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'Times' to Axe
Regional Coverage: The 'New York Times' quietly ended its
coverage of restaurants, art galleries, theaters and other tri-state regional
businesses this week, amid layoffs.
Dennis Cooper's
Blog Re-Launched: The artist and author writes that Google will
provide all data, which he will upload to a new domain post by post.
Hersey's
'Hiroshima' at 70: In 1946, the 'New Yorker' devoted its entire
contents to a 30,000-word article on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
The Octavia
Project: Jeff VanderMeer and Chana Porter discuss the program
dedicated to 13–18 year-old girls from Brooklyn who love sci-fi and fantasy.
Rescue Cat Takes
to the Page: Margaret Atwood reimagines the everyday feline as a
comic-book superhero.
CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN THE MEDIA
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From the New York Times:
Kwame Alexander on Children's Books and the Color of Characters. Click here 
From the Guardian:
"90% of YA is crap": the debate that dominated the Edinburgh book festival. Click here
From Omaha World-Herald:
An obituary for illustrator Jack E. Davis, who died on August 19 at 73. Click here
From the Bookseller:
Children's publishers urged to translate more international works. Click here
From NPR:
Wisdom from YA Authors on Leaving Home: Jacqueline Woodson. Click here
From Open Culture:
An archive of 6,000 historical children's books, all digitized and free to read online. Click here
From People:
American Girl's Newest Doll: An African-American in Detroit During the Civil Rights Era. Click here
From the New York Times:
Books as a window into other people's lives: "Glare of Disdain," a comic by Gene Luen Yang. Click here
From Slate:
The Unexpected, Trashy Joy of Reading Children's Books Written by Celebrities. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
Meeting Beatrix Potter: an essay by British illustrator Quentin Blake. Click here
From Slate:
Books Your Kids Will Actually Like, Chosen by the People Who Know. Click here
From Minnesota Public Radio:
10 young adult books adults should read, too. Click here
From io9:
Signs You're Stuck in a Young Adult Dystopia. Click here |
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From the L.A. Review of Books:
Ursula Nordstrom and the Queer History of the Children's Book. Click here
From the Bookseller:
Elizabeth Ezra has won this year's Kelpies Prize for new Scottish writing for children. Click here
From the New York Times:
Beyond Wonka: They Want Every Kid to Know Roald Dahl's World. Click here
From the Dodo:
Firefighter Reads The Cat in the Hat to Trapped Skunk. Click here
From NPR:
Wisdom from YA Authors on Leaving Home: Neal Shusterman. Click here
From Brightly:
Reading as the Danes Do: Why Denmark's Tragic Tales Are Valuable for Kids. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
Rumor Has It Warner Bros. Wants to Make Three More Harry Potter Movies. Click here
From Slate:
Miss Peregrine author Ransom Riggs interviewed by an 11-year-old fan. Click here
From Slate:
As a Boy, I Was Obsessed with the Baby-Sitters Club Books. I Have No Regrets. Click here
From the Telegraph:
A Child of Books: making its mark in children's literature. Click here
From Bookish:
Sabaa Tahir talks about her sequel to An Ember in the Ashes. Click here
From Book Riot:
10 Great Picture Books for Messy Kids. Click here
From BuzzFeed:
18 Beautiful Literary Tattoos for Every John Green Fan. Click here |
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