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Cooking the Books with Lidia Bastianich
Lidia Bastianch may be known for her Italian cookbooks and restaurants, but she has another role that she deems just as (if not even more) important: grandmother. Bastianich's five grandchildren will get a pretty cool gift this Christmas, when Running Press Kids publishes Nonna Tell Me a Story: Lidia's Christmas Kitchen.
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'Mockingjay' Lands in Bookstores
From a five-ft. mockingjay and a 17-ft. cornucopia with a four-ft. opening filled with books at Powell’s Books in Portland to seven mockingjays painted on the exterior of The King's English in Salt Lake City, booksellers found unique ways to celebrate Monday's midnight release of the final book in Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay.
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A 'Pretty Little Liars' Contest in Maine
Earlier this month, Kenny Brechner was typing titles of the Pretty Little Liars series into the computer at his store, DDG Booksellers in Farmington, Maine. He found himself using those PLL titles conversationally, to answer questions from his staff: "Yes, call Jim Bubier about his book, it would be wicked not to notify him of the delay." Then he had an idea, and the Pretty Little Liars Word Game Contest was born.
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In Brief: August 26
In brief this week: 'The Contemps' launches to promote realistic fiction, Daisy Whitney's pre-pub tour, and author Janet Fox in Yellowstone National Park.
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Countdown to Mockingjay
From a five-ft. mockingjay and a 17-ft. cornucopia that will be filled with crates, survival gear, and books at Powell’s Books in Portland to seven mockingjays painted on the exterior of The King’s English in Salt Lake City, booksellers have been looking for unique ways to celebrate tonight’s midnight release of the final book in Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay (Scholastic has a 1.2 million copy first printing).
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'Kandide and the Secret of the Mists': From Self-Published Novel to Scholastic Book Fairs
Perhaps the magic that Diana Zimmerman has performed on stage for decades had a subtle influence on her self-published fantasy novel, Kandide and the Secret of the Mists. It has sold 12,000 copies since its publication in 2008, and has recently been signed by Scholastic for a 40,000-copy print run as a featured selection in September with Scholastic Book Club and Book Fairs.
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Two Hopeful Perspectives on Haiti
On January 12, news of Haiti's disastrous earthquake shocked the world. International media and aid workers rushed to the country, as people across the globe witnessed the devastation through television screens and newspapers. Now, several months later, the crisis is being portrayed through a new medium -- children's books.
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In Brief: August 19
In brief this week: 'I Am Number Four' becomes a bestseller; a children's book in outer space; and Hallie Durand's new 'Dessert' book.
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'Brown Bear' and 'Polar Bear' Released in New Format
First released in 1966 by the school division of Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Bill Martin Jr.'s Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, illustrated by Eric Carle, was written and published as a beginning reader. After receiving many letters from teachers requesting a trade edition of the book, the publisher released a picture-book version several years later. Sales of that edition soared, and subsequent picture books in the series followed. Now Holt is taking the original book back to its roots, and last month released a My First Reader edition of that title and of Polar Bear.
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Eoin Colfer, in Artemis Rocks!
Irish author Eoin Colfer is headed stateside next month for a high-octane Artemis Rocks! tour in support of Artemis Fowl 7: The Atlantis Complex, the penultimate book in his bestselling fantasy series about the titular boy criminal genius. At each stop, Colfer will take the stage for a talk show-style appearance, during which he’ll perform a monologue and interview none other than Artemis Fowl himself.
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Lerner Lands Unconventional Book from Three YA Authors
YA readers will have an opportunity to learn how authors conceptualize and write fiction, from start to finish, when Lerner Publishing Group releases (in spring 2012) a collection of YA stories written by Maggie Stiefvater (Shiver and Linger), together with her colleagues Brenna Yovanoff (The Replacement, Razorbill, fall 2010) and Tessa Gratton (Blood Magic, Random House, summer 2011).
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In Brief: August 12
In brief this week: the Scholastic Store shows its allegiance to Captain Underpants, Olivia goes to tea, cocktails for the Flappers, Romero Britto at Kidzapalooza, and the fifth season of Curious George on PBS Kids.
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RH Children's Does First Enhanced E-book
Knopf Books for Young Readers is publishing its first enhanced e-book, a tie-in edition of Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen. The publication marks the first foray any Random House imprint has made in publishing an enhanced e-book for the children's market. The e-book went on sale August 10 for $14.99, leading up to the August 27 release of the film, which is directed by Rob Reiner.
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Wimpy Kid Truck Tour Offers a Sweet Deal
Having just announced a five-million-copy first printing for The Ugly Truth, the fifth book in Jeff Kinney’s bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Amulet Books is preparing to take the Wimpy Kid show on the road with its second annual ice cream truck tour. Last year, one ice cream truck visited 40 U.S. libraries while promoting the fourth book, Dog Days. This time, two identical trucks will travel different routes, visiting bookstores across the country and in Canada.
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Galley Talk: What Happened on Fox Street
Marika McCoola, children’s department manager at the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, Mass., spotlights a middle-grade novel she looks forward to selling.
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New Dahl Book Contains Missing Chapter of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'
Miranda Mary Piker, described by author Roald Dahl as "a horrid little girl who was disgustingly rude to her parents," is one of several "nasty children" who didn't make it into the final version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when it was published in 1964.
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S&S Signs Cassandra Clare to Two More Books
Simon & Schuster has signed books five and six in Cassandra Clare's bestselling YA series, The Mortal Instruments. S&S says there are more than 3 million copies of the series' three published titles in print. Clare launched The Mortal Instruments in 2007, with City of Bones, about a teenage demon slayer; City of Ashes and City of Glass followed. Book four, City of Fallen Angels, is scheduled for April 2011.
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In Brief: August 5
In brief this week: Al Roker's latest book club pick; James Patterson--and aliens--at the Boy Scout's Jamboree; Macmillan authors visit the Staten Island Yankees; and Deborah Blumenthal signs copies of her latest.
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Marketing 'Mockingjay'
Rabid fans of the Hunger Games series would say that Mockingjay, the final book in Suzanne Collins's trilogy, needs no marketing. But Scholastic is not taking chances. With the highly anticipated dystopian novel set to hit bookstore shelves on August 24, the publisher is making sure Katniss Everdeen is a household name.
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Huge First Printing Set for Wimpy Kid #5
Amulet Books is going five for five—five million copies for the fifth book in Jeff Kinney’s bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. The Abrams imprint announced both that massive first printing figure today as well as the title, cover, and release date for the new book. The book, The Ugly Truth, has a national laydown of November 9; the print run is the largest for the series to date.
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