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ALA 2012: What's Up with Hi-Lo?
Many are aware of the grim statistic: only one-third of eighth-grade students in the U.S. read at a proficient level. Those who work with struggling and reluctant readers every day want tools they can use right now. Hi-lo books frequently fit the bill.
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ALA 2012: Authors @ ALA 2012
Authors are the lifeblood of the American Library Association's Annual Conference, and the event in Anaheim, June 21–25, offers a star-studded lineup. Here's a complete list of who'll be there, plus our highlight picks.
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ALA 2012: Leadership: PW talks with incoming ALA President Maureen Sullivan
At the 2012 American Library Association conference in Anaheim, Maureen Sullivan, a long time consultant to numerous libraries of all types, will officially begin her yearlong term as president of ALA. Sullivan will take over for Molly Raphael, who worked tirelessly in the last year on behalf of ALA on a range of issues—notably the lingering e-book question.
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Why Decisions Need Data in Today’s Publishing World
Bit.ly’s chief scientist Hilary Mason was the featured speaker at the PW and TOC Publishing Executive Roundtable on May 22, and the key topic was “big data.” Speaking to a room of publishers, Mason said publishing’s shift to a more dynamic information model is “inevitable,” and that, at this point, dynamic data is already being generated, it’s just about optimizing it.
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'What Makes a Children's Book Great?' Conference Set
On May 31, Publishing Perspectives will team up with the Frankfurt Academy to host a half-day children’s publishing conference entitled “What Makes a Children’s Book Great?” at the Scholastic Headquarters in New York.
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At Nebula Awards Chatter Centered on Self-Publishing
Self-publishing was a hot topic at the 2012 Nebula Awards weekend, which took place May 17–20 in Arlington, Va.
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BEA Children's Art Auction Preview Live
More than 100 pieces of original children’s art that will be auctioned during BookExpo America are now available for preview online as part of the Annual Children's Art Auction and Reception on the evening of June 6.
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Publishing People for Obama to Host Event
Barbara Lowenstein, Roger Cooper, Tom Dunne and Bob Miller have organized a book industry fundraiser for Barack Obama, with 83 publishing executives now at the "host" level ($1,000 or more), in addition to many more donating and buying tickets for the event. Debbie Wasserman Schultz will be the guest speaker.
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Extended L.A. Community Comes Out for a Successful LitFest Pasadena
LitFest Pasadena, the city's first community-wide book festival that featured more than 50 exhibitors, dozens of California authors, children's events, and several panels held its inaugural event on Saturday, May 12 on the grounds of Pasadena's Central Park.
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Gaithersburg Book Festival Expands Programming
The Gaithersburg Book Festival, which will have its third outing in the metro Washington, DC area May 19, has added a number of panels and discussions this year to augment its lineup of author presentations.
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BEA Announces uPublishU Panels
BookExpo America panel descriptions have been posted on the BEA Website for uPublishU, the day-long conference devoted to self-publishing which will take place on Sunday, June 3 at the Javits Center in New York City.
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MIP 2012: Big Data, Little Data and Angry Birds, Febreze and the Future of Reading
The Book Industry Study Group's annual Making Information Pay conference offered a program that outlined the broad nature of "Big Data"--specifically the ability to "tame vast amounts of data," how to manage it, and how it can help publishers run their business more efficiently.
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Roy, Grimes Headline 66th Annual Edgar Awards
Given the genre's violent tendencies, inspiration and humor might not be the first things you'd expect at a gathering of the Mystery Writers of America, but both were on display at the 66th Annual Edgar Awards Banquet, held last night.
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Children's Books at the L.A. Times Festival of Books: A Photo-Essay
More than 100,000 book fans swarmed the campus of the University of Southern California this past weekend for the 17th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. If you weren't able to attend, fear not: read on for our collection of photos from the festival, the next best thing to being there.
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World Book Night Reactions Sweep Through Twitter
Electric Literature magazine tweeted: "Handed out 20 free copies of 'Zeitoun' in 10 minutes for @wbnamerica. Lesson? People do want to read. I'll sleep easy tonight," was one of the many tweets about yesterday's World Book Night.
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IDPF 2012 Program Announced; Friedman, Charkin, McIntosh To Keynote
The IDPF (International Digital Publishing Forum) has announced its full program for Digital Book 2012, its annual conference set for June 4-5 in New York (click here to view). The keynote speakers will be Madeline McIntosh (Random House), Richard Charkin (Bloomsbury), and Jane Friedman (Open Road), who will be discussing tablets, enhanced e-books, "e-shorts," and more at the Publishing Roundtable on June 4.
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Festival of Books Successfully Completes the Transition From UCLA to USC
Two years after moving the annual event from UCLA to USC, the L.A. Times Festival of Books seems to have recovered from growing pains and achieved attendance records not seen in a few years. Over 100,000 people came to the two-day event on April 21 and 22.
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World Book Night in NYC
As part of today's first World Book Night US event, Anna Quindlen, World Book Night honorary national chairperson, will welcome Manhattan volunteer book givers to a celebration at Barnes & Noble's Union Square store from 7 to 8.
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LA Times Festival of Books Draws over 100,000 Readers
Any lingering doubts about the Los Angeles Times' decision last year to move the annual festival to USC from UCLA after 15 years were dispelled this weekend by enormous crowds of readers in a well-organized, bustling event.
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New York Restaurant Launches Literary Series
Alison Eighteen, restaurateur Alison Price Becker's new Manhattan restaurant, will kick off its literary series on Saturday, April 21 with a live streaming of a reading and discussion with Augusten Burroughs.
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