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Tag: publicity

Rick Riordan: Demigod Saving the World

October 7, 2016 Joyce Audy Zarins

One child at a time, or sometimes en masse, Rick Riordan uses his superstar power to transform kids into readers. In a previous article titled

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How to Market Pirates, Dinosaurs, & Dragons!

September 6, 2016 Alumni & Guests

Josh Funk had two picture book releases in the last 8 days (PIRASAURS! and DEAR DRAGON) – and today he shares how he’s gone about promoting them.

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First experiences at ALA

July 1, 2016 Joyce Audy Zarins

  The American Library Association (ALA) annual conference, a ginormous offering for ALA’s 68,000 member librarians, was held this past weekend in Orlando at the

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What’s Up with THAT, Amazon?

July 7, 2015 Marianne Knowles

I had time to catch up with other people’s writing-related blogs over the Independence Day weekend, and discovered a trending theme: Amazon, the digital marketplace

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Meet book marketing expert, Deborah Sloan

March 13, 2015 Carol Gordon Ekster

REMEMBER, NOBODY BUYS A BOOK THEY HAVEN’T HEARD OF.*  Read this interview with children’s book marketing expert, Deborah Sloan, to find out how to get

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Let the Marketing Begin

October 11, 2013 Carol Gordon Ekster

Oh, how children’s authors in critique groups pray to get published someday! It’s true, just ask them.  Hopefully, all of us can find the joy

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New England Authors’ Expo

August 13, 2013 Carol Gordon Ekster

It was awhile back when another author, formerly in my local critique group, sent out e-mail about sharing a table at the New England Authors’

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Pew!: The Stinky and Legen-Dairy Gift from Colonel Thomas S. Meacham

By Cathy Stefanec Ogren, Illustrated by Lesley BreenMarch 15, 2023
A giant wheel of cheese--the perfect gift? History picture book available today from Sleeping Bear Press.

Smarty Ants

By Corey Rosen Schwartz and Kirsti Call, Illustrated by Erin TaylorAugust 1, 2023
4 months to go.
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