VIDEO: The Wall Street Journal Calls Game World “‘Narnia’ for the Social Media Generation”
The Wall Street Journal Online recently sat down with C.J. Farley to discuss Game World, his newest book for middle-grade readers. [Video]
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“Why We Write” by C.J. Farley
Game World author C.J. Farley discusses his experience at the African American Children’s Book Fair, and how one interaction caused him to consider why he writes.
C.J. Farley Talks Game World and the New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
Game World author C.J. Farley penned a blog post earlier today in response to the appointment of author Kate DiCamillo (Because of Winn-Dixie, Flora & Ulysses) as the new national ambassador for young people’s literature.
Game World Author C.J. Farley talks Justin Bieber on CNN
Game World author C.J. Farley recently appeared on CNN to discuss Justin Bieber’s supposed retirement from music. Watch the full video here!
Weekly Roundup for 9/13/13
Every Friday, the Akashic team highlights industry news, reviews, and features from around the web. This week’s roundup comes to you from Akashic intern Alia Maria Almeida!
Black Sheep Imprint Featured at BEA!
This year at BEA we were excited to launch our new YA/middle-grade imprint Black Sheep!
Black Sheep YA Imprint Featured in Publishers Weekly
Claire Kirch at Publishers Weekly has written an article that features Akashic’s new Black Sheep YA imprint. From the article: “Emphasizing that Black Sheep titles will respect the conventions in YA literature—there not be excessive sex, profanity, or violence—and that they will appeal to ‘reluctant readers’ as well as to readers looking for books that […]