PublisHer’s Bodour Al Qasimi leads the opening of a Korean chapter in Seoul, advancing women ‘without having to change who we are.’
In Canada: Kids Can Press’ Lisa Lyons Johnston To Depart
The longtime chief of Kids Can Press in Toronto, Lisa Lyons Johnston, is being replaced by a team of three in a Corus Entertainment shakeup.
Canada’s Kids Can Press at 50: A New ‘Millie Magnificent’ Animated Series
With its third book set for fall, Ashley Spires’ ‘Most Magnificent’ series from Kids Can Press is slated for an animated series from Nelvana.
Canada’s Kids Can Press Opens a ‘Black Write’ Incubator with Nelvana
The children’s publisher Kids Can Press has partnered with Nelvana to develop content from Black writers, submissions opening now.
Year-End Changes: PRH Canada Separates Knopf and Random House
CEO Kristin Cochrane retains Anne Collins while moving Martha Kanya-Forstner to lead Knopf Canada and bringing in Sue Kuruvilla for RH Canada.
Penguin Random House Canada: Adrienne Tang to Build In-House Rights Business
Adrienne Tang, longtime rights director with Kids Can Press, moves to Penguin Random House Canada to create ‘an entirely new in-house rights operation,’ says CEO Kristin Cochrane.
Canada: White Pine Options Kids Can Press’ YA Book on Women Politicians
Taking a look at 19 internationally prominent women politicians, the YA title ‘In Good Hands’ by Stephanie MacKendrick is to be made into a TV series.
Coronavirus Worklife: Canada’s Kids Can Press Premieres ‘CitizenKid’
Even while working from home, the Kids Can Press children’s book team in Toronto will see a premiere today of a new film based on its CitizenKid series.
Industry Notes: Canada’s Family Literacy Day and World Read Aloud Day
In close proximity to each other on the calendar, Canada’s Family Literacy Day and Scholastic’s World Read Aloud Day address reading at home.
Kids Can Press’ ‘Most Magnificent Thing’ Animated Short Is Out From Nelvana
With what one of the show’s artists calls “a perpetual golden hour” palette, Arna Selznick and her Nelvana team bring Ashley Spires’ children’s book to animated life.
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