News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: Amazon plans to publish fanfic — and pay royalties to both the original rights… Read more »
Amazon plans to publish fanfic — and pay royalties to both the original rights holder and the fanfic author. The platform is called Kindle Worlds, and they’ll be kicking it off with stories from established authors like Barbara Freethy and Trish Milburn. Only worlds for which Amazon has secured a… Read more »
My daughter Robin (not her real name) recently finished A Game of Thrones, and her observations on it amused me so much that I asked her to write a guest review. (Note: This review was first published on Goodreads.) WARNING: There are several spoilers here, none of them terribly detailed. … Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Favorite Book Covers Of Books I’ve Read. I could easily have gone totally overboard with this. After all, there are lots of covers I love because I’ve read the book so… Read more »
The Sunday Post is a meme sponsored by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. My new… Read more »
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: “Ebooks Now Make up 1/5 of U.S. Book Sales” (Lauren Indvik, Mashable.com) And, from… Read more »
The Chronicles of Prydain Series: Chronicles of Prydain Add to Goodreads Millions of young readers have been enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-Keeper and his lively companions as they journey through the magical land of Prydain. First published more than thirty years ago and translated into twenty… Read more »
Here are some of the best lists of great children’s books that I’ve come across: 101 Best Chapter Books to Read (or Hear) Before You Grow Up (Tara Ziegmont, Feels Like Home blog) The Ultimate Guide to the Independent Princess (Mighty Girl) 100 Chapter Books You MUST Read to Your… Read more »
Ginger Jumps on April 30, 1990 Pages: 33 Add to Goodreads Ginger is a small brown dog who has always lived with the circus. At night, she dreams of having her own human family and a little girl to love. Meanwhile, she trains for a new trick–leaping from a platform… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I’m skipping this week’s scheduled topic to focus on Children’s Book Week with a list of my Top Ten Classic Children’s Books. Alphabetically by author, the following were among my favorite “older” classic children’s books… Read more »
