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ALA Midwinter 2016 Spotlight: ALA Midwinter Program Picks
The American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting is where the association conducts its business—committees move forward (however glacially), and hardworking but fun-filled awards committees arrive at their hotly contested decisions.
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Global Kids Connect: A Star-Studded Party
Capping the Global Kids Connect conference was a party for PW's just-published Children's Starred Reviews Issue; many local authors and illustrators whose books were featured in that issue were in attendance.
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Global Kids Connect Conference Debuts in New York
The one-day conference offered an expert lineup of publishers, editors, and agents, who offered professional perspectives on everything from content creation and licensing to doing business in China.
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Authors Rally 'Round Ninja Day
A band of children's authors with recently published ninja-themed books have joined forces to organize Ninja Day Story Time, to encourage booksellers, librarians, and young ninja devotees to celebrate the occasion.
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YALLFest 2015 in Photos
An estimated 12,000 fans gathered at one of the biggest festivals of young adult literature, hosted in Charleston, S.C., November 13 and 14.
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Global Kids Connect Conference
Streaming video from the Global Kids Connect conference.
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BookCon Author List Revealed
Among the the authors set to appear at BookCon 2016 are 'Bridesmaid' star Chris O'Dowd along with his co-author, Nick V. Murphy.
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GKC Panelist Looks at Marketing Trends in Children's Publishing
Made in Me's Eric Huang, one of the speakers at PW's forthcoming Global Kids Connect Conference, talked to us about how the marketing of children's books is evolving.
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And to Think That I Saw It at Bank Street: Authors, Illustrators, and Educators Talk Kids' Books
The Bank Street Book Fair, held at Bank Street College in upper Manhattan on October 24, offered a full day of incisive, humorous, and sometimes revelatory discussions.
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Diverse Books a Focal Point at SCIBA
Independent booksellers, librarians, authors and members of the publishing community gathered for this year's Southern California Independent Booksellers Association show, basking in the warm outdoor setting courtesy of sunny Los Angeles.
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Bestselling Authors Unveil New Lit Fest: Nola StoryCon
Five bestselling authors have banded together to launch their own literary conference, StoryCon, with the first iteration set to take place in New Orleans next fall.
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At SCIBA Show, Dip in Attendance Points to Positive Change
Attendees at this weekend's Southern California Independent Booksellers Association (SCIBA) show in Los Angeles celebrated an uptick in sales, as well as membership.
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Ginger Clark Headlines New Speakers for Children's Summit
Ginger Clark (Curtis Brown, Ltd), Kate Wilson (Nosy Crow), Christopher Franceschelli (Handprint Books) and Nick Marsh (Lost My Name) are some of the new speakers set to appear December 2 at Global Kids Connect, the children’s publishing conference presented by PW and Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
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Texas Book Festival 2015 in Photos
There was plenty of programming for kids and teens at the 2015 Texas Book Festival, with authors Mac Barnett, Rebecca Stead, Meg Medina, Taye Diggs, M.T. Anderson, Salina Yoon, Daniel Handler, and many more in attendance.
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Lower Attendance but Celebratory Mood for NCIBA Children's Booksellers
While overall attendance was down from last year, outgoing director Hut Landon said the exhibitor pool was almost identical to the 2014 show, and that there were more children's authors in attendance than last year.
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Heartland 2015: Children's Booksellers Are Family
If there was a theme to this year's Heartland Fall Forum, it was that despite geographic differences, the attendees are all one big family, especially when it comes to sharing children's books.
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MPIBA 2015: Kids' Books Contribute to High-Octane Show
Children's books have long been an integral part of the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Fall Discovery Show, and this year's gathering at the Renaissance Denver Hotel, held October 8–10, was no exception.
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NCIBA Salutes Exiting Director Landon at 2015 Show
This year's show featured an outpouring of love for executive director Hut Landon, who is stepping down after 18 years on the job.