IN THE MEDIA - PW
From CNN:
"Where's the African-American Harry Potter or the Mexican Katniss?": Matt de la Peña and other authors on diversity in YA. Click here  
From Bookish:
Why The Boy in the Striped Pajamas author John Boyne thinks celebrity children's books are "rubbish." Click here
From the Huffington Post:
"I'm With The Banned": Lauren Myracle writes about her Ask Me Anything experience on Reddit, where she talked about censorship and book banning. Click here
From the Hollywood Reporter:
Disney is in talks to buy screen rights to The One and Only Ivan. Click here
From Time:
Eight YA books that should be movies, and who should star in them. Click here
From the Quirk Books blog:
Just for fun: five slightly more plausible dystopias the publisher would love to see in YA novels. Click here |
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From the Daily Mail:
Swallows and Amazons author Arthur Ransome was suspected of being a Russian spy, according to secret MI5 files. Click here
From Brain Pickings:
Dare to disturb the universe: Madeleine L'Engle on creativity, censorship, and the duty of children's books. Click here
From Flavorwire:
A new VIDA count suggests that, with the exception of a few outliers, male children's authors receive more industry attention than their female counterparts. Click here
From the Deseret News:
What the popularity of YA dystopian stories reveals about teens. Click here
From Bookish:
For an only child, fictional characters can be de facto siblings. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
A list of 17 books for children that remain beloved by Huff Post friends and fans today. Click here |
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