Saturday, November 19, 2016

The Roundup with PW

Shanghai Children's Fair Sees Fast Growth
The number of exhibitors at this year's Shanghai International Book Fair almost doubled over 2015 as organizers strive to make the event Asia's Bologna Book Fair.
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Patterson and Scholastic Award School Library Grants
The Patterson Pledge program, a partnership between bestselling author James Patterson and Scholastic Reading Club, designed to aid school libraries, has announced its list of grant recipients for 2016.
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Publishing in the Age of Trump: Publishers are reeling from Trump's win, but the news is not all bad.

Three NBA Acceptance Speeches: Colson Whitehead, Ibram X. Kendi, and John Lewis have some advice for getting through the next four years.

'It Can Happen Here' Sees Sales Bump: Some voters are rushing to buy Sinclair Lewis's book, which Donald Trump’s critics say may have predicted his rise 80 years ago.

Bad Sex in Fiction Award Nominees: The nominees for the worst sex writing of the year are here to make you cringe.

Against the Term 'Graphic Novel': The term "graphic novel" has had a good run—but we don't need it anymore, says Glen Weldon.

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IN THE MEDIA

From the Guardian:
Alex Wheatle wins the 2016 Guardian children's fiction prize for his novel Crongton Knights.
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From the Huffington Post:
Hundreds of Children's Book Authors Pledge to Combat Racism.
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From the New York Times:
Gene Luen Yang Thinks Superheroes Are for Everyone.
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From Bookweb:
ABA, CBC Partner for Silent Art Auction to Benefit ABFE and Every Child a Reader.
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From Variety:
Corduroy Movie Adaptation in Works with Director Tim Story.
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From CBS News:
James Patterson, Bill O'Reilly team up on children's book Give Please a Chance.
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From School Library Journal:
After Election, Librarians, Book Creators Vow to Support Children.
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From Mental Floss:
11 Nostalgic Gifts Based on Children's Book Classics.
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From Snapmunk:
How Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls Became the Most Funded Book in Crowdfunding History.
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From Techdirt:
One Fish Two Fish, We Will Sue Fish: Seuss Lawyers Hop on Pop Art.
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From the Bookseller:
Flying Eye Books wins at Shanghai's Chen Bochui Awards.
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From Mental Floss:
Father Pens Spot-On Response to Son's Permission Slip to Read Fahrenheit 451.
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From Kidscreen:
The Monster at the End of This Book turns 45, hosts online celebration.
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From the Huffington Post:
An interview with Marc Brown about the 20th anniversary of the Arthur TV show.
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From Brightly:
Helping Kids Think Like Writers: Advice from a Bestselling Author.
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From Atlas Obscura:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Lied to You As a Child.
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