To mark its 50th birthday, children’s publisher l’école des loisirs is exhibiting 70 illustrations—of which 70% are original—at the Paris Salon du Livre.
La BD est Charlie: A Comics Homage to Fallen Artists
As an homage to Charlie Hebdo, the French Publisher’s Association has published 100,000 copies of a new book, La BD est Charlie, with 183 drawings by top artists.
L’école des loisirs Illustrators Decorate Paris Pediatric Hospital
An innovative collaboration between a French children’s publisher l’école des loisirs and a children’s hospital results in something extraordinary.
How the UK’s Folio Society is Changing with the Times
The Folio Society, the UK publisher of up-market limited editions, is moving into retail, innovating in print, and continuing to seek out the best writers have to offer.
On Illustrating the Impossible: James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake
James Joyce’s novel is an act of pure linguistic pyrotechnics, so when faced with the task of illustrating it John Vernon Lord was understandably ‘bewildered.’
Opening Minds Through Eyes: Oz’s Milk Shadow Books
Australian upstart publisher Milk Shadow Books has tapped a well of multicultural comics talent down under to produce a string of bestselling fringe titles.
Nostalgia Drives Polish Children’s Book Sales Boom
A revival in classic illustrated books is helping Poland’s children’s book market boom, says Katarzyna Domańska of publisher Dwie Siostry.
Prizes: Maggot Moon Wins Carnegie, Black Dog Takes Kate Greenaway
Sally Gardner has won the prestigious Carnegie Medal for Maggot Moon; Levi Pinfold won the Kate Greenaway Medal for illustrations in his picture book, Black Dog.
Argentine Isol Takes Home World’s Largest Children’s Lit Prize
The Argentine illustrator known as Isol has won the world’s largest award for children’s literature, the 5m-kroner (roughly $766,000) Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
Storybird: Publishing as a 2 Million-strong “Breakdancing Circle”
By offering writers ready made art as inspiration, Storybird has attracted 2 million users and is turning traditional children’s and YA publishing workflow on its head.