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Bologna 2019: New Ventures, Milestones, and Trends
The 56th annual Bologna Children’s Book Fair got off to a dynamic start on Monday, April 1, as publishing professionals from around the globe gathered in Italy to share new projects, forge connections, and celebrate young people’s literature.
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Bologna 2019: Best Children’s Publishers Selected in Six Regions
The winners of the 2019 Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year were announced at a ceremony Monday night in Bologna.
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Bologna 2019: IPA and UN Launch Kids' Book Club
The International Publishers Association has partnered with the United Nations to launch a new book club for children ages six to 12 focused on the UN's 17 sustainable development goals.
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Bologna 2019: Superhero vs. Comic Book
Movies and print are complementary when depicting certain types of stories
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Bologna 2019: South African Publishers Trek North
One may presume that South African publishers of children’s books travel to Bologna to acquire international titles for the local market.
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Bologna 2019: Superhero Girls Power Swedish Sales
When the Swedish Booksellers Association and the Swedish Publishers Association released their annual market report for 2018 in February, one figure stood out: children’s and YA books’ sales grew 8.3%.
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Bologna 2019: Brazil’s YA Scene Heats Up
Ten years ago, the Brazilian YA market consisted mainly of translated titles and, with only a few exceptions, was dominated by American and British writers.
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Bologna 2019: Heading to Bologna on Scholarship
A trio of American indie booksellers will be among the thousands of publishing professionals converging on Bologna for the 2019 Children’s Book Fair, each with an eye on how to bring an international dimension to their work back home.
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Bologna 2019: Not Lost in Translation
Ireland’s Little Island is a tiny children’s publishing company that specializes in translated titles.
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Bologna 2019: New Series Teaches Kids to Look, Listen, and Play
Fatatrac, a division of the Italian publishing house Giunti, is introducing Look Listen Play!, a new multimedia initiative, on April 3.



