David Vann, author of the critically acclaimed Legend of a Suicide talks about the glacial walk that inspired his latest novel Caribou Island, which is in stores now.
—Australian Book Review
Today's guest author, Lisi Harrison --- known for her Clique books --- blogs for Teenreads about wrapping up such a popular series. Mainly, the WHYs behind it all. We want to know!
February 25, 2011
I love watching movies. I always have three Netflix films at the house and also enjoy watching documentaries on HBO, many of which are so well done. I am not a huge fan of going to the theater since screening times never seem to juggle well with my schedule. Judging from the responses to our poll question that is currently running, you love the movies, too. It’s interesting to see the films that you have seen or plan to see as I am curious as to what you like to do when you are not reading books. Thus, if you have not yet weighed in, you can answer our poll here and our question here.
February 2011
February may be coming to an end, but we have more than enough books that you'll love to read in the coming weeks. And March brings its own excitement. This coming Wednesday, March 2nd is Read Across America Day, the National Education Association's nationwide reading celebration that takes place each year to coincide with Dr. Seuss's birthday. Thousands of schools, libraries and community centers participate across the U.S. by bringing together kids, teens and books. Click here to learn more about this bookish day.
February 2011
February may be coming to an end, but we have more than enough books that your kids will love to read in the coming weeks. And March brings its own excitement. This coming Wednesday, March 2nd, is Read Across America Day, the National Education Association's nationwide reading celebration that takes place each year to coincide with Dr. Seuss's birthday. Thousands of schools, libraries and community centers participate across the U.S. by bringing together kids, teens and books. Click here to learn more about how you and your family can celebrate this bookish day.
Which of the following movies based on books have you seen or do you plan to see in theaters or on DVD? Please check as many as apply.
February 25, 2011, 146 voters
February 25, 2011
Every once in a while, a really special book crosses your desk and you’re not expecting it to be anywhere near as good as it is. It becomes one of those pleasant surprises that reaffirm your love for comics, silly as that may sound. It happens a lot with me in genres that I’m not really tuned in to anymore (or at least that I’m not attuned to in the way I used to be). For example, superhero books. Long ago, I found myself feeling pushed out of the genre, the genre that got me hooked on comics in the first place. Things seemed a little less fun, continuity seemed harder and harder to follow, and the characters didn’t feel like the old friends I grew up with anymore. It may have been my reading tastes that changed, or maybe it was them…whatever it was, things certainly didn’t feel the same.
This summer, on July 14, the public library in Carrollton, Texas, will host an innovative 39 Clues-themed tween event. They’ll also incorporate the audience’s love for graphic novels and manga into the daylong event, which is being coordinated by youth services librarian Bonnie Barber. We talked to Bonnie about her love of comics. (For more information on the upcoming event, check the library’s website here.)
