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Review Roundup - Week of March 26, 2018

3/30/2018

 
​We're happy to share the this week's reviews from across all of our imprints!

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Liz Kelsch Promoted to Senior Marketing Manager at Sourcebooks

3/29/2018

 
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​Liz Kelsch has been promoted to Senior Marketing Manager at Sourcebooks. She has been with the publisher for 10 years and has previously served as Marketing Manager and Publicity Manager.
 
She was responsible for publicity and events that drove The Radium Girls by Kate Moore to the New York Times Best Sellers list and has handled a number of successful nonfiction releases including Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful, Cockpit Confidential, 1-2-3 Magic and the Days of our Lives anniversary books.

Beth Sochacki Promoted to Senior Marketing Manager

3/28/2018

 
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​Beth Sochacki has been promoted to Senior Marketing Manager at Sourcebooks, where she leads the marketing and publicity efforts for our Casablanca romance and Fire young adult imprints. She was previously Publicity and Marketing Manager – Casablanca.
 
Sochacki has been a strong force for marketing innovation and is responsible for recent breakouts including Katie Ruggle, Amanda Bouchet, and Samantha Chase as well as established national bestsellers including Julie Ann Walker and Sharon Sala.

Annette Pollert-Morgan Promoted to Editorial Director, Fire

3/27/2018

 
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​Annette Pollert-Morgan has been promoted to Editorial Director of Fire, the young adult imprint at Sourcebooks. She was previously Editorial Manager of Fire.
 
Pollert-Morgan acquired and edited This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp, which has spent 71 weeks on the New York Times best sellers list, as well as New York Times best sellers Before I Let Go and The Cabin. She was also responsible for our breakthrough teen nonfiction title, This Book Is Gay.
 
According to Bookscan, Sourcebooks Fire sells half of all books in the category of teen thrillers and suspense novels. Pollert-Morgan’s work with such authors as Natasha Preston and Natalie Richards has led to this outstanding achievement.

Esteemed Chinese Children’s Publisher CCPPG Grants World English Rights to Sourcebooks for Children’s Science Book Series

3/24/2018

 
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Sourcebooks, a leading independent book publisher, has preempted world English rights to Chris Ferrie’s Red Kangaroo series from China Children’s Press & Publication Group (CCPPG). The deal gives Sourcebooks world English and North American Spanish rights, and comes ahead of the Bologna Book Fair, where China is this year’s guest of honor.

The new series is a way to bring the world of physics and mathematics to the graduates of Baby University. The Red Kangaroo Physical Quiz series explains, in simple terms, the theories of classical, mechanical, optical, and quantum physics. An abundance of illustrations makes learning physics fun and easy for children, and not-so-daunting for parents, too. (10 titles; ages 4-8) Lively conversations between “Dr. F” and the adorable Red Kangaroo character introduce young readers to scientific concepts using real-life examples.
Sourcebooks will be re-positioning the series for the U.S. market, starting with 10 books in spring 2019.

In less than a year (the first books launched in May 2017), Sourcebooks has sold 480,000 copies of Chris Ferrie’s Baby University series. In addition to two new books coming in April – Quantum Computing for Babies by Chris Ferrie and whurley, and Scientist, Scientist, Who Do You See?, which explains to young readers how famous scientists changed the world – Sourcebooks will publish seven new Baby University books in 2018, with more to come in 2019. 
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About CCPPG 
China Children's Press & Publication Group (CCPPG), the largest professional children's press and publication group in mainland China, was formed by consolidating of China Teenagers Press (established in 1951) and China Children's Publishing House (established in 1956).

With 750 employees, CCPPG publishes 5 newspapers, 11 magazines and around 1,500 books every year. In 2013, the total printed copies of books, newspapers and magazines reached over 130 million. CCPPG owns Juvenile & Children Reading Experience Wonderland (the Wonderland), a website (www.ccppg.com.cn), China Children Audio-Visual and Electronic Publishing House and a range of educational services branded as "Heart-to-Heart Sister". The Wonderland, a base to promote reading among young people, is China's largest professional bookstore for children and teenagers. In 2013, as shown in the "2012 Press and Publication Industry Analysis Report" developed by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of The People's Republic of China, CCPPG ranks the first in terms of total economic value among all children's publishers in China.

About Sourcebooks
​Sourcebooks is a thriving entrepreneurial company that brings extraordinary authors to readers in the most dynamic, data-driven ways. We create books that transcend categories and defy odds and have been honored with hundreds of national bestsellers and awards. We are home to enthusiastic, book-loving employees who are dedicated to connecting books to readers in new and innovative ways. Story by story, book by book, we have touched over 100 million lives. Join us as we change 100 million more. ​

Sourcebooks Appoints Moxie as Worldwide Brand Licensing Agency

3/22/2018

 
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​Sourcebooks, a leading independent book publisher, has appointed Moxie & Company as brand licensing agency, extending Sourcebooks brands into new categories with a fully integrated licensing program beginning 2018.

In October, Sourcebooks signed The Gotham Group as its exclusive representative for all film and television projects. In appointing Moxie & Co., Sourcebooks is now poised to take its successful global book properties into new product categories, including branded merchandise, digital and mobile media, and exclusive direct to retail partnerships.

“We are passionate about helping our authors reach consumers in new ways,” said Dominique Raccah, CEO and publisher of Sourcebooks. “Through licensing, we are creating a complete 360 view, giving the customer new ways to experience our biggest brands through innovative products and partnerships. Moxie’s decades of licensing and branding experience will help us extend the reach of our authors, and I am incredibly excited to be working with them.”

Moxie & Company will seek new opportunities for several Sourcebooks product lines, including Baby University™, a bestselling children’s book series that includes Quantum Physics for Babies, Rocket Science for Babies, ABCs of Science, and Goodnight Lab, among others.

Moxie will also seek branded merchandise licensing for beloved children’s book author Marianne Richmond, and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch… children’s book series by Adam Wallace (How to Catch a Leprechaun, How to Catch an Elf, and How to Catch a Monster).

​“We are so thrilled to be working with Sourcebooks and their delightful, innovative brands to expand the success of the books into fun, unique products and promotions,” said Laura Becker, cofounder and partner of Moxie & Company. “Plus, an added benefit is we are learning a lot from the Baby University books…never too old!” 

About Moxie & Company
Moxie & Company. is a full-service global brand management and licensing agency. Headquartered in Westport CT, Moxie represents a diverse portfolio of corporate trademark, publishing and design-based brands including The MTA (The New York City Subway), Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys, The Pout Pout Fish, Molly Hatch, Hello! Lucky and Magnolia Bakery, to name a few. Moxie develops and manages strategic licensing programs across a wide array of product categories at all levels of retail around the globe. For more information, visit www.moxieco.com. 

About Sourcebooks
Sourcebooks is a thriving entrepreneurial company that brings extraordinary authors to readers in the most dynamic, data-driven ways. We create books that transcend categories and defy odds and have been honored with hundreds of national bestsellers and awards. We are home to enthusiastic, bookloving employees who are dedicated to connecting books to readers in new and innovative ways. Story by story, book by book, we have touched over 100 million lives. Join us as we change 100 million more.

Sourcebooks receives two RITA nominations!

3/21/2018

 
We are excited to share that Sourcebooks has received two RITA nominations! 

Tougher in Texas by Kari Lynn Dell and Wanted and Wired by Vivien Jackson are both nominated this year.

The purpose of the RITA awards is to promote excellence in the romance genre by recognizing outstanding published romance novels and novellas. The winners will be announced at this year's RWA National Conference in July.
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Contemporary Romance: Long

Tougher in Texas by Kari Lynn Dell
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Mary Altman, editor
Paranormal Romance

Wanted and Wired ​by Vivien Jackson
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Cat Clyne, editor
The full list of nominations can be found online here.

Review Roundup

3/16/2018

 
We're thrilled to share the following trade reviews from this week.
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Booklist reviews So Pretty a Problem by Francis Duncan:
[A] leisurely placed cozy, firmly set in beautiful Cornwall, with a quirky, well-drawn protagonist. 
You can read the full review in the April 1 issue of ​Booklist.

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Publishers Weekly reviews Caught Up in a Cowboy ​by Jennie Marts:
An appealing story of love rediscovered... Marts's fans will enjoy this tender tale.
You can read the full review online here.

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Kirkus reviews The Only Thing ​by Marie Hart:
Harte continues the hypersexy, interconnected tangle of Donnigans and McCauley series relationships... she hits her typical sweet spot of sexy and emotional.
Read the full review online here or in the April 1 issue of Kirkus. 

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Kirkus reviews Copycat ​by Hannah Jayne:
Addie and Maya feel authentic; their charming interpersonal dynamic and the escalating pace of the plot result in a quick read. ​Combining fandom and murder, a pleasant diversion designed for digital natives.
Read the full review online here or in the May 1 issue of Kirkus.

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Publishers Weekly reviews August and Everything After by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski:
​This is a satisfying blend of family drama, romance, and music, staged in the aftermath of tragedy.
Read the full review online here.

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Publishers Weekly reviews You Will Be Mine by Natasha Preston:
Preston is skilled in building an atmosphere of paranoia and claustrophobia.
You can read the full review online here.

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The Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books reviews The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco:
Chupeco’s lush prose ensures that the emotions—cringing horror, nail-biting suspense, swoony passion—will all be accounted for. Readers who enjoy complex, densely intricate political intrigues ​are the best fit for this ongoing series. 
Read the full review in the April 2018 issue of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.

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Booklist reviews The Doughnut Fix by Jessie Janowitz:
​Janowitz accurately portrays the chaotic emotions moving can trigger in this sweet, relatable story. Tristan’s doughnut endeavor will hold wide appeal as a pleasure read, and may inspire young foodies or entrepreneurs to think beyond the lemonade stand.
You can read the full review in the April 1 issue of ​Booklist.
The Bulletin for the Center For Children's Books reviews The Doughnut Fix ​by Jessie Janowitz: 
​A heartwarming read that recognizes the growing amount of child foodies.
You can read the full review in the April 2018 issue of The Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books.

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Booklist reviews Inky the Octopus by Erin Guendelsberger: 
This jaunty tale of derring-do imagines Inky the octopus' real-life escape from the National Aquarium of New Zealand from Inky's point of view... a refrain echoing Inky’s desire to be free in the open sea anchors the story and offers support to young readers and listeners.
Read the full review in the April 1 issue of ​Booklist.

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The Bulletin for the Center For Children's Books reviews The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee ​by Deborah Abela:
Readers will revel in India’s development as she learns not only what it means to be a spelling champion but also what it means to be a good daughter, sister, and friend all rolled into one. Whether readers are interested in family humor, friendship, competition, or just plain fun, this will have something to offer.
You can read the full review in the April 2018 issue of The Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books.

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Kirkus reviews Seven Bad Cats ​by Monique Bonneau:
The rhymed couplets roll like the waves, and the watercolor-and-ink illustrations, mostly full-bleed, double-page spreads, are pale, simple, and charming. The kitties' curves as they leap and pounce (and play with everything) and the young sailor's emotions are deftly displayed in just a few lines. Captures the dual nature of the feline friend, often "bad" but always your buddy. 
Read the full review online here or in the April 1 issue of Kirkus.
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