The winners of the Deutscher Buchtrailer Award program will be named on January 30. The top prize winner’s book trailer will be seen in Berlin cinemas.
The UK’s Tom Fickling, a ‘Sudden’ Publisher of Philip Pullman
Tom Fickling finds himself the publisher of one of the UK’s most successul authors and a partner of the world’s largest trade book publisher.
Ghana’s Deborah Ahenkorah Wins Canada’s Global Pluralism Award
Devoted to showing African children, ‘Your story is just as important,’ Deborah Ahenkorah this month receives one of Canada’s proudest international honors.
Mexican-American Author Wins 2019 Top Watty Award
A novel about a young woman whose mother is deported from the United States has won Wattpad’s first ‘Top Award’ and a publication contract.
Rising Traction for Australia’s Indigenous Publishing
‘There has never been a better time for Indigenous publishing’ in Australia, says one book publisher, as Indigenous writing hit the bestseller lists.
US National Book Awards: 2019 Longlist in Young People’s Literature
Familiar faces–authors previously recognized–are behind six of this year’s 10 longlisted titles for National Book Awards in the young readers’ category.
Pre-Frankfurt, Norway Launches 10 New Translations in China
‘Chinese readers want to know these outstanding stories,’ says NORLA’s Margit Walsø. She just launched 10 Norwegian titles in Shanghai ahead of Frankfurt.
Singapore’s Asian Festival of Children’s Content: Taking Kids’ Lit Seriously
The program at next week’s Asian Festival of Children’s Content focuses ‘multicultural stories and diverse themes’ and features speakers from several continents.
Books to Film: Scholastic and Imagine Announce Deal To Film Meika Hashimoto’s ‘The Trail’
‘I knew I wanted to see it as a film,’ says Imagine Kids+Family chief Stephanie Sperber about Meika Hashimoto’s ‘The Trail’ from Scholastic.
Penguin Random House Children’s Books to Publish Wattpad Books in UK
The latest stage in Wattpad’s rapid expansion, its own new line of books is to be published in the UK market by Penguin Random House UK.