Guinness World Records Day 2018

Guinness World Records Day 2018

Do your stretches and start practicing that Rubik’s Cube, because today is Guinness World Records Day 2018! Guinness World Records Day is a global celebration that inspires people to discover their true potential. This year’s GWR Day will take place on Thursday, November 8th, but you can be a part of the record-breaking fun anytime […]

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Teen Talk Tuesday (1/17/2018 Edition)

Teen Talk Tuesday (1/17/2018 Edition)

Happy Wednesday, YA librarians, and welcome to today’s special *Wednesday edition* of Teen Talk Tuesday! Check out our latest & greatest teen titles out this month, then join us today at 3pm EST (*special day and time!*) for Early Word YA Galley Chat (hashtag: #ewgcya) and tell us what you’ve been reading and loving. THE HAZEL […]

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Fall YA Announcements, Booklist Webinar — Macmillan Titles (08/08/17)

Fall YA Announcements, Booklist Webinar — Macmillan Titles (08/08/17)

So you missed Booklist‘s “Fall YA Announcements, 2017” Webinar… We got you! Here are the titles we covered: CARAVAL by STEPHANIE GARBER WONDERFUL FEELS LIKE THIS by SARA LOVESTAM I HATE EVERYONE BUT YOU by DUNN + RASKIN EVERYTHING MUST GO by JENNY FRAN DAVIS SHADOWSONG by S. JAE-JONES SUN WARRIOR by P.C. CAST BETWEEN […]

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2017 Tri State Children’s/YA Book Buzz Titles

2017 Tri State Children’s/YA Book Buzz Titles

Today is the Tri-State Children’s/YA Book Buzz! Anne presented her favorite books for teens from Flatiron YA and Griffin Teen and told everyone about our new imprint, Wednesday Books! Best of all? Ali Fisher co-presented and our fur babies Kugel and Jackson kept things moving along as librarians tweeted via #bookbuzznyc. WONDERFUL FEELS LIKE THIS by […]

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Booklist Spring 2017 YA webinar

Booklist Spring 2017 YA webinar

Today Anne “sweet teeth” Spieth highlighted her favorite teen titles during Booklist’s Spring 2017 YA Announcements webinar (twitter hashtag #SpringYA17). For those who weren’t able to listen in, here’s what she discussed: 2017 YALSA Award Winners AMERICAN GIRLS by Alison Umminger | Out: June 20, 2017 | ISBN: 9781250133823 | Paperback | Girls & Women | […]

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Happy #BookBday (1/10/17 Edition)

Happy #BookBday (1/10/17 Edition)

Oh what a lovely day for a #BookBday! LOTUS by Lijia Zhang This “compelling” (Publishers Weekly) debut novel follows a young Chinese woman as she defies her fate and escapes to the neon lights of Shenzhen and all it holds for her—be it love, danger, or destiny. “With expert pacing and description, Zhang vividly draws […]

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Guinness World Records 2017 Teacher’s Guide & Giveaway

Guinness World Records 2017 Teacher’s Guide & Giveaway

Happy #BookBday to the 2017 editions of GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS and GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS GAMER’S EDITION! To celebrate, Guinness has created a FREE, downloadable Teacher’s Guide and is giving away 3 copies of both books to lucky librarians and/or teachers! The Teacher’s Guide allows students and young patrons to explore the world of record-breaking in a […]

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Come one, come all to Books for Teens 2017!

Come one, come all to Books for Teens 2017!

Lucky for you, we’ve created not one, but TWO posters of our favorite teen reads for 2017! Download and print your copies (11×17 tabloid size) of BFT poster 1 & BFT poster 2. Then, make sure that you’re pre-approved on Edelweiss to download all of our available e-galleys, including many of the titles mentioned below. […]

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Guinness World Records 2016 Giveaway!

Guinness World Records 2016 Giveaway!

In celebration of the release of the 2016 Guinness World Records book our friends at GWR are giving you an inside look at one of the spreads in the book. The Pets spread covers the fascinating world of record-breaking pets with all new records, such as: – The longest fur on a rabbit – The tallest […]

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Happy 60th Birthday Guinness World Records!

Happy 60th Birthday Guinness World Records!

In celebration of the 60th anniversary of GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, and the release of the 2016 edition of the best-selling book on September 10th, we sat down with Editor in-Chief, Craig Glenday to ask him a few questions. 1. How did you get started at GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS? CG: I completed my Bachelor’s degree in […]

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