SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
SLJ Blog Network +
  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
  • The Yarn
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About/Contact
  • Fusenews
  • Reviews
  • Librarian Previews
  • Best Books
    • Top 100
    • Best Books of 2022
    • Best Books of 2021
    • Best Books of 2020
    • Best Books of 2019
    • Best Books of 2018
    • Best Books of 2017
    • Best Books of 2016
    • Best Books of 2015
    • Best Books of 2014
    • Best Books of 2013
  • Fuse 8 n’ Kate
  • Videos
  • Press Release Fun

October 10, 2007 by Betsy Bird

Talent, Radio, and Shocks of Pink Hair

October 10, 2007 by Betsy Bird   4 comments

Every time I try to slow down my blog posting, fun stuff just sucks me right back in again.  Isn’t there some e-mail I should be answering? 

  • I was recently alerted that a whole hosting of big big talent will be on display picture book-wise this coming Saturday at Books of Wonder. I can’t go myself, but if you’re in town and you want to see an unholy overwhelming mass of children’s author/illustrators for free, this would be the place to go.
  • What defines a true fan? When they find out who you are and make a doll in your likeness.  Check out Laini Taylor below.  I was particularly taken with the doll’s tiny skull purse.



  • For those of you curious as to how Walden Media is going to be filming subsequent Narnia films, here’s your answer via Dark Horizons:  "Walden Media co-founder and president Cary Granat confirms that auds could expect one "Narnia" installment each May for the next few years. Granat is committing publicly to only four or five, saying "Silver Chair" might be the best bet for the fourth, followed by "Magician’s Nephew"…" (full details)
  • I blinked and almost missed it, but Little Brown has pulled Tintin in the Congo from their upcoming Fall list.  Shhh.
  • Man.  Is there anything better out there than free audio programs available online?   Check out the following radio program I was alerted to:  A look at the children’s book publishing business with John Stewig, Director of the Center for Children’s Literature at Carthage College.  They are presenting a two-day workshop this coming weekend on the topic.  We also speak with one of the guests of the workshop,  Tim Tavaglini, a senior editor at G. P. Putnam’s and Sons in their Penguin Young Readers division.  He talks about the work he does as an editor to help bring projects from initial conception to full completion.
You can hear it here.  I was pleased to hear Tim getting some air play.  Tim was the fella who first directed me to the delicious work of Laini Taylor (featured in a dollified condition up above).  I’ve never met John Stewig, but I love his voice.  When he says "publisher" it’s positively Mr. Rogers.  It’s positively bizarre when the man doing the interviewing starts asking Tim about editing within the context of Alice Walker’s new book, though.  I’m glad to hear Tim holding his own there.

  • Oh.  And yesterday’s Hot Men of Children’s Literature sent me the following.  Their fame spread fast, no?

Filed under: Uncategorized

SHARE:

Read or Leave Comments

About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Posts

January 2023

The Top Ten Most Disappointing Edibles and Potables of Children's Literature

by Betsy Bird

January 2023

Announcing the 2023 Newbery/Caldecott/YMA Pre-Game Show!

by Betsy Bird

January 2023

2023 Arrived and a Blog Is Still Here: What Does the Future Hold?

by Betsy Bird

November 2022

A Lost Hero: The Rediscovery of Mildred Batchelder

by Betsy Bird

November 2022

The Yellow Áo Dài : A Talk with Hanh Bui and Minnie Phan

by Betsy Bird

ADVERTISEMENT

SLJ Blog Network

100 Scope Notes

Surprise! Announcing CABOOSE

by Travis Jonker

A Fuse #8 Production

Jump Into this Guest Post by Shadra Strickland About Her Latest Book: Jump In!

by Betsy Bird

Good Comics for Kids

Kiss Number 8 | Review

by Johanna

Heavy Medal

What’s Coming in 2023, A Feedback Poll, and Goodbye for Now…

by Steven Engelfried

Teen Librarian Toolbox

WRITING FOR YOURSELF FIRST, a guest post by author M. K. Lobb

by Karen Jensen, MLS

The Classroom Bookshelf

The Classroom Bookshelf is Moving

by Erika Thulin Dawes

The Yarn

A Book 25 Years in the Making: Marla Frazee Visits The Yarn

by Travis Jonker

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Articles on SLJ

SLJ Reviews of the 2022 Youth Media Awards

"In the Margins" Committee Announces 2020 Book Awards Honoring Marginalized & BIPOC Youth

SLJ’s Reviews of the 2022 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Finalists

SLJ’s Reviews of the 2022 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Longlisters

SLJ's Reviews of the 2020 National Book Award Finalists

About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Laini Taylor says

    October 10, 2007 at 7:34 am

    Hee hee hee! Thanks for showing off Persephone. I am still stunned by her awesomeness! LOVE the People magazine — who IS that in the upper right corner?

  2. Jim Di Bartolo says

    October 10, 2007 at 3:15 pm

    Hey, thank pink-haired gal’s dang cute! 😉 And yeah, who IS that upper-right-corner guy?

  3. Fuse #8 says

    October 10, 2007 at 6:20 pm

    That would be dual Hot Man of Children’s Literature G. Neri. He seems to have done too good a job at sequestering himself amongst the other photos.

  4. Sara Easterly says

    October 12, 2007 at 8:56 am

    Yay Jesse! Just for the record, ahem, we SCBWI Western Washington gals (including Jolie Stekly and Jaime Temairik) nominated studly Jesse Watson back in January during ALA. It’s about time People magazine caught on! 🙂

ADVERTISEMENT

Archives

  • External Links

    • A Fuse #8 Production Reviews
  • Follow This Blog

    Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.

    This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

    This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

    Primary Sidebar

    • News & Features
    • Reviews+
    • Technology
    • School Libraries
    • Public Libraries
    • Age Level
    • Ideas
    • Blogs
    • Classroom
    • Diversity
    • People
    • Job Zone

    Reviews+

    • Book Lists
    • Best Books
    • Media
    • Reference
    • Series Made Simple
    • Tech
    • Review for SLJ
    • Review Submissions

    SLJ Blog Network

    • 100 Scope Notes
    • A Fuse #8 Production
    • Good Comics for Kids
    • Heavy Medal
    • Neverending Search
    • Teen Librarian Toolbox
    • The Classroom Bookshelf
    • The Yarn

    Resources

    • 2022 Youth Media Awards
    • The Newbery at 100: SLJ Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Award
    • Special Report | School Libraries 2021
    • Summer Reading 2021
    • Series Made Simple Spring 2021
    • SLJ Diverse Books Survey
    • Summer Programming Survey
    • Research
    • White Papers / Case Studies
    • School Librarian of the Year
    • Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards
    • Librarian/Teacher Collaboration Award

    Events & PD

    • In-Person Events
    • Online Courses
    • Virtual Events
    • Webcasts
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Subscribe
    • Media Inquiries
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Content Submissions
    • Data Privacy
    • Terms of Use
    • Terms of Sale
    • FAQs
    • Diversity Policy
    • Careers at MSI


    COPYRIGHT © 2023


    COPYRIGHT © 2023