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1 month ago | 
publishersweekly.com | Emma Kantor |Diane Roback
Publishing professionals from around the globe gathered for the 62nd Bologna Children’s Book Fair from March 31 through April 3—where pasta, prosecco, and picture books offered a brief respite from world politics. PW takes you on a photo tour with highlights from the event, featuring internationally renowned authors and illustrators, award announcements, after-hour publisher parties, and more.
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2 months ago | 
publishersweekly.com | Diane Roback
The 2025 edition of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair ended on an optimistic note, despite a volatile global political situation, impending tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, and concerns over declining readership.
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2 months ago | 
publishersweekly.com | Emma Kantor |Ed Nawotka |Diane Roback
The 62nd edition of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair opened to sunny skies on Monday, March 31, drawing an estimated 1,500 exhibitors from 90 countries and regions around the world. Many of the conversations among publishers and onstage in panels underscored the interconnectedness of children’s books and global politics. Francesco Sedita, president and publisher of Penguin Workshop, summed up the mood of the fair thus far: “Everyone here is in great spirits. We’re happy to talk about what we love.
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2 months ago | 
publishersweekly.com | Diane Roback
Katie Cunningham has joined Nosy Crow Inc. as publisher, as of March 18. Most recently she had been senior VP, editorial, and associate publisher at Candlewick Press, before stepping away in late 2024. She joined Candlewick as an editorial assistant in 2003 and was named associate publisher in November 2023.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
publishersweekly.com | Diane Roback
Approximately 850 aspiring and published authors and illustrators of books for children gathered at the New York Hilton in Manhattan last weekend for the annual winter conference of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, held from January 31 to February 2.
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
publishersweekly.com | Diane Roback
There are a few occupational hazards to being an editor in children’s publishing. One is how often people feel compelled to tell you their book ideas—sometimes in unexpected (and unwelcome) circumstances. We asked editors about the most unusual places they’ve been pitched a children’s book. Dana LeydigExecutive editor and associate publishing director, Viking Children’s BooksI was pitched a book mid-labor at the hospital, by the anesthesiologist who came in to do my epidural.
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
publishersweekly.com | Diane Roback |Emma Kantor |Iyana Jones
Erin Entrada Kelly has won the 2025 John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature, for her novel The First State of Being (Greenwillow), edited by Virginia Duncan. Rebecca Lee Kunz has won the 2025 Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book for children, for Chooch Helped (Levine Querido), written by Andrea L. Rogers, edited by Arthur Levine.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | Diane Roback
We asked staffers at children’s publishing houses to tell us about their favorite children’s or YA book they read this year. Our only condition: it couldn’t be a book that their company had published.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | Diane Roback
On December 5, Greenwillow Books kicked off its yearlong celebration of its 50th anniversary in 2025 with a party at the HarperCollins offices in New York City. More than 50 authors and artists from the Greenwillow list were in attendance—among them Aliki, Donald Crews, Kevin Henkes, Erin Entrada Kelly, Brian Lies, Rosanne Parry, Lynne Rae Perkins, Brian Pinkney, Chris Raschka, Peter Sís, Nancy Tafuri, Megan Whalen Turner, and Paul O.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | Diane Roback
On Wednesday evening, November 20, the book publishing community gathered at Cipriani Wall Street in downtown Manhattan for the 75th National Book Awards. From that ceremony, we present the five finalists for the Young People’s Literature prize, along with their editors. Click hereto see our coverage of winner Shifa Saltagi Safadi’s acceptance speech. Shifa Saltagi Safadi (r.) with her editor, Ruta Rimas, senior executive editor and publishing director at G.P. Putnam’s Books for Young Readers.
