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Rights Report: Week of June 13, 2016
New deals for Gwendolyn Clare, Aron Nels Steinke, Robin LaFevers, Alex Alicem, Supriya Kelkar, and Michael Fry.
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Are Publishers Influenced by Teacher and Librarian Feedback?
We ask publishers large and small about how they communicate with educators, and ways they incorporate teacher and librarian feedback.
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What Publishers Are Doing to Strengthen Summer Reading
A survey of publisher initiatives intended to stave off the summer reading slide.
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How To Keep Kids Reading During Summer
Schools, libraries, and publishers are working to keep literacy up during summer breaks.
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N.Y.C. Schools’ Carmen Fariña Turns a Page on E-books
PW talks with Carmen Fariña, the chancellor of New York City’s Department of Education, about introducing more technology into schools.
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Scholastic Sets Its Sights on 'Horizon'
A trailblazer in multi-platform children's publishing, Scholastic will soon launch Horizon, a seven-book series for ages nine and up, which intertwines novels and an immersive digital game.
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Harry Potter and the Return of the Midnight Parties
A number of booksellers are trying to replicate their past success promoting earlier Harry Potter titles with midnight release parties for 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two.'
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of June 13, 2016
Hitting bookshelves this week are a picture book about a boy and his dog, a novel for reluctant readers about a video game addict in "v-hab," and a YA novel about a teen boy recovering from a broken heart.
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Rights Report: Week of June 6, 2016
New deals for Martha Brockenbrough, Suzy Evans, Mike Curato, Zoe Waring, Dana Alison Levy, Rebecca McLaughlin, and Julian Lennon.
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Kids' Book for 'Rebel Girls' Makes Crowdfunding History
When Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo wanted to publish the kind of children's book they wished they had when they were growing up, they turned to Kickstarter to fund 'Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.'
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HarperCollins Welcomes Judith Kerr's First Novel in 37 Years
'Mister Cleghorn's Seal,' venerable author Judith Kerr's first children's novel since 1987, is about a man who rescues an orphaned sea pup and brings him home to his city apartment.
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Writer Pens Picture Book to Benefit Children's Bookstore
Booktender's Secret Garden Bookstore & Gallery in Doylestown, Pa., could be the first children's specialty store to be the subject of an entire picture book.
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Coralstone Press Tries the Longform Picture Book
Todd Kessler had a story he wanted to tell in a book format, but it didn't fit most publishers' molds due to its length.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of June 6, 2016
Hitting bookshelves this week are a picture book about a freed slave running a secret school, a middle grade novel about wishes gone awry, and a realistic YA novel set in a glitzy, soulless version of Los Angeles.
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Rights Report: Week of May 30, 2016
New deals for Rachel Lynn Solomon, Salla Simukka, Trent Reedy, Ari Goelman, and Joanne Rocklin.
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Banned New Zealand Book Makes U.S. Debut
Preceded by controversy, 'Into the River,' a YA novel by New Zealand author Ted Dawe, will be released to North American audiences simultaneously in hardcover and e-book on June 14th by Polis Books.
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Delacorte Sends 'Maze Runner' Fans Back to the Books
Delacorte is building buzz for 'The Fever Code,' the fifth Maze Runner book, with a campaign dubbed #DashnerDash Binge Read.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of May 30, 2016
Hitting bookshelves next are a board book series that unfolds the food chain, a middle grade novel set in a forest overrun with magic, and a YA psychological thriller.
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A Popular Nature Nonfiction Series Makes Its Way to the Big City
'Who Pooped in Central Park? Scat and Tracks for Kids' has its origins in a much more rural setting.
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Knopf Celebrates 25 Years of Faith Ringgold's 'Tar Beach'
On May 10, Knopf released a 25th-anniversary edition of Coretta Scott King Award-winner Faith Ringgold's 'Tar Beach.'