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I feel bad reporting on this because there were two book release parties I wanted to go to last week and I could only attend just one. The one I didn’t attend was Meghan McCarthy’s release for her magnificent Strong Man. It came on the same day as my husband’s birthday party and we danced […]
There was also a nice arrangement of Ms. Blume’s latest work in a motif worthy of the nicest conference center display. So I had some champagne and spoke with a nice publicist who gave me his card. On the back of the card, all in red, is the poem Desiderata in its entirety. Kinda neat. […]
The group First Book, dedicated to getting books into the hands of small children everywhere, is mere moments away from distributing their 5 millionth book. How best to celebrate? They have launched a new campaign with a handy dandy poll. Say they, "Share the memory of your beloved first book, then help the next generation […]
Hey look! I just figured out how to post images! Ain’t it something! My inaugural image? Check out the weirdo cover of the British edition of Titan’s Curse. *shudder*
Remember how they all said that the e-book would replace its paper equivalents. How we all laughed at the thought! "Ha ha," said we. "Ha ha!" Well, it looks as if the battle is hardly over. It has, one might say, only barely begun. To determine whether or not e-books can ever be profitable, two […]
I’ve discussed book jackets and titles. I’ve discussed the flap copy that appears on books and the importance of the appearance of a jacket’s spine. So what does that leave us(besides, y’know, the text or some such nonsense)? You guessed it. Dedications! Wonderful, magnificent, nerve-wracking, gut-churning dedications. Well, The Guardian (yes, I did steal all […]
Does anyone else get Entertainment Weekly delivered to their home? Anybody? Anybody? No? Well, that’s probably because it’s tripe and trash and oh-so-very-fun to read. And there’s a tongue-in-cheek portion of the mag that says what’s In, 5-Minutes Ago, and Out. If I were to make one of those lists regarding the upcoming Potter release, […]
Sheesh. I decide a book’s one of my favorites of the year and then suddenly I don’t pay attention to the fact that it has won a major Australian literary award. I am referring of course to Shaun Tan’s magnificent and soon-to-hit-American-shelves-in-October wordless masterpiece The Arrival. And I only learned about the award when I […]
Oh, admit it. You’d have a lot of fun coming out to see a band this Friday, wouldn’t you? Wouldn’t you? Well the bands of New York are definitely feeling good about finding their inspiration in children’s literature these days. Check out the notice I received just yesterday: Friday, June 15, the BEATRIX POTTERS, featuring […]
I’ve noticed a veritable plethora of books this year dealing with, of all ungodly subjects, math. It seemed innocent enough in The Puzzling World of Winston Breen. And I was willing to shut my eyes to it in The Lemonade War. But about the time I ran across a fictional work with a plot hinging […]