April 2010
April showers bring May flowers...and the 2010 Children's Choice Book Awards! It's almost time to tally the votes. Have you had your say yet? Nominees are broken down by grade, and polls close on Monday, May 3rd. So what are you waiting for? Click here to vote and show some love for your favorite books of 2009.
April 2010
April showers bring May flowers...and the 2010 Children's Choice Book Awards! It's almost time to tally the votes. Have your kids, students or patrons had their say yet? Nominees are broken down by grade, and polls close on Monday, May 3rd. They can click here to vote for their favorite books of 2009.
April 30, 2010
As I write this, I’m sitting in a coffee shop in Barcelona, in the midst of one of the greatest vacations of my life. I’ve journeyed here with five very good friends, all of whom are some of the best and most delightful people I know. We’re here to celebrate my 40th birthday, an occasion we all more or less decided needed to be recognized somewhere far away where we could just have fun. Hence, Barcelona, a place I have never been to before but have grown to love in the past several days.
I think most of us would agree that the truth is often stranger and more fascinating than fiction. But is it more discussable? I spent the last couple of days reading Norris Church Mailer's wonderful memoir in prepration for an interview with her for the Better World Books Podcast. The book is&nbs
If you lead a book club, BookExpo America wants you!
Realizing that without each other their story was half a memoir, this mother and daughter wrote their book together. Through pulling together their words and later talking about them they learned from each other and grew closer --- and through their words they have offered this same experience to others.
McCormick Place on the south side of Chicago played host last weekend to the inaugural Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. This year, the organizers behind events like New York Comic Con, Penny Arcade Expo, and Star Wars Celebration looked to bring Chicago an April alternative to the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con held every August.
