First Books Committed to Diversity

First Books, a non-profit dedicated to increasing the availability of affordable books for low income families, is expanding its Stories for All Project aimed at encouraging publishing houses to seek out and publish books with more diversity. The organization will purchase 10,000 copies of each book it selects for distribution to children in need from low-income families.

First Book Pledges to Buy Diverse Books

January Saw Strong Children's and YA Sales

For anyone who thought the love for Children's and YA books were waning, book sales say otherwise. Children's and Young Adult sales showed double digit increases in January 2014 versus January 2013 in both digital and print formats.

Children/YA Segment Has Strong January