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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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 51: Derek Dool Super Cool / Hotel Flamingo / Monty's Island / Adrian Beck interview / Lucinda Gifford interview
Episode 50: League of Llamas / Whoa I Spy A Werewolf / Aleesah Darlison interview / Jude Rossell in Germany
Episode 49: Danny Best: Watch This / Anzac Girl / Jen Storer / Kate Simpson
Episode 48: Edie's Experiements/ Lizard's Tale/ The Sound of Dark/ The Chickens Curse/ Charlotte Barkla/ Catherine Pelosi
Episode 46 and 47 Bonus: Ask The Editor: Jane Pearson of Text Publishing: Wrap Up for Summer Series.
Episode 45 Bonus: Ask The Editor: Clair Hume of University of Queensland Press
Episode 44 Bonus: Ask The Editor: Nancy Conescu of Berbay books
Episode 43 Bonus: Ask The Editor: Davina Bell of Affirm Press
Episdoe 42 Bonus: Ask The Editor: Paul Collins of Ford Street Publishing
Episode 41 Bonus: Ask The Illustrator: Nelle May Pierce
Episode 40 Bonus: Ask The Editor: Suzanne O'Sullivan of Hachette
Episode 39 Bonus: Ask The Editor: Susannah Chambers of Allen and Unwin
Episode 38 Bonus: Ask The Editor: Michelle Madden of Penguin Random House
Episode 37 Bonus : Ask The Agent: Justine Barker of Mayfair Literary Agency
Episode 36 Bonus: Ask The Editor: Marisa Pintado of Hardie Grant Egmont
Episode 35 Bonus: Ask The Editor: Linsay Knight of Walker Books Australia
Episode 34: The Mavens Top 21 for 2019 / Interview Sunshine Shamoo
Episode 33: The Monster Who Wasn't / Potkin and Stubbs / Marc McBride Interview
Ep 32: Beverly Right Here / The Secrets of Magnolia Moon / Edwina Wyatt Interview
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