BTW News Briefs
CBC Names New Executive Director
The Board of Directors of the Children's Book Council (CBC) has announced the appointment of Robin Adelson as the organization's executive director, effective September 18.
Adelson is currently associate general counsel at Primedia, Inc., where she is responsible for copyright, trademark, and operational issues relating to both traditional publishing and new media. She is a graduate of McGill University, the Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, and New York University Law School.
The 2006 Quill Book Award finalists were announced on Tuesday, August 22, by NBC weatherman Al Roker. Voting to choose the winners, which will be announced during a ceremony on October 10 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, is open to consumers through September 30.