Emma Kantor

New York

Deputy Children's Book Editor and Writer at Publishers Weekly

Writer, film lover, & senior children's book editor @PublishersWkly. Words: @nytmag, @the_millions, @ElectricLit, @hey_alma, @lithub, & more. All quips my own.

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Articles

OverDrive Appoints First Education Advocate and EdTech Leader

1 week ago | publishersweekly.com | Emma Kantor

OverDrive, a digital content provider for libraries and schools, is expanding its leadership with the appointment of its first VP of education, Renee Davenport. In the new role, Davenport will spearhead the company’s strategy to promote greater digital access in schools, engagement with educators, and support for literacy and learning outcomes through Sora, OverDrive’s reading app for K–12 students.
Bologna Children's Book Fair 2025: Photos from the Fair

1 week 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.
Bologna Children's Book Fair 2025: Found in Translation

2 weeks ago | publishersweekly.com | Emma Kantor

Literary translation and cross-cultural exchange—two themes at the heart of the Bologna Fair—were the focus of several panels at this year’s BCBF, one of which took place on Monday, March 31. “Being a Writer Who Translates and a Translator Who Writes” was moderated by Yuliia Kozlovets, director of the International Book Arsenal Festival in Kyiv, Ukraine, which organized the event.
Bologna Children's Book Fair 2025: Spring Brings Hope for Sustainability and Solidarity

3 weeks 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.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2025: Marion Brunet Wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

3 weeks ago | publishersweekly.com | Emma Kantor

French author Marion Brunet is the winner of the 2025 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest children’s book prize, with the laureate receiving five million Swedish kronor (nearly $500,000 at present exchange rates). The award was announced live from Stockholm on April 1, and broadcast simultaneously at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
Bologna 2025: Six International Publishers Take Home Prizes

3 weeks ago | publishersweekly.com | Emma Kantor

Each year, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair honors a half dozen publishers with the BOP – Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year. The award, created in collaboration with the Italian Publishers Association and the International Publishers Association, recognizes the best publishers from six regions worldwide: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Central and South America and the Caribbean, and Oceania.
Magic Cat Announces Deal for Board Book Series with Jamie Oliver

3 weeks ago | publishersweekly.com | Emma Kantor

Magic Cat has acquired a series of interactive board books from celebrity chef, restauranteur, television host, and cookbook author Jamie Oliver. The first four titles in Jamie’s Little Food Library—Let’s Make PANCAKES, Let’s Make PIZZA, Let’s Make PASTA, and Let’s Make COOKIES—are slated for worldwide release on October 9. The deal was announced this morning, on the first day of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
DK Announces First Children’s Fiction Imprint

1 month ago | publishersweekly.com | Emma Kantor

Having published nonfiction for younger readers for more than 50 years, DK is poised to launch its first children’s and young adult fiction imprint. DK flip will feature chapter books, middle grade, teen, graphic, and YA titles. The imprint will be based in the U.K., but will publish books globally, including in the U.S.DK CEO Paul Kelly said in a statement, “The launch of DK flip marks a significant step forward in our ambition to expand DK’s publishing across more genres.
'Writing a Freer World': An Appreciation of Tove Jansson at 92NY

1 month ago | publishersweekly.com | Emma Kantor

On March 10, the Unterberg Poetry Center at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan hosted a panel and readings in honor of Swedish-speaking Finnish author and illustrator Tove Jansson, whose iconic Moomin characters turn 80 this year. “She created a world that is one of the most adored in modern literature,” said author Makenna Goodman, who moderated the event. Goodman served as editor of Jansson’s memoir Notes from an Island, recently translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal for Timber Press (Oct.
'A Revolution in the Nursery': Celebrating 80 Years of Pippi Longstocking

1 month ago | publishersweekly.com | Emma Kantor

On March 7, the Swedish residence in New York City opened its doors to librarians and other members of the children’s book community for a gathering in honor of International Women’s Day and the 80th book birthday of the strongest girl in the world: Pippi Longstocking. The event was held in partnership with the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and Astrid Lindgren Company, PEN America, and the Swedish Institute.