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Viral Poet Nikita Gill Reimagines Greek Goddess in Debut YA Trilogy
Irish-Indian poet Nikita Gill, hailed as Britain's most-followed poet on social media, has published seven volumes of poetry and two novels in the U.K.; now Little, Brown hopes to make Gill a big star in the U.S. as well with her forthcoming YA trilogy inspired by Greek mythology.
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Humphrey the Hamster Enters Third Decade as Class Pet
Published by Putnam in 2004, Betty G. Birney's 'The World According to Humphrey' introduced a series about a perspicacious hamster who arrives in Room 26 as the new class pet; on May 14, in honor of his 20th anniversary, the hamster returns in 'Happiness According to Humphrey.'
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of May 6, 2024
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book highlighting the importance of imperfection, a middle grade series finale about an animal family, a YA retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, and more.
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Just Announced: 'Sunderworld Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry' by Ransom Riggs
Ransom Riggs, the creator of the popular Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series, is writing a new fantasy trilogy for young readers, kicking off with 'Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry.'
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Spotlighting 2024 Children's Book Anniversaries
Multiple houses are commemorating key milestones for backlist staples this year, and we've assembled a sampling of book anniversaries being celebrated in the first half of 2024.
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Rights Report: Week of April 29, 2024
New deals for Molly X. Chang, Sabrina Kleckner, @Jo Whittemore, Kip Wilson, and others.
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YA Romantasy: True Love or Passing Fancy?
We spoke with publishers, agents, and authors about readers’ all-consuming passion for romantasy, the influence of BookTok on sales, and why it's become a category that demands to be taken seriously.
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Who’s Reading Romantasy?
Agents and editors agree that romantasy has innate appeal for a wide audience.
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Children's Publishers Embrace the Taylor Swift Factor
With demand for all things Taylor Swift still going strong, we took a look at a swath of new and forthcoming Swift-inspired children's book projects, including the exclusive announcement of two titles from Little, Brown.
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Just Announced: 'Amazing Grapes' by Jules Feiffer
HarperCollins Publishers has announced the forthcoming publication of artist and writer Jules Feiffer's first graphic novel created for young readers; 'Amazing Grapes' is scheduled for publication on September 24 under the Michael di Capua Books imprint and will simultaneously release in the U.S. and Canada.
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