Saturday, October 17, 2015

Children's Books in the media - PW

IN THE MEDIA


From the New Zealand Herald:
The ban on YA novel Into the River by Ted Dawe has been lifted in New Zealand. Click here
From Entertainment Weekly:
Rick Riordan explains how he translated Norse myths for kids in Magnus Chase. Click here
From Vulture:
Stephenie Meyer Explains Her Gender-Flipped Twilight at Comic Con Panel. Click here
From the Salt Lake Tribune:
A decade of Twilight has left its mark on pop culture. Click here
From the Guardian:
Meg Rosoff sparks diversity row over books for marginalized children. Click here
From the Boston Globe:
How Goosebumps author R.L. Stine became the king of kids' horror. Click here
From the New Yorker:
The Hidden Depths of Sandra Boynton's Board Books. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
Heather Has Two Mommies Author Lesléa Newman on the Struggle to Publish Gay Books. Click here
From the Guardian:
Why We Need Angry Girls in YA Literature. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
The Good, Bad, and The Celebrity Picture Book. Click here
From Entertainment Weekly:
Patrick Ness on writing fantastical fiction for teens in The Rest of Us Just Live Here. Click here
From NJ.com:
N.J. school district bans Looking for Alaska following parental complaint. Click here
From the Guardian:
Rainbow Rowell's Carry On: is it meta-fan fiction, or is it simply a novel? Click here
From Hypable:
Stephenie Meyer says E.L. James's Grey stopped her from finishing Midnight Sun. Click here
From Flavorwire:
Does a Gender-Inverted Twilight Prove the Story Isn't Sexist? Click here
From Studio 360:
How Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass changed one girl's life. Click here
From the Guardian:
Katherine Applegate: "I love middle graders' deep concern for fairness.” Click here
From the New Yorker:
Life Story: Virginia Lee Burton's Picture Book for the Ages. Click here
From Entertainment Weekly:
Taye Diggs on writing Mixed Me! for his son: "He shouldn't have to explain himself to anyone." Click here
From the Guardian:
Illustrators share their Philip Pullman-inspired daemons. Click here
From Backstage:
Eleven Musicals Based on Children's Books. Click here
From MuggleNet:
I Took All of Albus Dumbledore's Advice For a Week And Here's What Happened. Click here

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