According to a press release, Missen will be responsible for the publishing strategy and editorial direction of Penguin Canada’s illustrated children’s, middle grade, and young adult titles, including “brand and licensed properties.”
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January 2011 Blog Posts (45)
Personnel change: Penguin Canada
Lynne Missen, longtime executive editor of children’s books at HarperCollins Canada, has been named publishing director of Penguin Canada Young Readers, effective Jan. 31, 2011.
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Added by Adrienne Gelbart on January 31, 2011 at 3:18pm — No Comments
YA Book Deals of the Week- Jan 31, 2011
Von Ziegasar Goes 'Psycho'
Cindy Eagan, at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, bought North American rights to a reimagining of Gossip Girl by the series creator, Cecily von Ziegasar. Sara Shandler at Alloy Entertainment brokered the deal, and the book, Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer, will riff on the original title that launched the popular YA line about a group of wealthy Upper East Side teenagers who attend a posh Manhattan private school. The…
Added by Adrienne Gelbart on January 31, 2011 at 1:02pm — No Comments
The Tale Of Jon Handshaker
A reader complained that my novel was hard to navigate, so I created an index of chapters.
Added by Tom Bridgeland on January 30, 2011 at 1:57am — No Comments
Read The Tale Of Jon Handshaker On Line
Chapter twenty-seven is now posted. Jon confronts the murderers.
Added by Tom Bridgeland on January 29, 2011 at 10:04pm — No Comments
Night Flame: An Excerpt of Sorts
Here we go. My first blog post. Since I can't think of anything else, how about an excerpt from my second book? I've been planning this one out, and it's going quite well. Here's one of my favorites:
I hugged my knees, knowing that Night would be frightened by the news of which I had to present him. I was certainly scared when my parents first told me. Told me that I would have to endure this torment forever. Of course, I was only six, and I didn't think about getting older.…
ContinueAdded by Melissa Smith on January 29, 2011 at 6:55pm — 4 Comments
Julie Strauss-Gabel has been named v-p and publisher of Dutton Children’s Books
Added by Adrienne Gelbart on January 29, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments
Little Brown Books for Young Readers expands to the west coast
Added by Adrienne Gelbart on January 28, 2011 at 9:21pm — No Comments
Another YALITCHAT Member coins a book deal this week, wow you guys are on fire!
January 26, 2011
Children's/Young Adult
Jill Williamson's JASON FARMS, in which a girl discovers an underground lab of clones -- all of whom look suspiciously like a boy from school, to Jacque Alberta at Zonderkidz, for publication in June 2012, by Amanda Luedeke at MacGregor Literary, reporting her first deal.
http://www.jillwilliamson.com/
Source: Publishers Marketplace.com
Added by Adrienne Gelbart on January 28, 2011 at 12:58pm — 1 Comment
YA Book Deals of the Week
Here are the YALITCHAT Member Book Deals of the Week - January 24th, 2010.
Thanks to Elle for watching out for them!
January 14, 2011
Children's/Young Adult
Debra Driza's debut, a three-book sci-fi thriller series, to Claudia Gabel at Katherine Tegen Books, in a very…
Added by Adrienne Gelbart on January 27, 2011 at 11:38am — 2 Comments
Staff 4 Steps to Pitching with Strategic Purpose
http://pentopublish.blogspot.com/
by author: Natalie C. Markey
4 Steps to Pitching with Strategic Purpose
Happy Wednesday! This past weekend I registered for the Romance Writers of America 2011 (no I don't write romance but I do have a YA that I've… ContinueAdded by LM Preston on January 26, 2011 at 5:37pm — 2 Comments
Staff Amazon launching new eBook site for shorter titles!
I tweeted it but for those not following me (shame on you) @georgia_mcbride here is a link to Kindle Singles.
Added by Georgia McBride on January 26, 2011 at 9:26am — No Comments
eMarketing Conference
Hi everyone!
For today’s blog I have decided to let you in on the Maryland Writers Association (MWA) and how the seminar for emarketing went. I got some new tips while I was there that I want to share with everyone!
The funniest thing is I live in Delaware and I didn’t even realize this group was in my back yard until a friend (LM Preston) on shewrites.com mentioned it to me. LM is a terrific contact and overall #1 chick. She is always been helpful to me and…
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YA Books Deals of the week
Dutton Kids Gets 'Remarkable'
In a two-book pre-empt, Nancy Conescu at Dutton Children's Books bought world English rights to Elizabeth Foley's debut novel, Remarkable. Faye Bender, of Faye Bender Literary, brokered the deal. The book follows a 10-year-old named Jane Doe who is the only "normal" person living in a town called Remarkable that is otherwise full of gifted people. According to Bender, Jane stumbles on a long-buried town secret that leaves… Continue
In a two-book pre-empt, Nancy Conescu at Dutton Children's Books bought world English rights to Elizabeth Foley's debut novel, Remarkable. Faye Bender, of Faye Bender Literary, brokered the deal. The book follows a 10-year-old named Jane Doe who is the only "normal" person living in a town called Remarkable that is otherwise full of gifted people. According to Bender, Jane stumbles on a long-buried town secret that leaves… Continue
Added by Adrienne Gelbart on January 25, 2011 at 12:00pm — No Comments
Staff Book Signings
One thing about writing books is you have to keep your sense of humor after you publish them and start promoting them. The promotion is exciting, but it's also a lot of work that takes you away from your quiet writing time. It's at this time that I need a clone.
Books Inc. was a great host last week and the audience made me very happy.…
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Children's Agents Wernick and Pratt Launch Agency
News just in from Publishers Weekly...
Added by Adrienne Gelbart on January 25, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments
Arrows
A wind blew and twisted the bodies around, neatly, one by one, a ghoul displaying his wares. Jon saw that arrows were thick in their faces, on the side facing the house.
http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Tale-Of-Jon-Handshaker-Chapter-Twenty-Six
Read and critique. Please.
Added by Tom Bridgeland on January 24, 2011 at 10:23pm — No Comments
Is a 18 year old-protagonist still consider to be a young adult book?
I have been wondering about this for a while now. I have read places that say all the way up to 21 will be consider young adult and other places say that as long as the content is okay then it can be a young adult novel. What do you think?
Added by Dawn Cassandra Heather Fuller on January 24, 2011 at 6:40pm — 1 Comment
An Interview with A.S King, author of 2011 Printz Honor Book PLEASE IGNORE VERA DIETZ
A.S. King is the author of cult favorite THE DUST OF 100 DOGS and the 2011 Printz Honor Book PLEASE IGNORE VERA DIETZ, described as “deeply suspenseful and profoundly human” by Publishers Weekly, and picked as one of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books for Teens 2010. Recently returned from Ireland, where she spent over a decade living off the land, breeding rare poultry, teaching adult literacy, and writing novels, King now lives deep in the Pennsylvania woods with her husband and children. Her…
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Past Lives and Our Writing
As adults we all have past lives, and the older we get the more we have. Pleasures we will never know again, and pains. Where do we draw the visions, tastes and textures from, that we use to make our characters feel alive to our readers? I think nowhere but our own past lives. Second hand experiences can never read as true as when we are writing about ourselves. My stories involve young men just starting out in life, in harsh circumstances. Of course, their lives are far more magical and…
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January 2011 Debut YALITCHAT Author Releases
Each month we will feature two blog posts on our member author releases, they will come as Debuts first and then our esteemed published sector of authors.
First up in our Debut YALITCHAT author releases are.....
XVI--Julia Karr January 6th, 2011 Publisher: Speak
"In the year 2150, being a girl isn’t necessarily a…
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