"A children's story which is enjoyed only by children is a bad children's story. The good ones last." --C.S. Lewis
Christina Makes the Bookish Rounds is a feature that will let you know about recent MG/YA/NA book related news. I'll post about articles from the publishing industry, cover reveals, discussions from fellow bloggers, the latest tv/movie news, and giveaways that you're hosting. If you would like to follow along with cover reveals during the week, see my Pinterest. (If you're interested in how I make these posts, here's your guide.)
Publishing:
Rights Report 1, 2:
Authors: Illuminae - Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman, The Rose Society - Marie Lu (and another), Romancing the Dark in the City of Light - Ann Jacobus, Beyond the Red - Ava Jae, Unscripted Joss Byrd - Lygia Penaflor, Snow Like Ashes - Sara Raasch, An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes - Randy Ribay, Wolf by Wolf - Ryan Graudin, The Edge - Roland Smith
Excerpts: Outrun the Moon - Stacey Lee, Winter - Marissa Meyer, Soundless - Richelle Mead, Salt to the Sea - Ruta Septys,My Lady Jane - Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand
Book Trailers: The League of Unexpected Children - Gitty Daneshvari
Awards: The winner of the Kirkus Prize for YA was Echo Munoz Ryan. The list of “Indies Introduce New Voices for Winter/Fall 2016” was announced. The Carnegie Medal nominees were announced. I announced this last week, but again: theNational Book Award finalists were announced (my prediction: Bone Gap). You can get to know the finalists here. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial longlist was announced.
If you are an independent bookseller employee or know one, consider filling out this form to nominate him/her for James Patterson’s holiday bonus of $250k by November 1st.
Even though the publishing industry has a younger workforce, it’s still predominantly white (89%). Women are paid less than men even though they make up the majority of the industry (77%). Low salary was the biggest complaint among industry professionals. There is actually a lot more in that article in way of facts; check it out if you have the time.
Where do Jews fit in the diversity movement?
And on that note, here’s a really interesting blog post on the many faces of diversity and perspectives across different topics (diversity and racism; diversity in diversity, etc.).
In its first week of publication, Twilight Reimagined: Life and Death sold 66k copies; the illustrated Harry Potter 44k copies; the first Magnus Chase book 69k copies; and Carry On 12k copies. (These are “print units”).
If you’re headed to YALLFest, here is the list of panels you can attend.
In previous posts, I wasn’t sure who created #StoriesForAll: Bloomsbury! Read more in the CBC summary.
Kids are apparently reading more than adults, according to a new study, even if adults apparently make up the majority of YA readers. Similar results can be found in the Nielsen scan in the UK.
The printed book will last another 500 years.
A win for John Green & anti-censorship: a NJ school district is no longer banning Looking for Alaska. The same happened for the historic New Zealand YA book, Into the River.
A brief summary of author and industry events last week. Along that line, you can read up on New York Comic Con and the2015 New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Fall Discovery Conference.
HarperCollins will be simultaneously releasing Alyson Noel’s new novel, Unrivaled, in sixteen languages come next May.
Cover Reveals:
The cover for Beth Revis’s new YA book will be revealed today.
Discussion/Other Blogger Posts:
If you like the Night Circus, you should read these books.
You can treat your Game of Thrones withdrawal with these fantasy books. Plus some recommendations from YA authors.
If you like the rich boy/poor girl dynamic, you should read these books.
Looking for a YA book that is different from others? Here are some that think outside of the box.
Cameras play a big role in these YA books.
Badass women in literature.
There’s more to fame than glitz and glamour in these YA novels.
Are you anticipating reading these November releasing YA novels? (I wonder why October seemed to have so many more of the “big” titles. Or maybe it was split between September/October? Is Nov/Dec too close to holiday season?)
Want to get into fall? Check out these books that’ll give you the fall feeling.
And if you don’t want to fall into fall but rather would like to get away, here are some recommendations.
Quotes from The Rose Society by Marie Lu & 9 Dreamiest YA pick-up lines.
24 Pictures that express what it really means to be a book nerd.
And #booknerdproblems: Being Patient with New Book Nerds.
A list of YA books that deal with abortion: surprisingly small.
On sex in YA and positive representation, from author Carrie Mesrobian.
34 YA book gifts (dude, the underpants? What.).
If you like Taylor Swift, here are her songs paired with YA books.
Hilarious tweets about Harry Potter and if the Harry Potter titles were honest: seriously, there will be at least one HP article per bookish rounds post.
This article. The Children’s Book Guy: An Ideal Crush Object.
These three new books are helping children cope with traumatic events.
How many of these musicals did you recognize as having been based off a children’s book?
Will you be using children’s books as inspiration for your Halloween costume?
Movies/TV Shows:
If you were curious about the Goosebumps adaptation, here’s an interview with R.L. Stine. Goosebumps opened to the #1 spotwith about $23 million.
Obsidian by Jennifer Armentrout has its screenwriter: YA author Ava Dellaira.
The big news - though not really related to adaptations per se - is that Netflix is reviving Gilmore Girls.
Disney has ordered a sequel for The Descendants.
The Thousandth Floor, a book not being published until 2017 by HarperTeen, has already been optioned.
Famous in Love was optioned, with Bella Thorne as the main star in the TV pilot.
Some interviews with the Paper Towns cast: Justice Smith, Jaz Sinclair.
Shadowhunters TV show: you can meet Magnus Bane and watch the 4 minute clip introduced to fans at NYCC.
Giveaways:
ARCs & Hardcovers, INT, ends 11/01.
Adventures in Children's Publishing giveaways: …New Releases 10/19/15! Win FOUR great new YA novels that release this week, plus read interviews and a round-up of all this week's new YA novels. Giveaway ends 10/25/15 …; …Win $50 American Express Gift Certificate, one of 5 beautiful Tiffany-style Key necklaces, Compulsion for Reading T-shirts, a What I'm Reading chalk mug, Fictionista Notepads, and much more in the PERSUASION pre-order celebration. Also TONS of free downloads, including stickers, bookmarks, magnets, door hangers, and wallpapers.….; ….Win signed, personalised copies of COMPULSION and PERSUASION, plus signed copies of Laini Taylor's DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE.....; ... Win one of SEVEN packs of FIVE popular or recent YA titles, plus swag to help reward readers, for underfunded classrooms, schools, or libraries. Know a school or library who needs books? Nominate them! This month's donations from Martina Boone, Maggie Stiefvater,Danielle Paige, Laurie Halse Anderson and Maria Dahvana Headley. Ends 11/1/15.
Giveaways listed at Saturday Situation by Lori of Pure Imagination and Candace of Candace's Book Blog.
Don't forget to enter YABC's giveaways for the month.
Sci-fi and Fantasy Friday {SF/F Reviews and Giveaways}.
You have until January 1st to complete your Storyboard Sprites board and win a book up to $15.
If you have a giveaway, you should let me know.
Other:
New Releases: Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin; Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff; Signs Point to Yes by Sandy Hall; Velvet Undercover by Teri Brown; The Distance From Me to You by Marina Glessner; Confessions of a Murder Angel by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro; If You're Lucky by Yvonne Printz; Dead Investigation by Charlie Price; The Many Lives of John Stone by Linda Buckley Archer; Losers Take All by David Klass; Red Girl, Blue Boy by Lauren Baratz-Logsted; Willful Machines by Tim Florin
Recent Recommended Reads: Slightly falling behind! And might be this week! An abstract for an important conference I’d like to attend is due the 30th and I haven’t finished writing my coding script or the data analysis. Ack!
Which articles did you like best? Did I miss any news? Did you host a cover reveal or discussion that I should have posted about? A giveaway? Leave the links, and I'll either edit this post or post about 'em next week.