Calendar of upcoming book releases en-us http://www.publishersweekly.com/community/On+Sale+Soon/47157.html?nid=3334 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its http://www.publishersweekly.com/info/337409.html Terms of Use. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:49:36 MST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6699693.html?nid=3334 David Biedrzycki's Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective is ready to generate buzz through a new representation deal between Charlesbridge and The ThinkTank Emporium, marking the first time Charlesbridge has signed with an outside agent to develop one of its book franchises. See more licensing stories, including news of Golden’s Iron Man: Armored Adventures titles, and Parragon teaming with MGA Entertainment on a new doll line for tween girls. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:50:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6699542.html?nid=3334 One of the most anticipated movies of 2009—Spike Jonze’s adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s beloved picture book Where the Wild Things Are—is finally approaching its release date, after a long and tumultuous road to production. With a screenplay co-written by Jonze and author Dave Eggers, the film arrives in theaters October 16; plans to bring Sendak’s picture book to the big screen have been underway for more than a decade. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6678591.html?nid=3334 Scholastic has acquired the license for Angel Cat Sugar, a Japanese property from the mind of Hello Kitty creator Yuko Shimizu. Two books for girls 4–8 will launch in the school market this fall, followed by two more in the trade starting in January 2010. See more licensing stories, including news of a new Nickelodeon series, Richard Scarry’s Busytown characters on TV, and a new Angelina Ballerina show on PBS. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6676236.html?nid=3334 Based on Judi and Ron Barrett’s picture book of the same name, an animated film adaptation of 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' hits theaters September 18. The story is set in the town of Chewandswallow (renamed Swallow Falls in the film), which is plagued by food and beverages that rain down from the sky on a daily basis. The film features the voices of Anna Faris and Bill Hader in the lead roles of weathergirl Sam Sparks and luckless inventor Flint Lockwood. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6668895.html?nid=3334 With the broadcast and cable networks teeming with reality shows, the publishing industry has produced enough titles by the “stars” of these programs that reality publishing could be considered a subgenre. Parenting guides, weight loss tales, dating tips, career advice—they're selling it all. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6667310.html?nid=3334 An animal odd couple that has captivated the mainstream media and has become a YouTube sensation will soon star in a picture book. In September, Putnam will publish Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends by Carol Buckley, documenting the friendship between an elephant and a stray dog at the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tenn. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6666072.html?nid=3334 DK Publishing, along with Lucasfilm and LEGO, is planning a one-day in-store launch event for its October release LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary by Simon Beecroft. The book is based on LEGO’s 10-year-old line of toys tied to George Lucas’s Star Wars saga; DK is offering participating stores an activity kit with game and trivia contests; giveaways and raffle prizes; and appearances from members of a volunteer group of Star Wars costume enthusiasts. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6666071.html?nid=3334 Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater is the love story of Sam and Grace, told in chapters that alternate between their points of view. Sam, a werewolf, rescues a young Grace from a wolf attack. Werewolves in Stiefvater’s world respond to the cold—they are wolves in winter, humans in summer, and each year they are human for a shorter period of time, until they remain wolves permanently. So Sam and Grace are on a deadline. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6659476.html?nid=3334 This fall, Knopf Books for Young Readers will publish Christopher Paolini’s Eragon’s Guide to Alagaësia, a novelty gift book tie-in to the author’s bestselling Inheritance cycle novels. Wed, 20 May 2009 07:23:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6658531.html?nid=3334 Ang Lee’s latest film, Taking Woodstock, will have its world premiere Saturday, May 16, at the Cannes Film Festival—and Long Island independent publisher Square One has the movie tie-in edition. The house will release a trade paperback of Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert and a Life by Elliot Tiber with Tom Monte on June 1. Thu, 14 May 2009 13:27:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6658214.html?nid=3334 News is just in from Margaret K. McElderry Books that the house has acquired the rights to publish Wishing for Tomorrow, a sequel to Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1905 classic, A Little Princess., to be written by British author Hilary McKay. McElderry Books will release the novel in January 2010. Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6657649.html?nid=3334 S&S's children's division is gearing up for a multi-platform publicity and marketing campaign to coincide with the release of the 10th and final book in D.J. MacHale’s bestselling Pendragon series, The Soldiers of Halla, which goes on sale today. Tue, 12 May 2009 07:28:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6657064.html?nid=3334 More titles set for the mega-selling Twilight books. Thu, 07 May 2009 13:40:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6656849.html?nid=3334 Alloy Entertainment, which created and produced Gossip Girl, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and other hits, is producing and financing its first online entertainment program and web series, based on its bestselling book series Private. The series will debut on Alloy Media + Marketing’s Teen.com network. Thu, 07 May 2009 08:33:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6652047.html?nid=3334 Actor Mario Lopez, host of EXTRA and America’s Best Dance Crew, has become the latest celebrity to pen a children’s book. Along with his sister Marissa Lopez-Wong, he has signed with Celebra Children’s Books, a Penguin imprint, for a picture book called Mud Tacos!, which will be published on October 15. Maryn Roos, who did the artwork for Whoopi Goldberg’s Sugar Plum Ballerinas, will illustrate. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6651782.html?nid=3334 Llewellyn Worldwide’s YA imprint, Flux, which has published teen fiction for the past three years, is moving in a new direction this fall with the release of its first graphic novel: Black Is for Beginnings (Sept.). The book is a continuation of Laurie Faria Stolarz’s Blue Is for Nightmares series of four novels, the first of which launched the Flux line in 2006. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6646644.html?nid=3334 This week we provide a sneak peek at illustrator Mark Burgess’s artwork for Return to the Hundred Acre Wood, the first authorized sequel to Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. Return to the Hundred Acre Wood will be published by Dutton on October 5, 2009. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6646557.html?nid=3334 Are you nursing a pair of fang marks in your neck, but also a broken heart? Scholastic may have just the book for you, when it crashes The Vampire Is Just Not That Into You by Vlad Mezrich (if you need to be told it’s a pseudonym...) onto its fall list. “It’s a dating guide for dating the undead—forked tongue firmly in cheek—and to getting the vampire of your dreams,” says editor David Levithan. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6643674.html?nid=3334 Bookshelf spoke with Melissa Marr about her new novel, Fragile Eternity (HarperCollins, Apr.). Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6643639.html?nid=3334 One of the most heavily buzzed-about titles of 2008 was Suzanne Collins’s dystopian novel The Hunger Games, and there’s already plenty of anticipation—and news—ahead of the second book, Catching Fire, due this fall from Scholastic Press. Here’s a roundup of the latest, including an earlier release date for Catching Fire, as well as a new contest, which is being announced for the first time here in Children’s Bookshelf. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST