1+ week, 5+ day ago   (151+ words) Defining global kids’ books As World Kid Lit Month enters its second decade, the organization continues to prioritize raising young readers’ awareness of and access to diverse literature, especially books in translation. Supporting the education and library sectors, along with…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (440+ words) As some states consider legislating how publishers negotiate with libraries over e-book agreements, the Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild have released a report which found that increased e-book library lending is supplanting sales of print books. Titled…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (338+ words) On the book side, Penguin Young Readers became the official publisher for the Imagination Library in 2001, “in response to the immense interest in the literacy program from all areas of the country and the need to provide a wider breadth…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (294+ words) Every Child a Reader—the charitable arm of the Children’s Book Council—and the SCBWI Impact & Legacy Fund have announced the result of a $10,000 donation provided by the Literary Agent Circle of Sponsors. The donation has enabled the purchase of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (646+ words) To shelve by genre, or not to shelve by genre? It’s a question on many educators' minds as they set about updating, improving, and diversifying their library collections for the new school year. We spoke with three teachers/librarians who…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (562+ words) “It’s always challenging to make a book work in such a crowded market, and it isn’t going to get any easier as kids continue to have so much content outside of books that they want to consume,” says Ben Rosenthal,…...