Middle Grade Adventure ‘Celtic Run: A Jake McGreevy Novel’ Named Finalist in IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards
“Named in honor of America’s most cherished publisher/printer, the Benjamin Franklin Awards™ recognizes excellence in independent publishing. Publications, grouped by genre, are judged on editorial and design merit by top practitioners in each field.” WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN NEW YORK CITY ON MAY 29, 2013. Read all about the finalists here. Congratulations to Sean.. read more →
The 2012 Cybils Awards: ‘Celtic Run’ Nominated in the Category of Middle Grade Fiction
The Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards have announced their nominations in 11 categories. MB Publishing is thrilled to have been nominated in the Middle Grade Fiction category for Sean Vogel’s Celtic Run: A Jake McGreevy Novel. Read all about the nominated books here. Congratulations to all the nominees! read more →
The Exclamation Point and Another Mark Entirely: The Exclamacolon!:
I love this article from The New York Times about exclamation points. I hope you will, too. I’m a big believer in the power of this punctuation mark to express happiness, enthusiasm, and friendliness. It also helps when conveying some news, a note of warning, or a certain tone of voice. If the exclamation point.. read more →
‘Celtic Run’ Has Been Named a Gold Recipient by the Mom’s Choice Awards
Celtic Run: A Jake McGreevy Novel—the first in our series of middle-grade action-adventure novels by Sean Vogel—has been named a Gold Recipient by the Mom’s Choice Awards (Juvenile Books, Level 2 – Ages 9 to 12). Congratulations to Sean and to Emma Walton Hamilton, our series editor! We’d like to let fans of Celtic Run know.. read more →
2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival
From the festival Web site . . . Celebrate the Book with Two Days of Writers, Poets & Pavilions Enlarge Come to the 12th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are honorary chairs for the event. The festival is free and.. read more →
May the New Year Be Sweet!
Here’s my mother’s delicious honey cake recipe (this recipe is also included in the paperback version of Avram’s Gift). Enjoy! read more →
An Interview with ‘Celtic Run’ Author, Sean Vogel
We’re happy to share Melissa Northway’s wonderful interview with the author of ‘Celtic Run,’ Sean Vogel: Introduction: This week we are featuring ’Celtic Run,’ a middle-grade novel by Sean Vogel and published by MB Publishing. I am always game for a book that writes about adventure and treasure hunting and this one is sure to satisfy those interested.. read more →
What Do Publishers Do?
MB Publishing had the pleasure of being interviewed recently by Melissa Northway, a very busy independent publisher (Polka Dots Publishing). Here’s the scoop: This past week we spoke with the Founders of the Children’s Book Insider about the advantages and obstacles indie authors and publishers have to face in this competitive and changing market. Indie author.. read more →
The Scoop on Good Grammar: Winner of a Dan Poynter 2012 Global eBook Award in the “Education” Category
We’re delighted to announce that The Scoop on Good Grammar has been named a Winner in the Dan Poynter 2012 Global eBook Awards (in the “Education” Category). Read more about our ebook here. Dan Poynter’s Global eBook Awards will be accepting submissions for 2013 beginning next month! read more →
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