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
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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
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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
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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.
May 6, 2010
Posted by Marisa Emralino
In today's guest blog, Josh Berk --- author of the debut novel THE
May 5, 2010
Posted by Marisa Emralino
Taking part in today's edition of the If You Ask Me... Q&A are 14-year-old Kiana from Palm Bay, FL and 15-year-old Rachel from McComb, MS. Below, they discuss the shortcomings of the Twilight movies, sentimentally significant reads, and favorite characters who feel like long-lost friends.
Kiana from Palm Bay, FL
May 5, 2010
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Today's guest post by Leah Stewart, author of HUSBAND AND WIFE tackles the issue of whether or not fiction has anything to teach women. I for one agree with her wholeheartedly that it does, and can only assume that the woman who made the (dare I say) rude and opposing statement to her had either never taken an English class or been in a book club or maybe she was just having a really bad hair day.
