This blog post started out as an email to a friend: the wonderful Terri Schmitz, owner of The Children’s Book Shop in Brookline, MA, which was the first children’s bookstore I encountered, and it put me on a whole new … Continue reading
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So Candlewick has come up with the coolest promo for this new book, which we already love. It’s an online matching game: http://www.candlewick.com/memory/home Enjoy! … Continue reading
Just finished watching the ALA Youth Media Awards and we are SO happy for everyone, but especially for these clients of ours: Pat Mora will give the 2016 The May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture. Live Oak Media won the Odyssey Award … Continue reading
I haven’t been to NCTE for a while and had forgotten what a good show it is! We saw many clients and friends and had a great time. Already missing these two friends: … Continue reading
Check out this well-written post on io9.com, called Why Tamora Pierce Should Be Hollywood’s Favorite Author Right Now. And then send it to your friend, the Hollywood agent. … Continue reading
This week is Banned Books Week, and once again we are surprised and dismayed to see the lists of books that have been challenged and banned. We’d love to stop celebrating Banned Books Week – if only there were no … Continue reading
The absolute BEST part of working in the children’s book business is getting to meet so many of the creators we admire. This past weekend we had the immense pleasure of meeting, dining with and listening to Vera B. Williams. … Continue reading