HarperCollins Creates New Digital Imprint for YA Market

HarperCollins is launching a new digital YA imprint for short stories and novellas. The new imprint, which they've called HarperTeen Impulse, will start sales on December 4th.

HarperCollins Imprint Aims at Lucrative Young Adult Market

Scholastic News

Scholastic is having a tougher year than expected:

Scholastic Reduces Earnings Estimates

E-Publishing News

There are a lot of interesting things coming to e-books. Which ones are you most looking forward to?

Choose Your Own Adventure

Babysitters Club

5 amazing iPad e-books for kids

Sweet Valley High

Is Another Major Publishing House Merger In The Works?

Random House and Penguin's merger last month was big news in the publishing world. Is there another big merger in the works between Simon and Schuster and HarperCollins?

News Corp. Interested in Buying Simon and Schuster

Who Is Moving Where?

Read about the staffing changes in the children's publishing world over the last year and a half:

Who's Moving Where? News and Staff Changes at Children's Book Publishers

Random Book Dispenser

While this doesn't really have anything to do with children's books specifically, I thought some people might find it interesting anyway. A bookstore in Toronto has created a Random Book Dispenser.

Scholastic Donates to Sandy Victims

NY, NJ and beyond continue to rebuild after Hurricane Sandy's devastation. We are heartened to see Scholastic assist in the recovery effort by donating books and other educational information to aid in the recovery efforts:

Scholastic Donates One Million Books

Trend Seen in Children's Books by Athletes

Forbes points to a new trend in children's books written by athletes. Say David Bagga, one such author: “We want to impact kids’ lives in some way or another. We want them to know how hard you have to work to accomplish your goals, and if they do, then they’ll be ready for the hard work.”

The Literary Market That Could: Athlete-Published Children's Books on an Uptrend

KidLit Steps Up to Help Out After Sandy

At Towards the Waiting Woods, we felt the affects of Hurricane Sandy -- both editors of this blog are based in New York -- so it was nice to see the children's publishing community working on the relief efforts.

KidLit Community Steps Up for Sandy Victims

Children's and YA Book Revenue Up

Chlidren's and YA books continue to be on the rise in all categories (hardcover, paperback, digital, and board back). See how they match up to adult book sales: Chilren's/YA Revenues Up