Library
of Congress Names James Patterson 'Champion' – of Literacy On November 4, 2013 the Library of Congress welcomed bestselling adult and children's author James Patterson (center) as the first Champion of the Young Readers Center. In his keynote speech as part of the 2013 Library of Congress Literacy Awards, encouraged the audience to become reading missionaries: "Better readers become better thinkers. If kids are not good readers then their chances of getting through high school are slim to none." more
Countdown
to the Shanghai Children's Book Fair
The stage is set for the China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair (CCBF), a who’s who of China's children's publishing industry and those interested in reaching the country's 230 million children under 16 years old. Interest in this inaugural fair – a three-day event, running from November 7 to 9, with two trade days and the last day open to the public – continues to rise, helped no doubt by the extensive promotional activities conducted in 12 languages that covered nearly 47 countries/regions. more
IN THE MEDIA
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From NPR:
With fading memory, Terry Pratchett revisits The Carpet People, originally published when he was 17 years old. Click here
From the Los Angeles Times:
Orson Scott Card promises more books in the Ender's Game series, "for a YA audience." Click here
From the Boston Globe:
Candlewick Press, headed by Karen Lotz, is listed among the newspaper's top 100 women-led businesses in Massachusetts. Click here
From Entertainment Weekly:
The magazine asks: What's the best YA novel of all time? Click here |
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From the Wall Street Journal:
The Plaza threw a birthday tea party for Kay Thomas's Eloise; guests included illustrator Hilary Knight. Click here
From National Geographic:
Meet the authors who turned the story behind 12 Years a Slave into a children's book. Click here
From Deadline:
Newcomer Ed Oxenbould is cast as the title character in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Click here
From Hollywood.com:
Why romance is beside the point in The Hunger Games. Click here |
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