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Movie Alert: 'Seventh Son'
The wait is almost over for 'Seventh Son,' the film adaptation of Joseph Delaney's The Last Apprentice.
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First Look: New Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter
Here's a first look at some of Jim Kay's illustrations for the deluxe hardcover edition of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,' to be released globally October 6, 2015.
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Philip Pullman Delivers Audible Exclusive
Audiobook fans can travel back to Lyra Belacqua’s Oxford via “The Collectors,” an original short story by Philip Pullman, narrated by British actor Bill Nighy.
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Readers to Pick Next Timmy Failure Cover in Contest
Candlewick hosts a contest for readers of Stephan Pastis's Timmy Failure series to vote on the title and cover of the fourth installment, due October. See the reveal of the cover choices here.
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Guess How Old 'Guess How Much I Love You' Is? 20!
Even after 20 years, Sam McBratney's still isn't entirely sure what sparked his tale of father-and-son hares expressing their love for each other.
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Rights Report: Week of January 5, 2015
New deals for Daphne Benedis-Grab, Aaron Karo, Sonya Mukherjee, and Jennifer Latham.
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Licensing Hotline: December 23
Downtown Bookworks has secured the rights to Secret Millionaires Club, a financial literacy-themed online and TV series starring an animated Warren Buffett.
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Rights Report: Week of December 22, 2014
A new deal for Megan Wagner Lloyd and Abigail Halpin.
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John Green Celebrates 10 Years of 'Looking for Alaska'
It's often been said recently that author John Green is having a moment. But more accurately, he's been having quite a decade. Next month Dutton is marking the 10th-anniversary of his debut novel, 'Looking for Alaska.'
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Workman Celebrates the Art of 'Oops!'
"Make no mistake" is not a phrase in Barney Saltzberg's vocabulary. In 'Beautiful Oops!,' the author-artist encourages the opposite, prompting kids to turn an artistic slip-up into a work of art.
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A Torch Song for 'Suspicion': YA Author Gets in Tune with Her Past
Songwriter, recording artist, and novelist Alexandra Monir made a gratifying discovery while writing her latest romantic thriller, 'Suspicion,' which Delacorte is releasing this month.
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Rights Report: Week of December 15, 2014
New deals for Meredith Russo, Elaine Vickers, Siobhan Vivian, Aprilynne Pike, Christian Robinson, and Lev AC Rosen.
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An Eventful Day for a YA Anthology
'My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories,' a new YA short story collection conceived of and edited by author Stephanie Perkins, was celebrated in two Manhattan bookstores on December 4.
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'Gingerbread for Liberty' Serves Up Slice of Revolutionary History
War heroes can be found in unlikely places – even the kitchen – as a January picture book from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt attests.
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Rights Report: Week of December 8, 2014
New deals for David & Nic Sheff, Mac Barnett, Barbara O'Connor, Lauren Wolk, and Obert Skye.
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'Harriet the Spy' Park Hangout Honored as a Literary Landmark
The Carl Schurz Park has been recognized as a Literary Landmark for its role in Louise Fitzhugh's middle-grade classic 'Harriet the Spy.'
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Movie Alert: 'Paddington'
Though not as familiar to American readers as, say, Winnie the Pooh, Paddington Bear may soon receive renewed attention in the U.S., thanks to the January 16 release of the movie 'Paddington.'
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Rights Report: Week of December 1, 2014
New deals for Christian Heidicker, Kathryn Purdie, Salina Yoon, Kim Krans, Joan Holub, and Mike Lowery.
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10 Thanksgiving Books One Bookseller Is Thankful For
The winter holidays are easily the most popular of our seasonal books but before winter sets in we try to give Thanksgiving its time to shine.
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Mr. Lunch Gets an Exhibition
The Mr. Lunch books and illustrator J.otto Seibold are spotlighted at the Contemporary Jewish Museum of San Francisco in an exhibition called "J.otto Seibold and Mr. Lunch."