15 Şubat 2014 Cumartesi

Macmillan Çocuk Yayınları Grubu -Publicity Updated

Bu haftaki MCPG'nin tanıtım güncellemesinde, Love Letters to the Dead 'in eleştirmenlerden ilk yıldızlı  derecelendirmesini aldığını duyurmaktan memnunum. Undertaking of Lily Chen 'de ilk yıldızlı derecelendirmesini ve bir PW Panelmania'da hakkında bir makale çıktı!Ve Tea with Grandpa tatlı çay frgamanıyla , bir PW yorumu, ve The Huffington Post’un 2014 İlkbahar kataloğunda yer alacak bir makaleyle iyice ısınıyor



BESTSELLERS:

·         APHRODITE: GODDESS OF LOVE by George O’Connor New York TimesBestsellers List, Paperback Graphic Novels, February 23, 2014: #4 (3rd week on the list!)
·         POSEIDON: EARTH SHAKER by George O’Connor New York Times Bestsellers List, Paperback Graphic Novels, February 23, 2014: #5


FSG BYR HIGHLIGHTS

AWARDS:
·         BUILDING OUR HOUSE by Jonathan Bean / ALSC Notable Children’s Book

SALES:  
·         GRANDMASTER by David Klass / Norwegian rights licensed to Aschehoug
·         STORIES FOR CHILDREN by Isaac Bashevis Singer / French rights licensed to Editions Larousse

REVIEWS:
DARE THE WIND by Tracey Fern, illus. by Emily Arnold McCully
Horn Book, March/April 2014 issue
“Fern’s lively, nautically infused text rolls with the waves, while McCully’s ink and watercolor illustrations reflect the resplendent blues and greens of vast, changeable oceans.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/darethewind/TraceyFern


LOVE LETTERS TO THE DEAD by Ava Dellaira
Booklist, March 15, 2014 issue: STARRED REVIEW!
« “Well-paced and cleverly plotted, this debut uses a fresh, new voice to tell a sometimes sad, sometimes edgy, but always compelling narrative. Fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han, get ready.”
This review is confidential to the trade until March 15, 2014.

Publishers Weekly, February 10, 2014
“Debut author Dellaira gives Laurel a poet’s eye…[S]eeing Laurel begin to forgive herself and May is extremely moving.”


ON THE ROAD TO FIND OUT by Rachel Toor
Bill Rodgers, four-time winner of the Boston and NYC marathons, author ofMarathon Man
“Rachel Toor gets it about running; this is the book I’d like my daughters to read, and I suspect a lot of young people would like their parents to read. Rachel can write like hell—she’s got the firepower and understands how the simple act of becoming a runner changes lives for the better.”


SORRY YOU’RE LOST by Matt Blackstone
Horn Book, March/April 2014 issue
“A story of substance and hope.”





FIRST SECOND HIGHLIGHTS

AWARDS:
·         BATTLING BOY by Paul Pope / ALSC Notable Children’s Book

SALES:  
·         ZITA THE SPACE GIRL by Ben Hatke / French Book Club rights licensed to L’Ecole des Loisirs

REVIEWS:
THE UNDERTAKING OF LILY CHEN by Danic Novgorodoff
Booklist, March 1, 2014 issue: STARRED REVIEW!
« “It’s a simple, darkly comic story, but Novgorodoff’s artful juxtaposition of traditional and contemporary imagery elevates it to
eloquently echo a deeper, all-encompassing tension between past and progress.”
This review is confidential to the trade until March 1, 2014.

Publishers Weekly, February 12, 2014: Panelmania (SEE IT HERE!)
“When Deshi meets Lily, he sees a solution to his problem, except Lily is still very much alive.”






ROARING BROOK PRESS HIGHLIGHTS

AWARDS:
·         THE BOY WHO LOVED MATH by Deborah Heiligman, illus. by LeUyen Pham / ALSC Notable Children’s Book
·         BULLY by Laura Vaccaro Seeger / ALSC Notable Children’s Book
·         THE MAD POTTER by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan / ALSC Notable Children’s Book
·         NIÑO WRESTLES THE WORLD by Yuyi Morales / ALSC Notable Children’s Book
·         WHEN THE BEAT WAS BORN by Laban Carrick Hill, illus. by Theodore Taylor III / ALSC Notable Children’s Book

VIDEOS:
TEA WITH GRANDPA by Barney Saltzberg


REVIEWS:

MY MOTHER GOOSE by David McPhail
Horn Book, March/April 2014 issue
“McPhail’s playful illustrations are afforded lots of room to interpret the verses, which gives the whole an uncluttered, approachable look.”


THE PORT CHICAGO 50 by Steve Sheinkin
Horn Book, March/April 2014 issue
“An account of another aspect of the Second World War, stemming from an incident that seems small in scope but whose ramifications would go on to profoundly change the armed forces and the freedom of African Americans to serve their country.”


SOPHIE SLEEPS OVER by Marisabina Russo
Horn Book, March/April 2014 issue
“Friendship bliss, anticipation, hurt feelings, homesickness—all are familiar to (human) kids and are all conveyed with respect and sensitivity.”


TEA WITH GRANDPA by Barney Saltzberg
Publishers Weekly, February 10, 2014
“This deceptively simple story takes something classic—an afternoon tea party between a girl and her grandfather—and tweaks it for a generation raised on touch screens…This book comes as a welcome reminder that technology isn’t all bad.”

Huffington Post, February 4, 2014: “2014 Spring/Summer Picture Book Preview”
“A timely little book with a cute twist at the end, Saltzberg's story will resonate with families doing their best to keep in touch with loved ones from afar.”



HOLT BYR HIGHLIGHTS

AWARDS:
·         BO AT BALLARD CREEK by Kirkpatrick Hill, illus. by LeUyen Pham / ALSC Notable Children’s Book
·         EAT LIKE A BEAR by April Pully Sayre, illus. by Steve Jenkins / ALSC Notable Children’s Book
·         MARIA HAD A LITTLE LLAMA by Angela Dominguez / ALSC Notable Children’s Book

REVIEWS:

ALEIN ENCOUNTER: Sasquatch and Aliens, Book 1 by Charise Mericle Harper
Horn Book, March/April 2014 issue
“It’s all funny and sweet and never too clever.”


ENGINES OF THE BROKEN WORLD by Jason Vanhee
Horn Book, March/April 2014 issue
“In dense, lyrical language, the novel raises questions of religion, morality, and free will as it builds toward a dark and ambiguous ending.”


12 Şubat 2014 Çarşamba

The Bent Agency 2014 Bologna

Dileyen Yayıncılarımız The Bent Agency'nin 2014 Bologna kataloğunu benden isteyebilirler.
The Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency'nin Londra 2014 yılı rights guidendan öne çıkan başlıklar:


JOHN SCALZI—LOCK  IN—AĞUSTOS 2014.   Konusu yakın gelecekte geçen bir  bilim kurgu gerilim romanı , bu John'un bilim kurgu kariyerinde yeni bir bölümün devamı niteliğinde.

SHARON SHINN—THE TURNING SEASON, K asım . Onun ' SHIFTING CIRCLE ' serisinin üçüncü kitabı , bu büyük kentsel fantezi.

GAIL MARTIN—‘The Ascendant Kingdoms’ , Nisan ayında REIGN OF ASH ve Solaris'ten Haziran ayında çıkacak  yeni kentsel fantezi, DEADLY CURIOUSITIES ile devam edecek.

KAREN MILLER. Sonunda, onun en önemli yeni beş kitaplık serisi Ağustosta THE FALCON THRONE'nın yayınlanmasıyla başlıypr.

JAMES CAMBIAS. Ocak ayında yayınlanan ilk romanı A DARKLING SEA ile yaptığı muhteşem çıkışı hala devam ediyor.Yakın gelecekte geçen muhteşem bir gerilimi olan  CORSAIR(2015 başlarında yayınlanacak) bilim kurgu dalında gelecek vadeden bir yazarla ilgilenen yayıncılarımıza.

CHRISTINE WARREN.   ‘Gargoyle’ serisinin yeni kitabı STONE COLD LOVER, Eylül'de yayınlanıyor. Kitap, dizinin ikinci kitabı. 

G.A. AIKEN Aralık ayında çıkacak yeni ejderha kitabı TO KISS A DRAGON ile yazar bestseller listelerindeki yerini korumaya devam edecek.mber.

MARTHE JOCELYN—konusu İngiltere'deki bir yatılı okulda geçen , genç yetişkinlere yönelik, yeni edebi dizisi WHAT WE HIDE ile de eleştirmenlerden yıldızlı derecelendirmelerini almaya devam edeceğinden eminiz.

Listemizin tamamı kısa sürede hazır olunca sizlerle paylaşacam. Şimdilik bu önemli kitaplar hakkında bilgi vermek istedim. İlgilendiğiniz eserleri bize yazmayı unutmayınız.

11 Şubat 2014 Salı

Colin Woodard


İki milyon abonesi olan The Smithsonian Magazine 18. yy'da denizlerde dehşet saçan ünlü korsan Blackbeard'ü kapak konusu yaparken, ​Colin Woodard'ın ​THE REPUBLIC OF PIRATES

Bunun yanında, PBS News Hour Blackbeard'ün acı sonuyla ilgili bir bölüm hazırladı.
 
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2014/01/new-historic-account-tells-of-blackbeards-final-stand.html


Ayrıca, Colin'in AMERICAN NATIONS'ı   Pacific Standard Magazine'den müthiş bir yorum aldı. Okumak için Tıklayınız:http://www.psmag.com/navigation/politics-and-law/different-states-government-ideas-political-culture-73037/

10 Şubat 2014 Pazartesi

Macmillan Çocuk Grubu Yayınları- Tanıtım güncellemesi

MCPG'nin tanıtım bültenine hoş geldiniz.Bu bültenimizde ALA Midwinter'da açıklanan 2014 Ödüllü Başlıklarının yanısıra daha epeyce güzel haberlerimiz var. Yayınevinin listesinden çıkan ödüllü kitapların bir özetini görmek için buraya tıklayınız ! Yıldızlı yorumlar  Jason Chin’in en yeni kitabı GRAVITY'e yağmaya başlarken,  ANDRE THE GIANT bir kaç  “Most Anticipated”-1En beğenilenler" listelerine girdi. Ayrıca sizlerle WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL ile ilgili basında çıkan haberleri, iki yıldızlı yorumu ve hakkında New York Times'da çıkan bir makaleyi  sizlerle paylaşmaktan memnunum. Bu bültenimizde daha pek çok yeni haber göreceksiniz. 



BESTSELLERS:

·         APHRODITE: GODDESS OF LOVE by George O’Connor New York TimesBestsellers List, Hardcover Graphic Novels, February 9, 2014: #7 (3rd week on the list!)
·         BOXERS & SAINTS Boxed Set by Gene Luen Yang / New York TimesBestsellers List, Paperback Graphic Novels, February 9, 2014: #10 (7th week on the list!)
·         FAIRY TALE COMICS edited by Chris Duffy / New York Times Bestsellers List, Hardcover Graphic Novels, February 16, 2014: #4 (5th  week on the list!)
·         A WRINKLE IN TIME: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL by Madeleine L’Engle, adapted and illus. by Hope Larson / New York Times Bestsellers List, Hardcover Graphic Novels, January 26, 2014: #9 (39th week on the list!)





ROARING BROOK PRESS HIGHLIGHTS

AWARDS:
·         THE BOY WHO LOVED MATH by Deborah Heiligman, illus. by LeUyen Pham / 2014 NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book
·         THE MAD POTTER by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan / Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor
·         NIÑO WRESTLES THE WORLD by Yuyi Morales / Winner, Pura Belpre Illustrator Award
·         NIÑO WRESTLES THE WORLD by Yuyi Morales / Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended Book
·         THE NOTORIOUS BENEDICT ARNOLD by Steve Sheinkin / YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
·         THE PORT CHICAGO 50 by Steve Sheinkin / Publishers Weekly, Pick of the Week for January 20, 2014
·        WHEN THE BEAT WAS BORN by Laban Carrick Hill, illus. by Theodore Taylor III / Winner, Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent

SALES:  
·         BAD KITTY DRAWN TO TROUBLE by Nick Bruel / French (North America) rights licensed to Les Editions Scholastic
·         BOMB by Steve Sheinkin / Japanese rights licensed to Kinokuniya Co.
·         FROODLE by Antoinette Portis / German rights licensed to Aladin
·         LA LÍNEA by Ann Jaramillo / German stage rights renewed to Verlag fur Kindertheater Uwe Weitdorf

REVIEWS:
GRAVITY by Jason Chin
Kirkus, February 15, 2014: 2nd STARRED REVIEW!
« “With an elegant, spare text and playful, daring pictures, Chin’s latest opus exerts a powerful pull all its own.”

Publishers Weekly, January 27, 2014: STARRED REVIEW!
« “Chin takes his exceptional artistic gifts into outer space…In his embrace of the wild possibilities of a world without gravity, Chin outdoes himself.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/gravity-1/JasonChin


THE PORT CHICAGO 50 by Steve Sheinkin
SLJ, February 2014 issue: 3rd STARRED REVIEW!
« “Through extensive research, Sheinkin effectively re-creates both the tense atmosphere at Port Chicago before and after the disaster as well as the events.”


WHEN THE BEAT WAS BORN by Laban Carrick Hill, illus. by Theodore Taylor III
“’I think it's pretty important that people understand the origins,’ Taylor told me. ‘It's hard to really understand the culture or the music without understanding where it came from.’"

“For the vibrant pictures in When The Beat Was Born, he says he was ‘attempting to channel some influences I gained from street art in order to fit with the graffiti that played a large part in early hip hop culture.’”

Time.com, January 27, 2014: Read it here!
“There may be an old saying about not judging a book by its cover, but judging that book by its title makes it sound completely awesome.”





FIRST SECOND HIGHLIGHTS

AWARDS:
·         APHRODITE by George O’Connor / YALSA Great Graphic Novels List
·         BATTLING BOY by Paul Pope / YALSA Great Graphic Novels List
·         BOXERS & SAINTS by Gene Luen Yang / Top 10 Title, YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
·         BOXERS & SAINTS by Gene Luen Yang / Top 10 Title, YALSA Great Graphic Novels List
·         DELILAH DIRK AND THE TURKISH LIEUTENANT by Tony Cliff / YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
·         DELILAH DIRK AND THE TURKISH LIEUTENANT by Tony Cliff / YALSA Great Graphic Novels List
·         NOTHING CAN POSSIBLY GO WRONG by Prudence Shen, illus. by Faith Erin Hicks / Top 10 Title, YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers
·         NOTHING CAN POSSIBLY GO WRONG by Prudence Shen, illus. by Faith Erin Hicks / Top 10 Title, YALSA Great Graphic Novels List
·         NOTHING CAN POSSIBLY GO WRONG by Prudence Shen, illus. by Faith Erin Hicks / YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
·         POSIEDON by George O’Connor / YALSA Great Graphic Novels List
·         PRIMATES by Jim Ottaviani, illus. by Maris Wicks / YALSA Great Graphic Novels List
·         REFRESH, REFRESH by Danica Novgorodoff / YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
·         RELISH by Lucy Knisley / YALSA Alex Award Winner
·         RELISH by Lucy Knisley / YALSA Great Graphic Novels List
·         TEMPLAR by Jordan Mechner, illus. by LeUyen Pham & Alex Puvilland / YALSA Great Graphic Novels List
·         TUNE: VANISHING POINT by Derek Kirk Kim / YALSA Great Graphic Novels List

SALES:  
·         ANDRE THE GIANT by Box Brown / Italian rights licensed to Panini
·         DELILAH DIRK AND THE TURKISH LIEUTENANT by Tony Cliff / Turkish rights licensed to Büyük Mavi Yayıncılık
·         RELISH by Lucy Knisley / Italian rights licensed to Rizzoli Lizard
·         RELISH by Lucy Knisley / Spanish rights licensed to Salamandra Graphic


REVIEWS:  
ANDRE THE GIANT by Box Brown
“In creating a biography of a cult figure, you have to be careful not to trivialize a human life for the sake of novelty, but Box Brown is well qualified to produce an exemplary take on the 7-and-a-half-foot pro wrestler.”

USA Today’s Pop Candy, January 2, 2014:  “Looking Forward to 2014”
“Must-read.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/andrethegiant/BoxBrown


STRATFORD ZOO MIDNIGHT REVUE PRESENTS: MACBETH by Ian Lendler, illus. by Zack Giallongo
“I wanted to strip away all the cod-pieces (ahem!) and dense language and show people that what Shakespeare was really good at was telling a story. And once people see how great the story is, they might be compelled to put down their Cliff Notes.”



HOLT BYR HIGHLIGHTS

AWARDS:
·         BO AT BALLARD CREEK by Kirkpatrick Hill, illus. by LeUyen Pham / Winner, Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction
·         THE GIRL WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE by April Henry / YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers
·         PEDRO & ME: FRIENDSHIP, LOSS, & WHAT I LEARNED by Judd Winick / YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
·         WHEN WE WUZ FAMOUS by Greg Takoudes / YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers
·         WHO SAYS WOMEN CAN’T BE DOCTORS? by Tanya Lee Stone, illus. by Marjorie Priceman / Orbis Pictus Recommended Title

SALES:  
·         ARCADY’S GOAL by Eugene Yelchin / Chinese Complex rights licensed to Global Kids Books
·         MY LIFE AS A BOOK, Books #1 – 3 by Janet Tashjian, illus. by Jake Tashjian / Greek rights licensed to Broken Hill Publishers
·         MY LIFE AS A JOKE by Janet Tashjian, illus. by Jake Tashjian / German rights licensed to Boje Verlag
·         MY LOUISIANA SKY by Kimberly Willis Holt / Chinese Complex rights renewed to Hsiao Lu
·         SHERLOCK FILES #1: THE 100-YEAR-OLD SECRET by Tracy Barrett / Korean rights renewed to Arom Junior Publishing
·         SHERLOCK FILES #2: THE BEAST OF BLACKSLOPE by Tracy Barrett / Korean rights renewed to Arom Junior Publishing

REVIEWS:
FIGHTING FIRE! By Michael L. Cooper
Kirkus, January 15, 2014 issue
“A dramatic narrative, richly illustrated and solidly supported.”


WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL? By Eric Carle and Friends
SLJ, February 2014 issue: 2nd STARRED REVIEW!
« “This successful collaboration of old favorites and newer names in illustration is sure to keep youngsters engaged and may inspire them to write about and draw their favorite animals.”

Shelf Awareness, January 31, 2014: STARRED REVIEW!
« “[A] smartly designed volume that's a pleasure to pore over.”

The New York Times, January 15, 2014: Read the full “A Masterly Menagerie” Piece Here!
“14 renowned children’s book illustrators have a chance to give the question the attention it deserves.”

BrainPickings.org, January 30, 2014: READ IT HERE!
“A simple concept, but an infinitely delightful and rewarding execution.”

Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2014
“The two-page entries range widely in mood and style, reflecting the sensibilities of their creators in a way that is almost moving: there is as much variety among human artists as in the animal kingdom.”


WHEN THE WIND BLEW by Alison Jackson, illus. by Doris Barrette
Publishers Weekly, January 13, 2014
“Jackson puts nursery world elements together like a crossword puzzle.”

Kirkus, February 1, 2014 issue
“Children who know the nursery rhymes will enjoy seeing them in a new context, and children who do not can enjoy the rollicking action anyway.”

           

FSG BYR HIGHLIGHTS

AWARDS:
·         BIG SNOW by Jonathan Bean / Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended Book
·         BUILDING OUR HOUSE by Jonathan Bean / Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book
·         FREAKBOY by Kristin Elizabeth Clark / Top 10 Title, YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults

SALES:  
·         BERNARD THE ANGRY ROOSTER by Mary Wormell / Korean rights renewed to Montessori Korea Co.
·         THE GARDENER by Sarah Stewart, illus. by David Small / Korean rights renewed to Sigongsa
·         THE LIBRARY by Sarah Stewart, illus. by David Small / Korean rights renewed to Sigongsa
·         THE JUDGE by Harve and Margot Zemach / Korean rights renewed to Sigongsa
·         HOW OLIVER OLSON CHANGED THE WORLD by Claudia Mills, illus. by Heather Maione / Chinese Simplified rights licensed to Tomorrow Publishing House
·         STAR CHILD by Claire A. Nivola / Catalan rights licensed to Juventud
·         STAR CHILD by Claire A. Nivola / Spanish rights licensed to Juventud
·         WIDGET by Lyn Rossiter McFarland, illus. by Jim McFarland / Russian rights licensed to Rech Publishers

VIDEOS:
THE RULE OF THREE by Eric Walters


REVIEWS:
BIG SNOW by Jonathan Bean
USA Today, January 23, 2014: Read it here!
“Jonathan Bean's realistic watercolors are highlighted by five two-page spreads that capture the town before, during and after the big snow that covers everything, ‘white and cold.’”
                http://us.macmillan.com/bigsnow/JonathanBean


GRANDMASTER by David Klass
SLJ, February 2014 issue
“Like a well-played chess game, drama unfolds deliberately as things progressively get worse, building up to an exciting, climactic endgame…This book is smart, real, and full of feeling.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/grandmaster/DavidKlass


SORRY YOU’RE LOST by Matt Blackstone
SLJ, February 2014 issue
“Readers looking for a modern tale about fitting in need look no further.”