Sunday, November 02, 2014

Children's Book News with PW



Wimpy Kid 9: A Sneak Peek
Book 9 of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, The Long Haul, doesn't hit bookstore shelves until next Tuesday, November 4, but we've got an exclusive excerpt from the book now! In the new volume, the Heffley family embarks on a summer road trip; click through to see if all that togetherness is a bit too much of a good thing. more









New York Times Best Illustrated Awards Announced
The New York Times Book Review has announced its Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2014. more







Drawing Life Lessons from
Little Golden Books

Little Golden Books’ timeless characters are making encore appearances on the pages of a Golden Books series for adults. Golden editor Diane Muldrow selected illustrations from the many Golden artists she edited over the years to use in the series; here she talks with Bookshelf about her selection process, plus reveals the surprising place she had the initial idea.  more



IN THE MEDIA

From USA Today:
An Arizona school board will edit an abortion mention in a high school biology textbook. Click here
From the Horn Book:
Does YA Mean Anything Anymore?: Genre in a Digitized World – John Green's Zena Sutherland lecture. Click here
From Publishing Trends:
Adventures in Grown Up Reads for Young Adults. Click here
From YouTube:
What studios call the "final" trailer for Mockingjay Part 1 was just released. Click here
From the Hollywood Reporter:
Hailee Steinfeld will star in The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight adaptation. Click here
From Shelf Life:
A cover reveal for Sarah Dessen's forthcoming novel. Click here
From BuzzFeed:
What's the Best YA Novel of All Time? Click here
From Publishing Perspectives:
Ghanian children's writer Meshack Asare: Exploring the African continent in children's books. Click here
From the Irish Times:
Can young adult fiction go too far? Four panelists discuss the contemporary YA fiction scene. Click here
From The Mary Sue:
Why Are We Still Fighting About YA Literature? Click here
From the Hollywood Reporter:
Box office for Mockingjay Part 1 could top $150 million in its U.S. debut. Click here
From the BBC:
Mark Rylance has been cast as the lead in Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Roald Dahl The BFG. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
R.L. Stine Writes an Entire Short Story on Twitter. Click here
Also from BuzzFeed:
Who Said It: Katniss or Buffy? Click here



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