Nickleodeon Kids' Choice picks the Wimpy Kid!

Thanks for your votes - Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series beat out The Hunger Games and others to win the book category in the 2012 Nickleodeon Kids' Choice Awards!

Now we need your vote again, for the Children's Book Council's Children's Choice Book Awards.  Jeff Kinney's up for Author of the Year - vote here:

http://www.bookweekonline.com/voting/3-4

Outside Your Window by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Mark Hearld

Nice writeup about this book on A Rep Reading blog...

The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee

Chewbacca, the Wookiee, Will Follow Yoda and Darth Vader as the Next Star Wars Character to Be Folded in Tom Angleberger’s bestselling Origami Yoda Series!

Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, will release the book on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, with a 1.3-million copy first printing.  Previous books were The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, published in spring 2010, and its sequel, Darth Paper Strikes Back, published in summer 2011.

Quayside on Eating Well in New England

Four great regional titles getting a push from Quayside this season:

Wicked Good Barbecue

Boston Homegrown Cookbook

Hamptons & Long Island Homegrown Cookbook

Backroads of New England

Makes us sorta hungry.

100 Months is a star!

100 Months, by John Hicklenton. Cutting Edge Press, $29.95, ISBN 978-0-9565445-2-0

This graphic novel from TSP publisher Cutting Edge Press just received a
*starred* review in the March 12, 2012 issue of Publishers Weekly (circ. 19,068). They call it "a haunting and powerful legacy" and "beautiful." Read the full review here.

Minette's Feast is Magnifique!

Kirkus Reviews gives MINETTE'S FEAST a STARRED review in the April issue!

"A fine recipe for pleasure: Julia Child, the culinary arts, Paris and a lucky cat. Magnifique!"

Minette’s Feast: The Delicious Story of Julia Child and Her Cat by Susanna Reich; illus. Amy Bates; $16.95;MAY 2012; 9781419701771

 

 

Welcome to Luxe City Guides

SCB Distributors has added Luxe City Guides.  As seen and praised in Vanity Fair and the New York Times, there are 42 of these pocket-sized guides available, covering much of Europe, Asia and North America. Visit their website for more information.