1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (154+ words) Publishers Weekly Reed to Oversee Harmony and Convergent Imprints Theresa Zoro, president of the Random House Publishing Group's Harmony, Rodale, and Convergent nonfiction imprints, has announced that she is bringing together Harmony and Convergent under a unified editorial leadership. As…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (417+ words) In a season brimming with children's publishing milestones of various sorts, four series starters are in the spotlight for 10 shining years in print: Ruth Spiro's Babies Love Science (Charlesbridge), The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (Little, Brown), Love & Gelato by…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (193+ words) Publishers Weekly Audible Teams with Audio in Color on Grant Program Audible has announced a new partnership with Audio in Color, a nonprofit grant program helping self-published romance authors fund and create their first audiobook. The new grant cycle, now…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (442+ words) Publishers Weekly Partners in Play: Penguin Brings Melissa & Doug to Preschool Readers Penguin Young Readers will debut its first three titles under a new license with Melissa & Doug, the preschool toy brand known for its wooden, sustainable, and realistic role-playing…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (445+ words) Publishers Weekly Library of Congress Opens a Doorway for Curious Kids When the Library of Congress opened its new experiential research gallery designed for youth ages eight to 15 to the general public on May 9, an eager crowd of 1, 100 people streamed…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (751+ words) We've had lots of editors tell us that they're specifically not looking for sad books, which a lot of social justice books are by nature," says Sandra Proudman, an agent at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency, who is also a YA…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (276+ words) The launch event was part of a larger initiative supporting National Foster Care Month in May, which will include painting workshops and exhibits in airports, museums, and libraries across the country. The Love Luggage Illustrators Unite for Foster Kids project…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (427+ words) Publishers Weekly New Books on Kids and Technology Research-backed advice helps parents keep kids safe and foster healthy development. Amid the collective hand-wringing over kids and screen time, new books offer parents research-backed advice to help their families navigate technology…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (527+ words) Publishers Weekly Chronicle Opens Slush Pile to Celebrate Children's Book Week In 2009, Mary Colgan, senior editor at Chronicle Books, plucked Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site out of the slush pile, the once-formidable stack, now a digital inbox, of unsolicited submissions. The…...

8+ mon, 3+ day ago  (53+ words) Clinical psychologist Elkins's insightful debut examines anxiety in parent-child dynamics. Many well-meaning parents, she argues, try to protect their kids from anxiety but, in doing so, block them. .. Parenting Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle of Worry and Raising Resilient Kids Meredith…...