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Moving to WordPress

I've heard so much praise for WordPress blogs that I decided to try one for myself. I'll be blogging at Anastasia Suen's Blog in 2008. I'll leave this Create/Relate: News from the Children's Book Biz (Monday-Friday) as is for now.

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National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

News from the Children's Book Council:

The Library of Congress announced that, through its Center for the Book, it will create the post of National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Appointed for a two-year term by the Librarian of Congress, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature will speak to the importance of fiction and non-fiction books in children’s lives.

Selected for extraordinary contributions to the world of books for young people, the National Ambassador will encourage the appreciation of young people’s literature throughout the United States through both personal and media appearances. (PDF)

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Promotions at Penguin USA

Nicole Kasprazak has been promoted to associate editor at G.P. Putnam's Sons. Kristin Ostby and Molly Kempf were both promoted to associate editor at Grosset & Dunlap/PSS!

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A Christmas Carol

The Classic Tales is podcasting the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol.

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More promotions at Little Brown

At Little, Brown Children's, Jennifer Hunt is now executive editor, Alvina Ling is senior editor, and Nancy Conescu has moved up to editor.

At Yen Press (the graphic novel imprint) Tania Biswas is now assistant editor.

(Jennifer Hunt edited Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.)

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Wolfson Literary Agency

Photographer: Ian Britton

Who? Michelle Wolfson just opened her own agency

Where? Wolfson Literary Agency

What? looking for YA

How? e-queries

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Gentel Named President of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade

Publishers Weekly reports:

1. Gary Gentel has been named president of the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers division.

2. Company spokesperson Peter Kojalo confirmed that headquarters for the newly renamed Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will be in Boston.

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