Weekend Reading 3/30/06
March 29, 2006
Tomorrow I will be schmoozing and seeking autographs at a kid-lit festival, so here is a little of this, a little of that about the world of children's books.
- New Zealand Herald: Margaret Mahy wins the Hans Christian Andersen prize.
- Newsweek: Beverly Cleary turns 90.
- Scripps Howard News Service: Karen MacPherson looks at Lilly's Big Day, and interviews its author, Kevin Henkes.
- Publishers Weekly: The trade mag chooses Time's Memory, by Julius Lester, as the book of the week.
- CBC Magazine: Christopher Paul Curtis issues "Three Absolutely Immutable Rules for Good Writing."
- The Guardian: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the book of the year in Great Britain. Anthony Horowitz's Ark Angel picks up an award, too.
- In the Bookroom: Library Journal launched a blog last fall. A belated welcome, y'all!
- Mitali's Fire Escape: Mitali Perkins talks about "authenticity in storytelling."
- GottaBook: Gregory K. says, "Poetry: it's not just for April any more..."
- Jen Robinson's Book Page: Jen begins Scott Westerfeld's Uglies-Pretties-Specials trilogy. (Specials comes out in May.)
I had *no* idea that Beverly Cleary was still alive -- long live Ramona!
Posted by: Becky | March 30, 2006 at 10:17 PM
Sounds like so much fun!
Posted by: Don | March 30, 2006 at 10:52 PM
Becky, I know. Amazing.
Don, enjoy! Thanks for stopping by.
Posted by: Susan | March 31, 2006 at 01:12 PM