Bringing Authors to You
The best movies are based on books, which is why we’re so excited for the movie version of Mitali Perkins‘ novel RICKSHAW GIRL, which is scheduled for release in 2018! The book tells the story of Naima, who uses her talented painter of Bangladeshi alpana patterns to help her family earn money.
Our clients have lots more amazing news… Continue reading “Movies, Stars & Champions”
Judging by her books, author Ammi-Joan Paquette seems to love strong princesses, ghosts, fairies, bunnies and the truth. In our interview, we get to know a little more about our wonderful client. Continue reading “Interview: Ammi-Joan Paquette on Lattes, Lost Things & What Ifs”
Our client Erica S. Perl has a cover for her newest book and stopped by to tell us about it. Continue reading “Great new bookcover”
What’s better than one client with awesome news? Lots of clients with awesome news… Continue reading “National Book Award nominees and more”
Vampires, fairies and wizards make wonderful subjects for stories, but what about horses that can spell, bodybuilders with awesome strength or simply quiet eggs? These last three are all from nonfiction books, and while textbook reading assignments are often received with bored eye rolls by kids, nonfiction books such as these delight as much as they inform. Continue reading “Lessons From Nonfiction Author Visits”
It’s always exciting to start representing a new client, especially when that client is an author whose work you so, so love. Which is why we’re super thrilled to have Mitali Perkins part of The Booking Biz family. Continue reading “New Client: Meet Mitali Perkins”
Ahh, fall. The weather will soon be turning colder. Heaters will come on. And rain and snow will keep us cuddling up inside. All we need is a mug of hot cocoa and a good book to read.
When the rain hits us at The Booking Biz, we like to curl up with the books we’ve read and loved, the stories we enjoy living in over and over again. We thought you might be looking for books like that as we move into the fall. Books with characters you want to hug and worlds you want to live in—even the harsh worlds because they help us find hope for our own.
Here are some of our favorite books from our clients. How many have you read? We recommend getting them all…because you never know when another rain storm will hit. Continue reading “Rainy Day Reading List”
We have amazing news to share this month from our clients. Their books are shining and we couldn’t be more proud. Continue reading “Awards, Best Sellers & Stars – These Are Our Clients”
The Booking Biz lost a friend and the children’s book industry lost an amazing writer with the passing of Dianne de Las Casas. Continue reading “Tribute to Dianne de Las Casas”
Kwame Alexander‘s new young adult book SOLO will be celebrated on Aug. 3 at A Literary Concert at the Bank Street Auditorium in New York. The event, running 4:30pm to 5:30pm, will blend poetry and rock ‘n’ roll, with Kwame reading from his SOLO and musician Randy Preston performing original music composed for the book. Attendees also will view the premiere of the music video for “Excuse Me,” an original song from SOLO. A Q&A and signing with co-author Mary Rand Hess will follow.
Kwame also will be signing SOLO at New York’s Books of Wonder on Aug. 4 from 6pm to 8pm.
And Don Tate will launch his newest picture book biography, STRONG AS SANDOW: HOW EUGEN SANDOW BECAME THE STRONGEST MAN ON EARTH, at Austin’s Stark Center on Sunday Aug. 27 at 3pm. The Stark Center is above the Darrel K Royal—Texas Memorial Football Stadium on the University of Texas campus.