As the book publishing world takes a hit from the coronavirus outbreak, PW continues to provide coverage on industry updates as well as efforts by publishers, authors, booksellers, and more.
Ongoing
· How Kids' Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus
· Children's Books and Authors Affected by the Coronavirus
· Virtual Handselling: Recommendations from Children's Booksellers
· Bookselling in the Age of Covid-19
· Covid-19 Impact Listing: Cancellations, Closings, Policy Changes, and More
March 9
· Publishers' Pandemic Pastimes: March 9, 2021
March 4
· Kid Lit Community Rallies Against Anti-Asian Racism
February 12
· Keeping Connections with Young Readers: Bookselling in the Pandemic
· Indie Booksellers Launch Interactive Storytelling Site
January 14
· Children's Book Council Launches Series of Virtual Ed Talks
January 12, 2021
· Holiday Toy Drive Becomes Pandemic Book Drive
December 17, 2020
· Making Children's Books in the Covid-19 Era
· Angie Thomas Goes on Star-Studded Tour, Virtually
December 15
· Cover Reveal: 'Keeping the City Going' by Brian Floca
· The Virtual Author School Visit Evolves
· Author Presentations Go Digital
· Q & A with Children’s Librarian Julie Roach
December 10
· Sales Rep by Day, Mask-Maker by Night
December 3
· Authors' Quarantine Stories: Leslie Margolis
November 24
· Scholastic Book Fairs Revamps with New Options in Pandemic Era
November 19
· Jeff Kinney’s Drive-Thru Tour in Photos
· Bologna Fair Moves to June 2021
· Children's Publishers in California Provide an Escape
November 17
· The Hybrid Shanghai Children’s Book Fair Completes Run
November 5
· Children's Publishers Celebrate Halloween Online
November 3
· 2020 Children’s Book Week Wraps with Fall Celebration
October 29
· Rabbit hOle Weathers Pandemic by Building Staff, Exhibits
October 27
· Fierce Reads Presents First All-Virtual Tour
· 'Animal Crossing' Antics: Four Children’s Authors on Finding Community
October 22
October 20
· Authors’ Quarantine Stories: Stephanie Lucianovic
October 15
· Authors' Quarantine Stories: Tara Altebrando
October 8
· Jeff Kinney Launches Drive-Thru Pool Party Tour
October 6
· Coronavirus Response: Celebrities Reading Kids’ Books
· Jumpstart's First Virtual Read for the Record Day
· Kelly Yang Shares Her 'Dream Big' Virtual Author Talk
September 29
· James Patterson Donates $2.5 Million in Support of Literacy During Covid-19
September 24
· Authors’ Quarantine Stories: Lisa Graff
September 22
· Pandemic Inspires YA Anthology
September 17
· World Kid Lit Month Kicks Off with Virtual Celebration
September 15
· A Lesson in Hope: Children’s Authors Who Are Teachers During Covid-19
· Krosoczka Launches Graphic Memoir and Web Series
· Time Loops and Multiverses: A Children’s and YA Book List
September 10
· 2020 Pandemic Novels for Young Readers
· Jordan Ifueko Embarks on Digital Tour
August 27
· Kwame Alexander Offers Digital Writing Series for Kids
· Libraries Employ Low-Tech Programming to Engage Children and Families
August 20
· LeUyen Pham Celebrates Kindness in Covid-19 Picture Book
· Ruta Sepetys Supports Indies with Virtual Book Club Tour
· Wrestling with Covid-19 Restrictions: John Cena’s New Pre-Order Campaign
August 13
· Changing Jobs in the Age of Covid-19
· Picture Book Springs from Sibling’s Coronavirus Poem-Turned-Video
· Crayon Collection Hosts Livestream Kindness Event
August 11
· Sourcebooks to Release Sesame Street Picture Book, 'Heroes Wear Masks'
August 4
· Brooklyn Bookstores Debut PowerHouse Kids Lit Camp
July 31
· Keeping a Connection to Your Library
July 30
· Stephenie Meyer to Embark on Pandemic Book Tour
July 28
· Coronavirus Poem Goes From Facebook Post to Picture Book
· 'Frederick': A Mouse with a Message
July 27
· Follett Book eFairs and Nonprofits Team Up for Summer Reading
July 24
· Pandemic Success Highlights Rockridge Press’s Data-Driven Strategy
July 23
· Jeff Kinney on His In-Person Indie Bookstore Tour
July 21
· Children’s Institute Proves Success of Digital Education for ABA
· Kidlit Distancing Socials Connect Community Through Weekly Webcasts
July 20
· 2020 NYT/NYPL Best Illustrated Awards Canceled
July 17
· Children’s Booksellers Plan for an Uncertain Fall
July 16
· KidLit TV Launches At Home Edition
July 9
· Facebook Watch Offers Virtual Visits from Authors
· Coronavirus Shutters Longtime NYC Children’s Bookstore, Bank Street
· 'Rebel Girls' Coauthor Launching Book & Media Company
July 7
· Highlights from 2020 Licensing Week Virtual
July 3
· Children’s Institute 2020: A Virtual Conference
· Children’s Institute 2020: Big Kids' Books for Summer/Fall
· Children’s Institute 2020: Covid and Protests Shape Booksellers’ Futures
June 30
· #KidlitForMasks Spreads Awareness
· UN Publishes Coronavirus Picture Book by Intern
· A Picture Book to Praise Essential Workers
June 25
· RH Releases Picture Book to Benefit Communities Affected by Covid
· PBS Kids Partners with Little Free Library for Summer Story Times
June 23
· Candlewick’s Find Waldo Celebration Adapts Amid Coronavirus
· Authors’ Quarantine Stories: Carson Ellis
June 18
· Libraries Adapt Quickly to Launch Summer Reading Programs
· Authors' Quarantine Stories: Padma Venkatraman
June 16
· Authors' Quarantine Stories: Lisa Yee
June 15
· Six Publishers Plan Indie Shindig
June 11
· In Conversation: Aminah Mae Safi and April Poole
· Debut Book Launch Celebrates 'Some Book News'
· Katherine Paterson Dreams Up New Story for Online Readers
· Kristen Bell, Benjamin Hart, and Jeff Kinney Talk 'Purple People'
June 5
June 4
· We Need Diverse Books Steps Up to Help KidLit Community
· Kids Authors Go Digital: Graduation and Commencement
· Mac Barnett’s Instagram Labor of Love
· LBYR Matching Todd Parr Book Sales with Donations
May 27
· BookExpo 2020: Tuning in to Children's Book Coverage
May 26
· J.K. Rowling Releases First Serialization of New Story Online
May 21
· Candlewick Launches Online Summer ‘Camp’
· Beth Bacon’s ‘Covid-19 Helpers’ E-Book Wins Global Health Award
· In Support of Indie Bookstores, Dozens of Illustrators Send Art
· Debut Children's Books and Authors Affected by the Coronavirus: May 21, 2020
· ABA Children's Institute Goes Virtual
May 19
· Christian Robinson: Creating Art That Matters
· More Mondays with Michelle Obama
· Free 'Bad Kitty' Coloring Book Teaches Readers to Wash Their Paws
· 'James and the Giant Peach' Reading Raises Funds for Global Health Initiative
May 16
May 15
· Soapbox: “When It Comes to Online Events, It's Time for Bookstores to Go Wild” by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
May 14
· Adaptation, the Amazon Problem, and Future Trends: A Bologna 2020 Panel
· A Virtual Bologna: One Agent's Experience
· The Bookcoin: A New Way to Buy Children’s Books in Italy
May 12
· 2020 Children's Book Week Recap
May 8
· Bologna's Virtual Fair Draws 60,000 Online Visitors
May 7
· Everywhere Book Fest in Photos
· Working from Home: An Editor’s Tale
May 5
· Launching a Pandemic Novel—Into a Pandemic
· Upcoming Random House Book Celebrates Essential Workers
· Canadians Create Safe Spaces with Words
April 30
· Children's Books: What's Selling in the Mass Channels?
· Debut Children's Books and Authors Affected by the Coronavirus
· Virtual Handselling: Recommendations from Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C.
· 'Oh, the Places You'll Go!' Virtual Graduation Party
· YALLSTAYHOME Festival in Photos
April 28
· Library Programming for Teens Goes Virtual During Covid-19
· Bookselling in the Age of Covid-19: Shipping Tips, Book Boxes, and Giving Back
April 27
· B&N Launches National Children’s Short Story Contest
April 24
· U.K. Demand Prompts U.S. Edition of 'I Don’t Want to Wash My Hands!'
· Random House Launches Virtual 'Magic Tree House' Program
April 23
· Bologna Virtual Fair Releases Schedule, Opens Registrations
· Children’s Publishers on Working from Home
· MacKids Streaming Schoolhouse to Offer Author-Led Classes
· Kerlan Collection Hosts #OperationReadAloud
· Gotham Group Joins Nonprofits to Provide Kids’ Content During Pandemic
· Riordan to Match Up to $100,000 in Donations to #SaveIndieBookstores
April 22
· Craft, DIY, and Activity Books Buoy Publishers During Coronavirus
April 21
· Virtual Handselling: Recommendations from 57th Street Books in Chicago
· Andrea Beaty Launches Questioneers Challenge
· Michelle Obama Hosts Storytimes with PRH and PBS Kids
· Kids’ Authors Go Digital: April 21, 2020
April 16
· Learning at Home in the Age of Covid-19
· With School Closures, Book Fairs Go Online
· Children's Books and Authors Affected by the Coronavirus: April 16, 2020
· New Podcast Welcomes Readers to Julie Andrews’s Library
· Free Coronavirus Picture E-Book Finds Eager Readers
· YA Author Launches ‘Black Girls with Magic & Books’ Online Book Club
April 14
· Sendak Foundation and NYFA Create Relief Fund for Picture Book Creators
· We Need Diverse Books Launches Emergency Fund
· Bookselling in the Age of Covid-19: Promoting Literacy, Going Social, and Bundling Up
· Curious George Challenge Inspires Creativity
· Sharjah to Host Virtual Reading Festival in May
· BookExpo, BookCon 2020 Events Canceled
April 9
· Video Series from National Ambassador Jason Reynolds Amplifies Children’s Imaginations
· Virtual Handselling: Recommendations from Bookshop Santa Cruz Head Children’s Buyer
· #AuthorsTakeAction, Authors Save Lives
· R.J. Julia Saves Staff by Giving Away $150,000 in Books
April 7
· 2020 Children’s Book Week Moves to New Format Amid Pandemic
· Booksellers Hand-Deliver Books to Community Kids
· #TweetBookCon Steps in for TeenBookCon
· International Unicorn Day Online Festival Debuts
· Licensed Publishing in the Covid-19 Era
April 6
· Worldreader Helps Educate Vulnerable About Coronavirus
April 2
· ABA Moves Children’s Institute to 2021
· Dav Pilkey Announces New Graphic Novel Series
· Cover to Cover Mixes Window Displays, Technology, for Sales
· Families Turn to Activity-Based Entertainment During Covid Crisis
· IPA, WHO, and UNICEF Offer Online Reading Series
March 31
· Bologna to Launch Virtual Fair, Rights Platform
· Going Big During Covid-19: How Bookstores Are Connecting with Customers
· Indie Bookstore Partners with Nonprofit to Give Hundreds of Books to Atlanta Youth
· Children's Books and Authors Affected by the Coronavirus: March 31, 2020
March 30
· Dav Pilkey to Launch Online Series
March 26
· Children's Books and Authors Affected by the Coronavirus: March 26, 2020
· Virtual Handselling: Recommendations from Book Passage’s Children’s Buyer
· DC Kids Camp Engages Children at Home
March 25
· Scholastic Starts Temporary Staffing Reductions
March 24
· Children’s Books and Games on the Rise During Covid-19
· Children's Publishers Relax Fair Use Policies
· Latina Kids’ Lit Authors Launch Digital Writers Series
· ‘SCBWI Connects’ Amid Coronavirus Crisis
· As Coronavirus Spreads, Publishers Struggle with When, and How, to Move Pub Dates
March 22
· Ingram Vows to Defend Industry Through Crisis
March 19
· Smaller Children’s Publishers Adapting Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
· Scholastic Launches First Digital Book Fest for This Friday
March 17
· Children's Booksellers Step Up for Anxious Readers
· Authors Launch Digital Children's Book Festival
· Children's Authors Boost One Another on Twitter
· Abrams Delays New Jeff Kinney Release
· Macmillan Abandons Library E-book Embargo
March 13
· In Wake of Pandemic, the 2020 Texas Library Association Annual Conference Moves Online
March 12
· Bookstores, Children's Authors Respond as Coronavirus Impact Grows
· 10 Ways to Support Your Indie Bookstore Through Coronavirus and Beyond
· 2020 Texas Library Association Annual Conference Is Canceled
March 11
· Bologna Children's Book Fair Has Been Canceled
March 9
· PRH Pulls Out of Bologna Book Fair
· S&S Pulls Out of Bologna, Fair Offers Refunds
February 28
· What the New Coronavirus Means for Publishing
February 24–25
· Publishers, Agents Scramble to Reschedule Bologna
· Bologna Book Fair Moves to May Due to Coronavirus
· Coronavirus: The Latest Challenge for Toy Makers—and Publishers
