Scholastic sells ‘How Did I Get Here?’ in 17 territories
Scholastic Australia has sold rights to Philip Bunting's picture book How Did I Get Here? in 17 territories across the US, UK, European and Asian markets. Dutch-language rights were sold...
Macmillan, Scholastic report gender pay gaps
Macmillan and Scholastic are the latest UK publishers to report gender pay gaps as part of government regulations that require companies with 250 or more employees to report the difference...
Four ANZ publishers nominated for Bologna Prize
Four Australian and New Zealand publishers have been nominated for the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category. The shortlisted publishers are Scribble Kids’...
Patterson donates £50k to UK school libraries
US author James Patterson is donating £50,000 (A$91,400) to school libraries in the UK, in partnership with Scholastic UK Book Clubs, reports the Bookseller. £25,000 (A$45,700) will be made available...
Scholastic opens library at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital
Scholastic Australia has opened a new children’s library at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. This is Scholastic’s third ‘Book Bunker’ library, with two others located at the Children’s Hospital...
Return to Deltora: Emily Rodda on ‘Shadows of the Master’
Emily Rodda returns to the world of Deltora with a new heroine in Shadows of the Master (Scholastic), the first book of her new series. She spoke to Junior.Shadows of...
Scholastic reports operating revenue up
Scholastic has reported global profits of US$107 million (A$115 million) for the 2014 financial year, an increase of 31% on the previous year, when it reported profits of US$81.5 million...
Mission—Impossible Quest: Kate Forsyth on ‘Escape from Wolfhaven Castle’
Kate Forsyth’s Escape from Wolfhaven Castle is the first book in the ‘Impossible Quest’ fantasy series that blends old-fashioned storytelling with online games and competitions. Sarah Coull spoke to the...
Licensed to thrill: Publishers’ licensed lists
With brand licensing proving to be a growing area in book publishing, Kate Blackwood asks three local publishers about their licensed lists. Hardie Grant EgmontThere are 12 brands on Hardie Grant...
Scholastic recalls ‘Thea Stilton and the Blue Scarab Hunt’
Scholastic Australia has confirmed to Books+Publishing that it has recalled all copies of the children’s book Thea Stilton and the Blue Scarab Hunt (Geronimo Stilton) after it was revealed that...
The nonfiction niche: Children’s nonfiction
Children’s and YA fiction gets the bulk of the attention when it comes to media coverage, awards and events. So why is children’s nonfiction considered the ‘ugly stepsister’ of children’s...
In your dreams: James Phelan on ‘The Last Thirteen’
James Phelan’s The Last Thirteen: Book One: 13 (Scholastic, September) is the first book in a new series for younger readers about a battle to control the dream world. The...
Scholastic acquires Koala Books
Scholastic Australia has announced that it has acquired children’s publisher Koala Books. Scholastic said in a statement that the Koala Books list will be published as an imprint of Scholastic...
‘The Wrong Book’ selected for 2013 National Simultaneous Storytime
The Wrong Book by Nick Bland (Scholastic) has been selected for next year’s National Simultaneous Storytime, to be held on 22 May 2013. The annual event, held during Library and...
International Library News
Simon & Schuster ‘in discussions’ with libraries about ebook lending In the US, Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy has said that the company has ‘been in discussions with libraries’...
Show and tell
One of Australia’s most popular children’s authors Mem Fox has teamed up with much-loved illustrator Judy Horacek for a second time. Lucy Stewart investigates their collaborative process. Collaborations between children’s...
Escape from Cockatoo Island: My Australian Story (Yvette Poshoglian, Scholastic)
Escape from Cockatoo Island is the latest offering in the ‘My Australian Story’ series. Olivia doesn’t think that she’s a bad girl. But she’s starting to wonder if maybe she’s...
Eric Vale, Epic Fail (Michael Gerard Bauer, illus by Joe Bauer, Scholastic)
Eric Vale has a terrible nickname: Epic Fail. And he can't seem to shake it. Every little thing Eric does wrong—from misspelling a word on a spelling test to demolishing...
Annual results: Scholastic benefits from sales of ‘Hunger Games’ trilogy
Scholastic has announced that sales at the company rose 14% for the year ending 31 May, rising to US$2.15 billion (A$2.04 billion) from US$1.89 billion (A$1.79 billion) in 2011. Scholastic said...
Wildman joins Scholastic
Carolyne Wildman has joined Scholastic in the newly created role of head of marketing. Wildman, who has previously worked in marketing roles across a variety of industries, joined Scholastic at...