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Former Marathon Boss Launches Cottonwood Media

David Michel, the former co-founder and GM of Marathon Media, has launched Cottonwood Media, a new indie production company focused... Read more »

Comment | September 5, 2014, 8:00 am

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SLJ Interviews Vince Vawter, Newbery Honor-Winning Author of ‘Paperboy’

Author Vince Vawter already had a 40-year career in newspapers behind him when he wrote Paperboy (Delacorte, 2013), his Newbery... Read more »

Comment | September 4, 2014, 9:01 pm

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FlickerLab Takes Live Animation to the Next Level

With today’s tech-savvy SVOD-gobbling kids, who are more connected than ever, it’s becoming increasingly advantageous for content creators to develop... Read more »

Comment | September 4, 2014, 8:50 pm

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On Being Yaccarino’d

San Francisco based author Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner may have written the most fun wrap-up about taking the “Essentials of a... Read more »

1 comment | September 4, 2014, 8:26 pm

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Back to School Reading List

The Book App Alliance — a group of leading kid lit authors creating book apps for children — informs parents... Read more »

Comment | September 4, 2014, 7:53 pm

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Mondays with Mira Video Review of Roxie ‘Munro’s Mazeways: A to Z’

Roxie Munro is one of our favorite writers, illustrators, and app developers. Recently Dr. Mira Reisberg of the Children’s Book... Read more »

Comment | September 3, 2014, 9:30 pm

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The Low-Tech Appeal of Little Free Libraries

In 2009, Tod Bol built the first Little Free Library in Hudson, Wisconsin. Five years later there are 18,000 Little... Read more »

Comment | September 3, 2014, 6:57 pm

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Carson McCullers’s Little-Known 1964 Illustrated Children’s Book

It’s always a joy to discover children’s books written by authors who typically write for adults. Author and playwright Carson... Read more »

Comment | September 3, 2014, 4:49 pm

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100 Twitter Hashtags Every Writer Should Know

Since being invented, the hashtag has made it easy for Twitter users to discover topics of importance, or strong interest.  Writers... Read more »

Comment | September 1, 2014, 6:19 pm

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The Best Suggestion I Ever Got From My Editor

In August, Senior Manager of Author Platforms Andrea Bachofen asked a group of Random House authors about the best suggestion... Read more »

Comment | September 1, 2014, 3:31 pm

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10 Ways to Promote Your Book Trailer

You’ve made an awesome book trailer, and you can’t wait to share it with the world. If this isn’t your... Read more »

Comment | September 1, 2014, 1:37 pm

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Why I Left My Mighty Agency and New York Publishers (For Now)

Claire Cook had a big agent, supportive publishers, and advances that allowed her to live well. However, things started to... Read more »

Comment | September 1, 2014, 12:28 pm

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Kid Lit’s Primary Color: White — REPORT

Of 3,200 children’s books published last year, only 93 featured black characters—and the numbers weren’t great for Asians, American Indians,... Read more »

Comment | July 27, 2014, 10:30 am

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Spotlight on Chaucer’s Bookstore – Santa Barbara

Last weekend, my family and I (Carolyn) took a short vacation to Santa Barbara. Anytime I’m visiting a city, I... Read more »

Comment | July 26, 2014, 10:00 am

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WHEN IT COMES TO MEETINGS, IT’S ALL ABOUT COMMON SENSE. MOSTLY.

The Scenario: You’ve just snagged those coveted meetings all over town with network/studio executives and/or producers/showrunners. Whether it’s a meet... Read more »

Comment | July 26, 2014, 10:00 am

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Picture Book Wisdom From Without vs. Within

Most people who start out wanting to write picture books have an idea with a bit of a point to... Read more »

Comment | July 26, 2014, 10:00 am

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Faith Ringgold’s first Children’s Book

Today I want to focus on one of the most magical family dinners ever portrayed. Faith Ringgold created her first... Read more »

Comment | July 25, 2014, 3:30 pm

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Just for Fun: “Word Crimes”

Because my very favorite recording artist in middle school was Weird Al (yes, I was that hip in middle school),... Read more »

Comment | July 25, 2014, 3:30 pm

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Amazon Makes Plea to Authors to Quiet Down

Since Douglas Preston began circulating a letter to other marquee and midlist authors late last month in an effort to remove writers... Read more »

Comment | July 25, 2014, 10:00 am

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GET BACK TO YOUR ROOTS. WHY DO YOU WRITE?

Have you ever been asked this question: Why do you write? Or more importantly, have you ever asked yourself that?... Read more »

Comment | July 25, 2014, 10:00 am