From TribLive:
A Pennsylvania school board restores Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale to a summer reading list. Click here  
From the Washington Post:
What the divisive Charlie and the Chocolate Factory cover says about books and readers. Click here
From Salon:
J.K. Rowling has written a story featuring a minor Harry Potter character, the Singing Sorceress. Click here
From the New York Times:
Education activist Malala Yousafzai: By the Book. Click here
From Deadline:
WGBH has optioned Pinkalicious for development as an animated TV series. Click here
From Harper's Bazaar:
Keith and Theodora Richards, on their picture book collaboration. Click here
From the New York Times:
Searching for Anne of Green Gables on Prince Edward Island. Click here
From the Guardian:
Why death is so important in young adult fiction. Click here
From PopMatters:
Arguable Merits: Young Adult Fiction and Its Rabid Discontents. Click here
From Parade:
James Patterson: "I get to be funnier in children's books." Click here
From Bookish:
Josephine Angelini on why quests are the ultimate road trip reads. Click here
From Flavorwire:
Against Ogling "Hot" YA Authors. Click here
From the Observer:
The tales teens tell: what Wattpad did for girls. Click here
From NPR:
Common Core: A tale of two polls. Click here |
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From Waukesha Now:
A Wisconsin mother's request to remove The Kite Runner and Chinese Handcuffs from local schools is denied. Click here
From Book Business:
Publishers are deploying low-tech and high-tech content to engage kids and get them invested in reading. Click here
From Contact Music:
Actor Jeff Bridges, currently starring in The Giver, is writing a children's book with his daughter. Click here
From TED Talks:
Jarrett J. Krosoczka, on why lunch ladies are heroes. Click here
From the Hollywood Reporter:
Not in Narnia Anymore: The Giver marks Walden Media's first push into PG-13. Click here
From Slate:
All the Things I Didn't Get When I Read The Giver as a Kid. Click here
From New York Family:
Ralph Lauren launches a children's literacy and education campaign. Click here
From Ploughshares:
Crossing Over: Literary Fiction Writers Tackling YA. Click here
From the Guardian:
E. Lockhart: "I rewrote We Were Liars about 15 times." Click here
From Bookish:
Jules Feiffer: "I don't really know any dancing cats." Click here
From the Huffington Post:
Required Reading: 10 books we read for class that will change your life. Click here
From the Decider:
The 5 Best Movies Based on Children's Books. Click here
From Bookish:
Dystopian teen novels: six handy rules of survival.
From Book Patrol:
Dr. Seuss as a political cartoonist. Click here |
Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
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