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Launching Today: Goodreads Q&A!

If you could ask Margaret Atwood, Khaled Hosseini, or James Patterson anything, what would it be? Maybe you want to know their writing inspiration,... Read more »

Comment | June 18, 2014, 4:56 pm

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NYPL Summer Reading Challenge 2014

CALLING All KIDS & TEENS! The Library is bubbling with excitement this summer! Take The New York Public Library’s Summer... Read more »

Comment | June 16, 2014, 10:00 am

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Using the Library of Congress as a teaching resource

CHICAGO — With nearly 142 million items and one of the largest bodies of high-quality, digitized content available, the Library... Read more »

Comment | June 16, 2014, 10:00 am

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Amazon-Hachette Fight: Is Amazon Really the Bad Guy?

“Forget, for a minute, whether you side with Amazon or Hachette in their headline-generating spat. Instead, ask yourself: Why is... Read more »

Comment | June 16, 2014, 10:00 am

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Are You Culturally Invisible?

You may be aware of the recent uproar that was caused when Book Expo America announced its panel for its... Read more »

Comment | June 16, 2014, 9:00 am

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About Kids First!

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Comment | June 16, 2014, 9:00 am

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Become a Kid Tester

The opinion of kids is the most important input we could have when judging books, because kids know better than... Read more »

Comment | June 16, 2014, 9:00 am

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Celebrate Fathers at the Library

The occasion of Father’s Day is fast approaching. My father has been deceased for many years, so I needn’t exert... Read more »

Comment | June 15, 2014, 6:23 pm

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Race on for the best children’s science book

Here are the six inspiring science books that make up this year’s Royal Society young people’s books prize shortlist. The prize celebrates the best... Read more »

Comment | June 15, 2014, 10:30 am

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Fusenews: Of talking tigers and square penguins

So the big news this week was that a writer at Slate decided that now was an ideal time to take a... Read more »

Comment | June 15, 2014, 10:00 am

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How Reality Became the Hot New Thing in YA

In 2010, St. Martin’s editor Sara Goodman grieved when she was outbid for an adult manuscript she adored. A year... Read more »

Comment | June 15, 2014, 10:00 am

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10 Great Picture Books for Father’s Day

Remember when we used to give our fathers ties for presents because we didn’t know anything else about them? I... Read more »

Comment | June 14, 2014, 10:29 pm

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A Mighty Girl: Books!

A Mighty Girl’s book section features over 1,500 girl-empowering books starring stellar Mighty Girl characters. With over 200 book categories... Read more »

Comment | June 14, 2014, 10:14 pm

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Summer Reading 2014

Many thanks to Children’s Librarian Allie Bruce for sharing her 2014 Bank Street summer reading lists. They include her tips... Read more »

Comment | June 14, 2014, 10:12 pm

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BAFTA New York Children’s Committee hosts a Networking Lunch

On Friday, May 9, the BAFTA New York Children’s Committee hosted the second in its Networking Lunch Series. Feeling more…... Read more »

Comment | June 14, 2014, 10:10 pm

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Backstory Basics

Backstory can be essential to understanding a character and his/her journey. It can deepen conflict, reveal motivation and elicit sympathy... Read more »

Comment | June 14, 2014, 10:07 pm

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Call For Papers!

In 1965, Nancy Larrick wrote an article for the Saturday Review entitled “the All-White World of Children’s Books.” Though Larrick... Read more »

Comment | June 13, 2014, 5:27 pm

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Marketing Your Posts

Now that I’ve gone through several social media outlets, I thought I would post about how to gather all your... Read more »

Comment | June 13, 2014, 5:15 pm

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Why You Need a Children’s Picture Book Editor

You’ve always wanted to do it, and now you finally have. It’s an exhilarating, wonderful feeling, and you have every... Read more »

Comment | June 13, 2014, 5:02 pm

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Successful Author School Visits: For Authors

I will cover what I have learned through thirteen years of school presentations, but please keep in mind, this is... Read more »

Comment | June 12, 2014, 11:55 pm