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YALLFest 2013 Brings Big Names in YA to Charleston
Saturday, November 9 marks the third annual celebration of young adult and middle-grade literature known as YALLFest, held in Charleston, S.C.
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World Book Night U.S. Reveals 2014 Picks
A half a million free paperbacks of the 35 selected titles will be handed out on one day, April 23, 2014, as a part of the organization's campaign to promote reading and giving.
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First LitCrawl Los Angeles a Big Success
L.A.'s literary community shows its support for the North Hollywood event.
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Talking Young People's Literature at Southern Festival of Books
More than 30,000 readers descended on Legislative Plaza in downtown Nashville October 11–13 for the 25th annual Southern Festival of Books.
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Pietsch, Byng and Others to Join WBN Announcements
World Book Night board chair Michael Pietsch, the U.K.’s Jamie Byng and Julia Kingsford, and WBN U.S. co-founder Morgan Entrekin will join other guests for the WBN U.S. 2014 book announcements via an online video chat.
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Storytelling, Target Audience, and Innovation: A CBC Forum
Using creative strategies and innovative platforms to communicate with readers and deliver stories that are relevant to children’s lives were the main topics during an October 10 Children’s Book Council forum.
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Children's Authors Upstage Their Books at MPIBA Show
Authors indisputably stole the show at Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers annual trade show.
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Joining the Community of Children's Booksellers at NEIBA
Anyone who continues to doubt that children's books have become an integral part of bookselling need look no further than the 40th New England Independent Booksellers Association fall conference and trade show held in Providence, October 6–8.
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Children's Booksellers and Authors Feel the Love at PNBA
The upbeat mood was contagious at the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association's fall trade show, held at the Portland Airport Holiday Inn October 6–8.
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LéaLA Cancels 2014 Book Fair; Now a Biannual Event
The once yearly event will now be held every two years, returning to Los Angeles in the spring of 2015.
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Heartland Booksellers Focus on Building Relationships
Determining which children's books could qualify for Common Core were very much on the minds of those who attended this year's Heartland Fall Forum, held at the Crowne Plaza O'Hare in Chicagoland.
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At NCIBA, Strong Support for Children's Books
A large and enthusiastic group of booksellers and authors were among those who attended the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association's annual trade at the South San Francisco Conference Center.
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Chappaqua Children's Book Festival Launches
More than 60 authors and illustrators, and more than 3,000 visitors, took part in a day of readings, signings, and photo ops at the inaugural Chappaqua Children's Book Festival on October 6.
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Kids' Books and Authors Front and Center at NAIBA
Rock stars don't usually show up at book conferences in industrial parks in the middle of New Jersey, but it sure felt like one did when Judy Blume walked into the awards banquet at last week's New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association fall conference.
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A Sunny Outlook for Children's Books in Orange County
The Orange County Children's Book Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, drawing close to 40,000 attendees.
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WBN U.S. to Announce Next Year's Books via Shindig
Booksellers, librarians, givers, and other guests in New York City and around the country will announce the 30 WBN titles chosen on October 23 from 6:30 to 8 p.m via the video chat platform.
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Light Sabers, Devil Horns, and Happily Ever After: The 2013 Austin Teen Book Festival
An estimated 4,000 readers from all over Texas and the U.S. attended the Austin Teen Book Festival on Saturday, September 28.
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Children's Books Shine at SCIBA Trade Show and Author Feast
Children's books and authors were a strong, positive presence at the annual Southern California Independent Booksellers Association's trade show, held September 27 and 28 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel.
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Swell of Seamus Heaney Tributes Planned for November
The late poet will be remembered at a host of readings and commemorations throughout the month.
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Digital Transition Drives BISG Annual Meeting
The Book Industry Study Group’s annual meeting centered around the impact of digital publishing throughout the supply chain.