May 10, 2010
Posted by Anonymous
My mother, Harriett Dallas, was the literary equivalent of a stage mother. She dragged her friends to my signings, pulled my books from bookstore shelves and placed them face out for better visibility, and she often interrupted my conversations with others on politics or business or whatever to ask, “Sandra, what’s your next book about?” She was my most loyal fan.
May 10, 2010
Posted by Marisa Emralino
May 10, 2010
May 2010
Alyssa B. Sheinmel’s debut novel, THE BEAUTIFUL BETWEEN, incorporates two classic fairy tales into the story of a teen struggling with loneliness and loss, not to mention her fair share of typical adolescent hardships.
I'm a little bit late in breaking this "news" (two months late, give or take), but tonight I'm going to the Children's Choice Book Awards, sponsored by the Children's Book Council, so I have to give a shout-out to the graphic-novel-related authors being honored. Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute by Jarrett J.
"A great nation is a reading nation."
From May 10-16, Children's Book Week will be celebrated throughout the country. Since 1919, Children's Book Week has been honored nationally in schools, libraries, bookstores, clubs, homes --- any place where there are children, teens and books. Educators, librarians, booksellers and families have celebrated books and the love of reading with storytelling, parties, author and illustrator appearances, and other book-related events. For some great ideas about how you can participate and get involved in CBW, click here.
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May 7, 2010
Posted by Dana
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In honor of Mother's Day, I thought I'd share some lovely stories of mothers and daughters bonding over books!
Just got this cute picture in from Susan Rebecca White, the author of
A SOFT PLACE TO LAND. The Atlanta based author has been on a road-trip with her mom, hitting bookstores all across the south.
May 7, 2010
Posted by Anonymous
Growing up, Emily Giffin was always surrounded by books courtesy of her librarian mother. It wasn’t long before she wasn’t just reading, but writing, illustrating, binding and even acting out her own stories. Years later, Emily is now a bestselling author and mom is one of her earliest readers and sounding boards.
May 7, 2010
Posted by Marisa Emralino
In his dysptopian sci-fi thriller SHIP BREAKER, Paolo Bacigalupi introduces readers to a dark post-apocal
I read my horoscope once in a while and rarely take it seriously, but the one thing I do track in astrology is when Mercury is retrograde. It happens three times a year, and we are in one of those periods right now. Thus my life has been spinning out of control in small and big ways for a couple of weeks now. Longtime readers will know what I mean by this; all others, click here. Luckily, things should settle in by Tuesday when it returns to its rightful state.
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May 6, 2010
Posted by Dana
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What better to talk about with Mother's Day approaching than mother-daughter book clubs, and who better to talk about than Cindy Hudson, author of Book by Book: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs.
