Publishing Perspectives - Children's Books - Removing the YA Label

Removing the YA Label: A Proposal, a Fantasy Author Beth Kephart challenges the value of categorizing books as being for Young Adults. What does the YA label really tell us, anyway? Read more » Parragon Books to Publish Nickelodeon Books in the UK Parragon Books will publish more than 60 new Nickelodeon titles in the UK starting in Spring 2013, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and SpongeBob SquarePants. Read more » Oxford University Press Sanctioned by World Bank for Corrupt Practices Two African OUP subsidiaries have been blacklisted from bidding on World Bank contracts for the next three years. Read more » Making War Personal in Young Adult Novels War is a tricky subject to write about for teens. So what makes such a novel worth reading? It's all in the details, argues author Beth Kephart. Read more » When Do YA Novels Go Too Far, If Ever? With masses of adults snapping up Fifty Shades' BDSM-light erotica this summer, how long before some enterprising YA publishers dare flirt with that line? Read more »