Children’s Bookselling

27 Feb

31 Booksellers Named ABC Children’s Institute Scholarship Recipients

ABA has announced the booksellers who will be attending this April’s ABC Children’s Institute on scholarships, thanks to the support of Baker & Taylor, the event’s lead sponsor; 21 publisher sponsors; and the Book Industry Charitable Foundation.

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24 Feb

An Indies Introduce New Voices/Indies Next List Q&A With Leslye Walton

Walton’s eloquent debut YA novel, The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, about a girl with speckled wings and a heritage of love, loss, and magic has been called “timeless, beautiful, and perfect for lovers of magical realism” by bookseller Melissa Fox of Watermark Books and Café.

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20 Feb

James Patterson Begins Distributing $1 Million to Indie Bookstores

Author James Patterson has begun fulfilling his promise to give away $1 million in grants to independent bookstores, distributing $267,000 to 55 bookstores across the country thus far.

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19 Feb

Children’s Institute Registration Filling Fast: Deadline March 7

Booksellers are encouraged to sign up now to secure a spot at this April’s ABC Children’s Institute in San Antonio, Texas. Registration for the institute and for reservations at the host hotel, the DoubleTree by Hilton San Antonio Downtown Hotel, will close on March 7.

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12 Feb

Booksellers Present a Year of Children’s Book-Inspired Events

Winter Institute’s session “ABC Group Presents: A Year of In-Store Promotions” welcomed three panelists who offered an array of children’s book-inspired ideas and events for drawing customers to their stores throughout the calendar year.

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12 Feb

Children’s Institute to Feature Three TED Talk Speakers

This April’s Children’s Institute in San Antonio, Texas, will provide booksellers with a wide range of educational opportunities, including two focused, 45-minute talks and an hour-long education session that will feature leading experts in their fields.

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06 Feb

Children’s Institute to Feature Reception With Authors

This week, ABA revealed the names of nine authors who will be taking part in the Children’s Institute closing reception on Monday evening, April 7, in San Antonio, Texas. Additional names will be announced in the coming weeks.

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06 Feb

Booksellers Team With Educators, Publishers to Tackle Common Core Challenges

The Winter Institute session “ABC Group Presents: Using Common Core to Develop Your Community Profile” delved into the expanding relationship between independent booksellers and local educators and highlighted ways they can work together and with publishers on Common Core issues.

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04 Feb

Nominees for 2014 WNBA Pannell Award Announced

The Women’s National Book Association has announced the nominees in the children’s and general bookstore categories for the 2014 WNBA Pannell Award.

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30 Jan

Author Tim Federle to Be Children’s Institute Breakfast Speaker

The full-day schedule on April 7 at the Children’s Institute will begin with a breakfast plenary session featuring Tim Federle, author of Better Nate Than Ever and Five, Six, Seven, Nate!, who will speak on diversity in middle grades.

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28 Jan

ALA Honors Top Books for Children and Young Adults

On Monday, at its Mid-Winter Meeting in Philadelphia, the American Library Association presented its 2014 awards recognizing the best in books, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults.

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15 Jan

Children’s Institute: Register Now to Secure a Spot

Registration for ABA’s 2014 Children’s Institute in San Antonio, Texas, is open, and booksellers are encouraged to sign up now to secure a spot at this all-day networking and educational event for children’s booksellers.

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09 Jan

Registration Opens for Children’s Institute

Registration for ABA’s 2014 Children’s Institute in San Antonio, Texas, opens today to booksellers at all ABA member stores. The program includes a diverse array of educational programming, featured author talks, a children’s rep picks lunch, bookseller roundtables, and opening and closing receptions.

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09 Jan

BTW News Briefs

Caldecott, Newbery announcements to be webcast on January 27; Zola Books acquires Bookish; Oregon Book Awards finalists announced; Study looks at showrooming practices

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02 Jan

BTW News Briefs

List of states where Amazon collects sales tax grows; Kate DiCamillo named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature; Authors Guild files appeal

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