City
Lights Publishes First Children's Book The San Francisco-based publishing house that poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti founded in 1955 celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, and for the first time in its history, is publishing a children's book. For more on its foray into feminist children's literature, click through. more
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vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda' Becky Albertalli was in a holding pattern. She had left her job as a clinical psychologist after the birth of her first child, Owen. Just when it was time to think about returning to work, a family move gave her a small window of opportunity to fulfill a dream. After writing her novel, the manuscript sold in four days. For more on Albertalli's debut, which Tim Federle asserted may have been the stolen "diary of a hilariously observant teenage boy," click through. more
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Lively Book Launch for Gayle Forman and Friends Authors Gayle Forman, Libba Bray, and E. Lockhart joined forces to launch Forman's I Was Here at Housing Works Bookstore Café in lower Manhattan in February. In the spirit of subverting gender expectations, they sported mustaches for part of the talk, and may have set a record for the number of times YA authors have dropped the f-bomb during an hour-long panel discussion. more
In Brief: February 26
This week, a bookstore wins a visit from guest authors; insiders talk shop about children’s book adaptations; co-authors hit the road; an author's book has its theatrical debut; and an industry vet retires. more
IN THE MEDIA
From the N.Y. Daily News:
In a tweet about World Book Day, J.K. Rowling alluded to a new book being in the works. Click here 
From School Library Journal:
Anonymous Book Reviews: There Is a Good Reason for Them, by Vicky Smith of Kirkus Reviews. Click here
From the Hollywood Reporter:
The writing duo that adapted John Green's The Fault in Our Stars will also adapt Looking for Alaska. Click here
From the Guardian:
For World Book Day, authors get grilled by their own creations. Click here
From the Guardian:
Funny and silly books win the U.K.'s Blue Peter awards. Click here
From KPCC:
Spanish-language books for kids have a new home in Los Angeles. Click here
From BookRiot:
The Best Feminist Books for Younger Readers. Click here
From BuzzFeed:
A New Twitter Account Captures the Ridiculousness of Guys from Teen Fiction. Click here
From BuzzFeed:
13 Detective Series You Obsessed Over as a Kid. Click here |
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From Deadline:
MGM options Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH for live-action/CGI remake. Click here
From School Library Journal:
Anonymous Book Reviews: License to Be Cruel, by author Sarah Darer Littman. Click here
From Time:
Kaui Hart Hemmings, author of The Descendants, will make her first foray into YA literature this fall. Click here
From Slate:
The Best Teen Movie Ever Made About Cyberbullying? The DUFF. Click here
From Shannon Hale’s Tumblr:
No Boys Allowed: School visits as a woman writer. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
Meet Hilary Knight, The Illustrator Who Brought Eloise to Life. Click here
From the Guardian:
Wimpy Kid and the odd charms of children's misfit lit. Click here
From the Los Angeles Times:
Kids' books get whimsical with lonely typewriters and wild inventions. Click here
From BuzzFeed:
The Hardest Divergent Quiz You'll Ever Take. Click here |
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