Children's PublishingChildren’s publishing as an industry is changing rapidly – as is the world of publishing in general. This page, and others you’ll find through links listed here, will keep you up to date on the latest developments in children’s publishing.
With the rapid growth of electronic book sales and free ebooks online, the decline in popularity of print newspapers, and an increased use of online reading devices like Kindles, Nooks, and iPhones, it’s easy to see that the world of publishing is changing. And the world of children’s publishing is no exception.
Over the past couple of decades, topics that would never have been accepted in a children’s book in our parents’ generation don’t shock anyone today. Opinions about which are the best books for kids continue to change year by year. I still remember hearing about the controversies over Lois Lowry’s The Giver when it was published in 1993. Almost 60 years ago (1951, to be exact), The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger was stirring up controversy. (That was required reading for me in my high school sophomore English class.) Over a century ago, in 1885, it was The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (by Mark Twain) – a book most of us now consider a classic that all children should read!
Current News
In order to help visitors to this site learn about some of the latest developments in the children's publishing industry, I’ll be adding pages dedicated to information about just that.
As the news items grow, you’ll be seeing more and more links appear on this page, taking you to other pages on Kids-and-Books.com. For now, though, I’m listing news items about the children's publishing industry here. Medallion to Publish YA Titles by YA WritersIn an article by Claire Kirch at PublishersWeekly.com, it was announced that Medallion Press will be launching a new Ya-Ya line of fiction and nonfiction for young adult readers (ages 13-18). “Not only is the Ya-Ya line intended for teen readers,” says Kirch, “but the titles in the imprint will actually be written by teen authors.”Medallion’s publisher, Helen Rosburg, wanted to “provide young adults with a voice, with the ability to tell stories to others in their age range,” explained Paul Ohlson, Medallion director of sales and marketing. “Instead of adults writing for young adults, young adults are writing for young adults.” Every genre already offered in Medallion’s publishing program will be offered through its Ya-Ya imprint. Medallion is currently seeking submissions for its new Ya-Ya line; submission guidelines are posted on the company’s website. Newbery Honor Winner Grace LinAuthor/illustrator Grace Lin, winner of a 2010 Newbery Honor for her book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, talks about the early reader book she recently completed: Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same. This multi-cultural book features twin Asian-American girls, and became available this month (July 2010) from Little, Brown and Company.In an interview published at PublishersWeekly.com (“Q&A with Grace Lim”), Lim credits some books she read as a youngster as being influential in the stories she herself writes. The books were ones I enjoyed myself: Snipp, Snapp, Snurr, early readers written in the 1920s by Swedish author Maj Lindman about three adventure-seeking boys who also happen to be triplets.
Keep checking back here for more updates on changes and developments in the world of children's publishing.
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