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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of January 22, 2018
Hitting shelves next week are a picture book biography about a football player who was also a gifted artist, and a frenetic and humorous science fiction MG novel.
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Rights Report: Week of January 15, 2018
New deals this week for Lupita Nyong'o, Ibi Zoboi, Brandy Colbert, and more.
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The 'Treehouse' Series Has a Growth Spurt
With two new Treehouse books due out in 2018, Australian author Andy Griffiths spoke with us about expanding his popular series for international readers.
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G. Neri's Antarctic Adventures in Photos
From October to December last year, middle grade author G. Neri journeyed to Antarctica on an Artist and Writers grant from the National Science Foundation to write a long-dreamed-about children’s book on the most extreme place on earth.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of January 15, 2018
Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles, including a prose-poem paean to love, a middle grade novel about gerbil rivalry, and a storybook about a shopping trip gone awry.
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Cover Reveal: 'Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise' by David Ezra Stein
We have the first look at the new companion book to David Ezra Stein’s 2011 Caldecott Honor title 'Interrupting Chicken,' which is due out on September 11.
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Back to Work for NBA Winner Robin Benway
We spoke with National Book Award winner Benway, who has just signed a two-book deal with HarperCollins for her next two YA novels.
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Galley Talk: 'The Mad Wolf's Daughter'
Kenny Brechner, owner of Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers in Farmington, Maine, recommends 'The Mad Wolf’s Daughter' by Diane Magras, a middle grade adventure set in medieval Scotland.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of January 8, 2018
Hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a lively city night, a biography about a classic children’s book author and his nifty neologisms, and a high-stakes YA novel—sequel in a dystopian series.
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On Tour with Neil Patrick Harris
This month, actor, comedian, and magic aficionado Neil Patrick Harris set out on a four-city tour in celebration of his children’s book debut, 'The Magic Misfits.'
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In Brief: December 21, 2017
This week, picture book authors fight for the title of ugliest Christmas sweater; a bookstore gives back for the holidays; a nonprofit supplies kids with cozy bedtime stories; and communities nationwide celebrate reading and inclusivity.
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Twitter Events Connect Agents and Writers
We spoke with a number of children's agents and authors about the ways in which Twitter pitch events are offering new outlets for discovering emerging talent.
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BFFs Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs Collaborate on New Duology
We spoke with the friends and fellow authors about their new middle-grade project, the DarkDeep duology.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Weeks of December 19 and 26, 2017
Hitting shelves next week are a picture book about an amorous child creating unique Valentine’s gifts, a story celebrating the anniversary of the Women’s March, and a YA romance blossoming between two teens with disabilities.
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What Matt de la Peña and Loren Long Talk About When They Talk About 'Love'
Newbery Medalist Matt de la Peña's forthcoming picture book, 'Love,' illustrated by Loren Long, is a poetic reckoning of the importance of love in a child’s life.
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James Baldwin's Sole Children's Book Comes Back into Print
Renowned African-American author and civil rights activist James Baldwin's only book for young readers will return to bookstore shelves next August, featuring the original illustrations by Yoran Cazac.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of December 11, 2017
Hitting shelves next week are a picture book about an absurd insect, a nonfiction middle grade title about growing up, and a picture book about a playful game of hide and seek.
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James Patterson Partners with Albert Einstein Archives on Kids' Series
The debut title in the three-book middle grade series will release in October 2018, under the author’s Jimmy Patterson imprint.
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Reissued Christmas Books for Young Readers
Books from Christmas past get new life in these reissued editions.
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Children's Book Reissues: Fall 2017
This fall brings a bountiful crop of picture books given new life in print.