The global brand management and licensing agency Moxie & Company has been selected to serve as the exclusive licensing representative on behalf of Albert Whitman Media, including the company’s century-old brand The Boxcar Children. The… . . . read more
JLKBrand Signs Up For Years Of Misery With Lemony Snicket
June 3, 2021
By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief There’s never been a series of children’s books like Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events, in which people are either stupid or horrible—or possibly both stupid and… . . . read more
Seuss Launches Graduation-Themed Licensing Program
May 31, 2021
Dr. Seuss Enterprises is celebrating graduation season with an expansive line up of Oh, The Places You’ll Go! footwear, apparel, plush, giftware, publishing, décor and more from a wide range of partners including Skechers, Build-A-Bear,… . . . read more
Licensing Deals: Simon’s Cat Expands Global Pawprint
May 27, 2021
Licensing agent appointed in Japan and new product ranges across Europe, Australia, North America and Asia Banijay Brands announced this week a litter of new licensing deals for its digital content sensation, Simon’s Cat, and… . . . read more
Precious Moments Renews Thomas Nelson As Publisher For Christian Books
May 26, 2021
Precious Moments, Inc. today announced the renewal of its licensing agreement with publisher Thomas Nelson, a provider of Christian content for more than 200 years. Thomas Nelson, part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc., will continue… . . . read more
Random House Partners on Dr. Seuss Schoolbooks
May 20, 2021
Dr. Seuss has likely taught as many kids to read as anyone on Earth, and now Dr. Seuss Enterprises is getting even deeper into the education business through a partnership with Random House Children’s Books…. . . . read more
Card Game Challenges Players to Worst Case Scenario, Because Life’s Not Hard Enough!
May 12, 2021
The last year has been many people’s worst-case scenario. So, how do you find the humor in that? Board game inventor Eric Poses does it by pitting our COVID-19 experience against other scenarios that are… . . . read more
Farshore Acquires Rights For CoComelon Books
May 11, 2021
The UK-based publisher Farshore has announced a huge win for the company, saying it has secured the publishing rights for books based on the wildly popular CoComelon children’s series by Moonbug. The deal was brokered… . . . read more
Writers Form #DisneyMustPay Task Force In Royalty Dispute
April 29, 2021
Disney has been getting back into the publishing business in a big way in recent years, but the acquisition of several publishing houses has also brought some headaches in the form of writers who say… . . . read more
Aconyte Publishing Novels Inspired by Marvel, Assassin’s Creed
April 28, 2021
The newly launched Aconyte Books says it’s publishing a new series of novels inspired by Marvel’s hit tabletop miniatures game Crisis Protocol, and a series based on the Assassin’s Creed video game series. Aconyte is the… . . . read more