Today on Middle Grade Mavens we chat with Leesa Lambert of The Little Bookroom Carlton Victoria and Marisa Pintado of Hardie Grant Egmont, about the changing face of the children's book selling and publishing industry during Covid 19.
The Little Bookroom recommendation quiz link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeiSQ2stZ5U-iNwsjB1t2veU9o-dqAVetdiMHKnM41o6XDJOw/viewform
Hardie Grant Egmont links:
https://www.hardiegrant.com/au/egmont
Ampersand Prize: https://www.hardiegrant.com/au/egmont/ampersand-prize
Sally Rippin Holiday Program: https://www.sallyrippin.com/?fbclid=IwAR3ULFONSwvSIuNzJA931zwFBrlhJ4PY6g_cKYyDlcmiLt1UkimuPlofeoI
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ISBN: 9781760501907
Release Date: 1 April 2020
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Author: Sally Rippin
ISBN: 9781760504984
Release Date: 1 April 2020
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Author: Sally Rippin
ISBN: 9781760504991
Release Date: 1 April 2020
Title: Little Legends: Taking Sides
Author: Nicole Hayes, Adrian Beck
Illustrator: James Hart
ISBN: 9781760505431
Release Date: 1 June 2020
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Author: Nicole Hayes, Adrian Beck
Illustrated: James Hart
ISBN: 9781760505424
Release Date: 1 April 2020
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Author: Alex Dyson
ISBN: 9781760505042
Release Date: 1 May 2020
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Release Date: 1 May 2020
If you’ve been listening to our show in 2020, you’ll know we did an #MiddleGradeMavensAskTheEditor series, to prepare you for conferences like Kidlitvic and CYA. The good news is these conferences aren’t cancelled due to the outbreak of Corona Virus.
Kidlitvic is merely postponed to November, and CYA is forging ahead in July going totally online.
In the space of about a month, the world has dramatically changed. Terms like essential services are spoken about on a daily basis and the world has been asked to stay at home.
We contemplated this long and hard when it comes to books, after all, we are all about books. The thing is, we consider books to be an essential services. Thankfully, we are pleased to discover many folks agree. We’ve opened our social media platform doors to authors and illustrators that have cancelled their book launches, offering to promote them the best way we know how, by showing you wonderful book covers and displaying fantastic book blurbs. Creators keep sending us those requests to mavens@middlegradepodcast.com
We aren’t the only ones innovating obviously. Book shops are no longer open to the public but delivering door to door, and libraries are following suit by changing their services models to suit this terrifying and turbulent time.
When talking about books however, we can’t forget about the book makers.
We asked a bookseller and two publishers a few questions about how things are changing during Covid19 and guess what, they agreed. So sit back and have a listen to our bonus episode on how the kids book industry is changing world we live in.
Episode 72: Mavens return 2021 / We are Wolves / Tiger Daughter
Episode 71: Bonus: Crossover with Words And Nerds Podcast:
Episode 70: Top 20 for 2020 / The Odds / The Carbon-Neutral Adventures of the Indefatigable Enviroteens / Kate O'Donnell /Matt Stanton interview
Episode 69 reload: The Witch's Boy / Zoe, Max And The Bicycle Bus / Steven Herrick
Episode 68 : The Werewolves Who Weren't /Fly On The Wall / Pierre's Not There / School Rules Are Optional / T.C Shelley / Ursula Dubosarsky
Episode 67: The Boy, The Wolf And The Stars / This One Is Ours / Shivaun Plozza / Kate O'Donnell
Episode 66: The Grandest Bookshop In the World / How To Write the Soundtrack To your Life / Never and Forever/ Amelia Mellor / Lian Tanner
Episode 65: The Wild Way Home / Hollowpox / A Clue For Clara / Egg and Spoon / Renee Treml / Jessica Townsend
Episode 64: The Silver Arrow / Rebel Gods / The Heartsong of Wonder Quin/ Will Kostakis / Kate Gordon
Episode 63: The Fire Star / Sherlock Bones / The Peski Kids; The Final Mission / When This Bell Rings / Allison Tait / R.A. Spratt / Laura Harris
Episode 62: The Lost Soul Atlas / The Inkberg Enigma / Gemma Riley and the Fashion Fiasaco / Brain Freeze / Oliver Phommavanh/ Zana Fraillon
Episode 61: Eloise And The Bucket Full of Stars / The Wolves of Greycoat Hall / Monstrous Devices / The Mummy Smugglers of Crumblin Castle / Lucinda Gifford Interview
Episode 60: When Rain Turns To Snow /The Strangeworlds Travel Agency/ The Secret Library of Hummingbird House / Jane Godwin / Julieanne Negri
Episode 59: The Book of Chance/ The Theory of Hummingbirds / Michelle Kadarusman / Sue Whiting / Kate O'Donnell Younger Sun Bookshop
Episode 58: Beyond Belief / As Fast As I can / The Power Of Positive Pranking / Dee White interview / Nat Amoore interview
Episode 57: Interview with author Hayley Chewins
Episode 56: Bonus with Chrissie Perry/ Meg Whelan Affirm Press
Episode 55: The Tell / The Year The Maps Changed / Danielle Binks Interview
Episode 54: Bonus: Susannah Chambers Allen and Unwin / Kate O'Donnell Younger Sun Bookshop
Episode 53: Nelson 1: Pumpkins and Aliens / Gargantis / Threads of Magic/Jacqueline Harvey Interview
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