Mary Shine Thompson, in the Irish Times, reviews Anna Carey’s The Real Rebecca and Denise Deegen’s And by the Way… A Butterfly Novel. Their skill shows in their deft handling of plot and in their characters’ credible responses to their teen emotional crises. In particular, both writers have considerable insight into the minefields of adolescent [...]
Philip Reeve talks World Book Day in the Telegraph/
A report from Dundee University indicates that children reading throughout primary and secondary education move away from difficult books from the age of 10 onwards.
Check out the shortlists for both the Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards - votoing is only open to booksellers - but no harm in looking, right??
Mary Hoffman reviews this years winner of the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize - Sita Brahmachari’s Artichoke Hearts.
Sarah Webb reviews Denise Deegan’s And By the Way: A Butterfly Novel - The dialogue is sharp (if a little too authentically littered with Joseph O’Connor “likes”), the writing tense, and emotion ripples through every page.Deegan nails Alex’s caustic teen voice, and leaves the reader rooting for her heroine throughout. Think 90210 with a sprinkling [...]
Who doesn’t look forward to reading Imogen Russell Williams’ posts on The Guardian Book Blog - this time it’s on Old stories for young readers… from Kevin Crossley Holland to Rosemary Sutcliff.
Andrew Anthony talks to Katharine Birbalsingh.
The Irish Examiner carried a great piece on World Book Day and reading with a special needs son.
Check out a heap of PW reviews - including the very excellent Divergent!
Check out Ally’s sneak peek into what’s coming from S&S this year - including the very excellent Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson’s Hellhole!
About to buy a book but decided against it? Tell the world.
The very excellent Anna Perera discusses writing her latest book - based in Cairo - and following her debut Guantánamo Boy.
Is reading over rated? There’s a great debate blazing through The Guardian comments. Throw in!!
Charles McGrath gives his take on what’s happening in the YA fiction world… where dystopian futures abound.
Sophia Bennett talks about getting an agent - and offers her own 5 tips on how it’s done!
Alexandra Strick examines how less visible forms of impairment can be represented in children’s books. Makes for interesting reading!
New research suggests blogging might help get boys writing! Who could argue with that?
Mal Peet reviews Ally Kennen’s Quarry.
Mary Arrigan reviews a heap of children’s titles in the Irish Examiner!
School Library Journal features some great kids comic book links.
Kate Kelly discusses the reclaiming of comics for kids.
USA Today covers Suzanna Hermans’ store expansion - it’s not all doom and gloom!
The Washington Post covers some of their chosen best apps for kids.
Get clicking to read PW’s latest comics reviews!
Publishers Weekly has a new round up of reviews!
Philip Ardagh reviews Rebecca Stead’s When You Reach Me - characters really come alive during those few months we spend with them, when their lives are shaped for ever.
The Beat examines comic sales figures for January - warts and all.
The conversation over Bitch Media’s feminist reads list rages on -and is generating an interesting idea of how people register books. Check out Karen Healy’s alternative list - and reaction to the whole debate.
The very smart ladies who read have a great post on the controversy over Bitch Magazine’s 100 Books for the Feminist YA Reader. Namely - the list was altered after certain books were re-read and were found to be… challenging. As is said elsewhere - Bitch, Please. No, really. Please.
The Independent UK highlights the stage adaptation of Goodnight Mister Tom on it’s 30th anniversary!
Publishers services at Bowker/PubTrack presented a new study on how kids decide what to read - sponsored by Random House, Macmillan, Penguin, Scholastic, and Little, Brown in the US. The study examines consumer attitudes toward purchasing children’s books in adults buying for children ages 0–6, adults buying for children ages 7–12, and teen consumers ages [...]
Julia Donaldson and Charlie Higson respond to a TalkTalk survey that highlights the death of the bdetime story.
Linda Buckley-Archer reviews Tyme’s End - BR Collins’ latest book that spans 3 generations.
The Library Chronicles continue at the FP Blog - with comic and graphic novel recommendations flooding the intertubes (and postal service). Looking for some suggested reads? Or have a library to update? This is a great place to start!
Mary Arrigan is back in the Irish Examiner with more reviews of Children’s Book., -
I like Brent Hartinger’s theory that fiction is 5 - 10 years ahead of TV…
The Telegraph is reporting that more than one third of all books lent out by UK libraries are children’s titles. A whopping 69 million children’s books!
Introducing the Dublin Anime Society. Go on. Give it a click.
SLJ have a huge list on books covering bullying - a very handy resource!
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