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Crate Escapes
Subscription book boxes for kids provide publishers and booksellers with a new revenue stream.
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Bookish Crowdfunding Gains Momentum
Publishers and authors look to Kickstarter and Indiegogo to raise funds and engage loyal customers.
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Movie Alert: 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'
Nostalgic adults can revisit Alvin Schwartz's classic 1981 horror anthology, 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,' with the upcoming film adaptation, directed by André Øvredal and co-written and produced with Guillermo del Toro.
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Children’s Institute 7 in Photos
The American Booksellers Association’s seventh Children’s Institute, held in Pittsburgh from June 26–28, brought together 330 booksellers from 230 independent bookstores across the country.
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Children’s Institute 7 Costume Party: A Photo Essay
This year's Children’s Institute kicked off with a Welcome Reception and Children’s Book Character Costume Party, in which booksellers and authors showcased their creativity and love of children’s literature.
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Van Straaten Leaves Scholastic for Sweet Home Chicago
Tracy van Straaten, Scholastic’s longtime head of publicity, is leaving the company on July 12 to launch a boutique public relations and consulting agency in her hometown of Chicago.
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Bookselling Tips from Children’s Institute 2019
The ABA’s seventh Children’s Institute, which took place June 26–28 in Pittsburgh, featured a number of educational panels and roundtables on the day-to-day business of children’s bookselling.
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Rebel Girls Brand Launches Imprint and Chapter Book Series
Timbuktu Labs, marketer of the Rebel Girls publishing and media franchise, is expanding its brand, launching a Rebel Girls imprint and a chapter book series.
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Authors Share Their ALA Survival Tips: A Photo Essay
We asked some of children’s literature’s top talent for their tips on how to make the most of a demanding weekend of meeting and greeting at ALA Annual.
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ALA Annual 2019 in Photos
See our photo essay from the American Library Association’s Annual Conference, which took place June 20–25 in Washington, D.C., and drew together librarians, educators, authors, illustrators, and publishers.
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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Katie Green
British author-illustrator Katie Green discusses her graphic memoir ‘Lighter Than My Shadow,’ which traces her long struggle with and recovery from anorexia, as well as why telling the story visually was so important.
