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Tag: William Joyce

June 29, 2020 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: George Shrinks by William Joyce

Hope you like your kids short, your cats cruel, and your teddy bears creepy, because we're going all in on Bill Joyce's best known book today.

July 19, 2012 by Betsy Bird

Fusenews: Rectify this sin

Well, now we’ve gone and done it.  Greedy gus that I am, I’ve always found it hugely inconvenient when my favorite authors and illustrators live in other countries.  Shaun Tan in Australia.  Kate Beaton in Canada (we had her briefly, then lost her again, consarn it).  And then there’s that charming Frances Hardinge.  When are […]

August 8, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Fusenews: Horton hears too much. He must be dealt with.

As you may have heard, last week author William Sleator passed away.  I met him once during the Midwinter ALA Conference in Philadelphia.  He was part of an Abrams brunch in which librarians munched on food and spoke to various authors.  I was pleased to get Mr. Sleator’s autograph on a book for a friend […]

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Children’s Illustrators and The New Yorker

July 28, 2011 by Betsy Bird

My husband Matt pairs well with me for a number of reasons.  Amongst them is our mutual inclination to collect things we love.  As such, Matt has systematically been holding onto all his issues of The New Yorker ever since he got his subscription in college.  Over the years these issues have piled up piled […]

Video Sunday: Trailer Bonanza

July 17, 2011 by Betsy Bird

A little more than a year ago I conducted a Children’s Literary Salon at NYPL with a bunch of talented female graphic novelists of children’s literature (Colleen AF Venable (Hamster and Cheese), Raina Telegemeier (Smile), and Tracy White (How I Made it to Eighteen)).  It was recorded for posterity (unlike most of my Salons) and […]

Fusenews: Putting the haha in the brou

February 4, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Well, far be it from me to begin with a Facebook link when I know full well that some of you don’t have Facebook accounts and still others can’t view Facebook links while you’re at work (schools in particular come to mind).  But this is just so kinda cool that I can hardly resist.  If […]

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