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'Allegiant' Sells 455K Copies on Day One
In what was the largest ever first-day number for HarperCollins, Veronica Roth's YA novel Allegiant sold 455,000 copies globally across all formats on its release day.
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When Bieber Is the Booby Prize
A friendly wager among YA authors yields some social media shenanigans.
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Eccentric Monsters Inhabit 'The Creature Department'
When two children stumble into a secret department within an electronics factory, they discover the offbeat cast of The Creature Department.
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The Latest from Funbrain: 'Galactic Hot Dogs'
Funbrain – a division of Poptropica, released its newest online book, Galactic Hot Dogs by Max Brallier, illustrated by Rachel Maguire.
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Rights Report: Week of October 21, 2013
New deals for Sarah Albee, Michelle Cuevas & Erin Stead, Patrick McDonnell, and more.
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Len Vlahos, 'The ABA Guy,' to Publish YA Novel
Longtime American Booksellers Association staffer-turned-COO, now executive director of the Book Industry Study Group is adding a new title to his name: debut novelist.
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Galley Talk: 'The Impossible Knife of Memory'
Jessilynn Norcross, owner and children's buyer at McLean and Eakin Booksellers in Petosky, Mich., is looking forward to Laurie Halse Anderson's The Impossible Knife of Memory, due from Viking on January 7.
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Books Against Bullies
Publishers are doing their part to bring attention to this pervasive issue, with an increase in high-profile titles aimed at stopping the cycle of bullying and helping victims cope.
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Lemony Snicket Sneaks Back with 'File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents'
Next April Fools' Day, Little, Brown will release Lemony Snicket's File Under:13 Suspicious Incidents, a collection of 13 noir mini-mysteries illustrated by Seth.
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Jon Scieszka, Mac Barnett, and Matthew Myers 'Battle' It Out in New Picture Book
When Simon & Schuster publishes Battle Bunny, readers will learn what happens when a trio of children's-book creators tries their hand at artful vandalism.
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Rights Report: Week of October 14, 2013
New deals for Brandon Mull, Gerry Swallow and Ammi-Joan Paquette.
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Kids' Comics Aren't Just for Kids at New York Comic-Con
One of the most noticeable trends at New York Comic-Con was the emergence of comics that are designed to appeal equally, if in different ways, to children and adults.
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After Midnight: 'Divergent' Fans Prepare for 'Allegiant' Release
Loyal Veronica Roth fans are getting ready for midnight parties and book signings to celebrate the October 22 release of Allegiant, the final installment of her speculative-fiction trilogy.
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Movie Alert: 'Ender's Game'
Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series makes the leap to the big screen with a new film out November 1.
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Rights Report: Week of October 7, 2013
New deals for Dav Pilkey & Dan Santat, Chris Raschka and Inbali Iserles.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2013: Ferals Emerges as Hot Middle-Grade Property
One of the big children’s projects that has bubbled up at Frankfurt is a series called Ferals that was acquired jointly by HarperCollins Children’s Books U.S. and U.K. last week, and has already been optioned for film.
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'Wonder' Hits Million-Copy Milestone
Random House has announced that R.J. Palacio’s middle-grade novel, Wonder, has sold one million copies in print and digital formats in North America since its February 2012 release by Knopf Books for Young Readers.
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Razorbill to Launch Its First Serialized E-Pub
The publisher has partnered with Teen Vogue to launch six electronic installments of Jessa Holbrook's forthcoming YA novel, While You're Away
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Amulet Releases Eva Ibbotson's Final Novel
The Abominables, a novel about a gentle family of yetis driven from their Himalayan paradise by tourism, was an unused manuscript Eva Ibbotson penned early in her career, which was uncovered by her son.
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Rights Report: Week of October 3, 2013
New deals for Malala Yousafzai, Paul McCartney, Marissa Meyer, and Aaron Reynolds & Matt Davies.