by David | Jan 15, 2015 | Books, Geekery |
Sad news from the world of The Independent (UK) - Rebecca is hanging up her blogging boots, for now: I’m sorry to report that today will be my last post on the children’s book blog. I’ve had an absolute blast writing it over the past couple of years, but it’s...
by David | Jan 13, 2015 | Books, Geekery |
It’s US based - but interesting none the less. The annual Scholastic Kids and Family Reading Report analyses data from 2,500+ parents and kids - asks questions and crunches the numbers to give an indication of where things are. Only 51% of children...
by David | Jan 12, 2015 | Books, Geekery |
Catherine Doyle, Nick Lake and Steve Watkins go under the microscope of Robert Dunbar in the Irish Times - Teen/YA getting the first treatment of the year. Vendetta - Doyle’s debut - takes the prize of most interesting review: Doyle skilfully...
by David | Jan 12, 2015 | Books, Geekery, MOVIES |
One for @CressidaCowell - I REALLY hope there’s a lot of this today: pic.twitter.com/49fjvKxPPp — David Maybury (@davidmaybury) January 12, 2015 Full story over at...
by David | Jan 5, 2015 | Books, Geekery |
Ignoring the fact that it’s been well over six months since the last time I logged in (new city, new job and some INCREDIBLE projects to come over the next 18 months) … Happy New Year! First blood for the year … the genius Ali Smith’s Artful...
by David | Jun 23, 2014 | Books, Geekery |
What does a first week in London look like? THIS! One EARLY flight on Sunday got me to Marylebone and the street fair… for lobster rolls, a fun fair, some pink gin and getting to see Nicola from Harpercollins. … followed VERY quickly by my first...
