Booklist

Author Kao Kalia Yang and Illustrator Jiemei Lin Share the Struggle of Finding One's Voice in the Powerful Picture Book Memoir The Rock in My Throat

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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Having seen the poor treatment her parents received when making their best efforts at speaking English, she no longer raises her voice at school.

Key Points: 
  • Having seen the poor treatment her parents received when making their best efforts at speaking English, she no longer raises her voice at school.
  • Kalia feels as though a rock has become lodged in her throat, and it grows heavier each day.
  • Stunningly detailed, full-color illustrations from debut illustrator Jiemei Lin add layers of emotion to the story.
  • "—Publishers Weekly
    "Tenderly told in first person, Yang's lyrical autobiographical picture book depicts her childhood struggle with selective mutism.

Lerner Publishing Group Receives Eight American Library Association Youth Media Awards

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Monday, January 22, 2024
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The ALA awards were announced over the weekend and at the Youth Media Awards ceremony during the LibLearnX conference in Baltimore.

Key Points: 
  • The ALA awards were announced over the weekend and at the Youth Media Awards ceremony during the LibLearnX conference in Baltimore.
  • As publisher at Kar-Ben Publishing, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, for the last twenty years, Joni has greatly increased the reach of Jewish children’s literature by producing a significant number of high-quality titles on an ever-expanding variety of Jewish topics.
  • Her efforts have put Jewish books in the eyes of the public and the hands of children on a new scale.
  • “Lerner Publishing Group is honored to receive eight ALA awards and honors in the same year,” said Adam Lerner, Publisher and CEO of Lerner Publishing Group.

USA TODAY Best-selling Booklist Returns

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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USA TODAY , part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), today announced the return of its Best-selling Booklist featuring expanded content, the ability to filter by genre, updated tools to enable data collection as well as new partnerships that support independent booksellers across the country in USA TODAY Network markets.

Key Points: 
  • USA TODAY , part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), today announced the return of its Best-selling Booklist featuring expanded content, the ability to filter by genre, updated tools to enable data collection as well as new partnerships that support independent booksellers across the country in USA TODAY Network markets.
  • “USA TODAY Best-selling Booklist is back, and we couldn’t be more thrilled because this content is important to our vast audience and uniquely supports the communities we serve,” said Kristin Roberts, Gannett Media Chief Content Officer.
  • “We are the best reflection of what the nation is reading because we are the people’s books list,” said Laura Trujillo, Managing Editor of USA TODAY Life and Entertainment.
  • “USA TODAY has always helped tell the story of what's happening all across the country.

RBmedia Brings Long-Awaited New Novel by Abraham Verghese to Audio

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Thursday, March 16, 2023
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LANDOVER, Md., March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced the upcoming release of its audiobook recording of "The Covenant of Water," the long-awaited new novel by bestselling author Abraham Verghese. More than a decade in the making, "The Covenant of Water" is Verghese's first book since "Cutting for Stone," which spent over two years on the New York Times bestseller list and sold more than 1.5 million copies in the U.S. alone.

Key Points: 
  • LANDOVER, Md., March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced the upcoming release of its audiobook recording of "The Covenant of Water," the long-awaited new novel by bestselling author Abraham Verghese.
  • In addition to being a bestselling author, Abraham Verghese is a physician and professor of medicine.
  • Verghese said, "I have always wanted to write a novel set in the unique landscape of Kerala and within its fascinating and relatively unknown St Thomas Christian community.
  • This is a novel the world has been anticipating for more than a dozen years, but our patience has been rewarded.

ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS MERYL STREEP TO NARRATE "BIG TREE" AUDIOBOOK

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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NEW YORK, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, announced today that three-time Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep will narrate the audiobook edition of BIG TREE. The illustrated novel by #1 New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Medal-winning author-artist Brian Selznick, will be released simultaneously in hardcover, audiobook, and ebook on April 4, 2023. For more about Big Tree and to listen to an audiobook excerpt, visit www.scholastic.com/bigtree. 

Key Points: 
  • For more about Big Tree and to listen to an audiobook excerpt, visit www.scholastic.com/bigtree .
  • Featuring extensive sound design with natural sound effects, the audiobook edition will feature original music, giving listeners an immersive reading experience.
  • Meryl Streep said, "With Big Tree, Brian Selznick has created a profound and lovely book.
  • We are beyond delighted to have the incomparable Meryl Streep give voice to this epic story.

Valley of Shadows Author Rudy Ruiz Scheduled to Speak at the Texas Book Festival

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Friday, October 28, 2022
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SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Author Rudy Ruiz will be a featured author at the Texas Book Festival, speaking about his latest novel, Valley of Shadows, which was released by Blackstone Publishing in September 2022. Ruiz will appear at two event sessions, one alongside Gabino Iglesias and another with James Wade.

Key Points: 
  • Plesh of The Southern Review of Books saying, "The most gratifying thing about Rudy Ruiz's latest novel, Valley of Shadows, is the story itself, and Ruiz keeps the reader turning pages until the very end.
  • Ruiz skillfully blends genres, adding elements of Westerns, crime stories, magical realism, and horror to create a world in which anything is possible."
  • Ruiz deftly combines elements of romance, historical mystery, horror and magical realism to deliver a richly satisfying adventure."
  • Valley of Shadows is available for order on Amazon , as well as BookPeople , the official bookstore of the Texas Book Festival, and The Twig , and bookstores nationwide.

African-Focused Press Dazzles Critics: Iskanchi inaugural catalog gaining critical acclaim

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
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SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "People want to read Africa," says University of Utah professor Kenechi Uzor of Iskanchi Press , a newly-launched independent publisher.

Key Points: 
  • SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "People want to read Africa," says University of Utah professor Kenechi Uzor of Iskanchi Press , a newly-launched independent publisher.
  • "People want to read Africa," says Kenechi Uzor of Iskanchi Press, a newly-launched independent publisher.
  • Iskanchi's hits keep coming in an industry where new presses rarely hit it out of the park so immediately.
  • Angola is Wherever I Plant My Fieldis a collection of absurdist short stories from Angolan postmodernist master Joo Melo.

New Book by Author Rudy Ruiz to Be Released in September 2022

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest book from San Antonio-based author Rudy Ruiz, Valley of Shadows, is set to be released on September 20th, 2022.

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  • SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest book from San Antonio-based author Rudy Ruiz, Valley of Shadows, is set to be released on September 20th, 2022.
  • In his latest book, Ruiz follows Solitario Cisneros, the sheriff of Mexican town Olvido.
  • Ruiz deftly combines elements of romance, historical mystery, horror, and magical realism to deliver a richly satisfying adventure."
  • - Booklist (starred review)
    The book is a new direction for Ruiz, who tends to write literary fiction and magical realism.

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre from Carolrhoda Books® Named a 2021 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book

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Friday, November 12, 2021
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nov. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, published by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, by celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and acclaimed illustrator Floyd Cooper has been named a 2021 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Childrens Book .

Key Points: 
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nov. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, published by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, by celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and acclaimed illustrator Floyd Cooper has been named a 2021 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Childrens Book .
  • Previously, Unspeakable was also longlisted for the National Book Awards, named a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Nonfiction Honor Book, and was a finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize.
  • The Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, had its own school system, libraries, churches, restaurants, post office, movie theaters, and more.
  • Carolrhoda authors and illustrators have been honored with awards such as the Coretta Scott King Book Award, the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, and the Jane Addams Childrens Book Award.

OverDrive Education Strengthens Curriculum Focus with Acquisition of TeachingBooks.net

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Thursday, October 7, 2021
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CLEVELAND, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- OverDrive , the leading digital reading platform for libraries and schools, announced today that it has acquired TeachingBooks.net .

Key Points: 
  • CLEVELAND, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- OverDrive , the leading digital reading platform for libraries and schools, announced today that it has acquired TeachingBooks.net .
  • TeachingBooks creates and maintains the leading source of supplemental materials that perpetuates informed, joyful reading across the curriculum while furthering successful literacy outcomes.
  • The acquisition of TeachingBooks significantly enhances OverDrive Education's Sora reading app and platform to serve K-12 schools around the world.
  • "I'm so honored to be moving forward with OverDrive, building upon the TeachingBooks foundation that colleagues and customers have spectacularly built.