A look at Books for Spring

Take a look at the books Publishers Weekly's poll of retailers revealed were the most anticipated books for this fall: Gearing Up for Spring: Picks from Children’s Booksellers

Adult Fantasy Writer's First Teen Fantasy Book

Successful author Brandon Sanderson will be publishing his first novel geared towards teens, titled The Rithmatist with Tor Teen. This story is particularly exciting for me because I am a big fan of Brandon Sanderson's writing. He has an engaging, smooth writing style and is particularly imaginative when it comes to creating new styles of magic.

Read more about it here: Galley Talk: 'The Rithmatist'

Update: Having read this book, I can certainly say I recommend it.

New Cover Art for Harry Potter

In honor of the fifteenth anniversary of the release of Harry Potter, Scholastic is re-releasing paperback versions of the books with new covers. Take a look at the first one here:

A New Look for Harry Potter

Do Kids Prefer Print Books or E-Books? It Depends, Says Scholastic.

Scholastic has released a new study on children's book-type preferences. They conclude that children prefer print books over e-books in some situations and vice versa in others.

Kids Prefer Print Books Before Bed

Delirium Coming to TV?

Fox is looking to adapt Lauren Oliver's Delirium for their 2013-2014 TV lineup. Read more here: Delirium Trilogy Heads to the Small Screen

Update: The show was sadly not picked up.

Two New Children's Imprints at Amazon

Amazon is launching two new children's imprints, Two Lions and Skyscape. Read more about them here:

Amazon Children's Publishing Names Two New Imprints

The Starred Reviews of 2012

Publishers Weekly has compiled a list of all of the starred reviews of 2012. Take a look here:

2012 Starred Reviews: The Complete Round-Up