News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff
Today’s News & Notes is very short because of my current workload – sorry!
Book News
- J. K. Rowling released a “new Harry Potter story” which is actually a character sketch and backstory of Dolores Umbridge. It’s interesting to read, especially when she talks about where the character came from.
- Mass Market Paperback: Not Dead Yet (Publishers Weekly)
- You Can Now Stay in a Harry Potter-themed Hotel Room (Buzzfeed). In London, of course.
For Writers & Bloggers
- To kick off NaNoWriMo, here’s Kami Garcia’s pep talk on overcoming the doubts that keep you from writing.
Book Bargains
- The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper ($1.99)
- Whose Body by Dorothy Sayers ($0.99)
Awesome Lists
- Publishers Weekly‘s Best Books 2014
- New York Times Best Illustrated Books of 2014
- Library Journal‘s Best Books of 2014
Bea @Bea's Book Nook
I would love to stay in a Harry Potter-themed hotel room! I think we need a group trip to London!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
That would be a lot of fun!
Lory @ Emerald City Book Review
It’s time for the best books of 2014 already? Where did that year go?
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I had the same thought! But I guess reviewers have already been given ARCs of anything coming in December, so they’re not leaving anything out.
Katherine @ I Wish I Lived in a Library
Well I know where I’ll be staying when I make it to London! Thanks for the Dorothy Sayers tip. That’s one of my favorites!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
The hotel room probably costs a fortune, but what fun!
Angie @Angela's Anxious Life
I love all those Sesame Street videos. There are a bunch of funny ones out there if you haven’t seen any of the other ones from the series you need to go and check them out.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I love them too! I’ve featured one or two in some of my older News & Notes posts.
Lily
Not going to lie, i’d pay some serouis cash to stay in a Harry Potter themed bedroom!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I might, too!