This was a busy week for publishing and e-book news. Posts and news about Amazon and Kindle abounded, but they were far from the only topics under discussion. Assorted articles of interest:“Is It Worth Being An Author? Truly?” (The Creative Penn) Guest Blogger Dr. John Yeoman discusses the financial and… Read more »
Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick Series: Ladies of Lantern Street #1 Published by Putnam on April 24, 2012 Genres: Historical romantic suspense, Paranormal romantic suspense Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Also in this series: The Mystery Woman, Otherwise Engaged Also by this author: The Mystery Woman, Otherwise Engaged,… Read more »
There is then creative reading as well as creative writing. When the mind is braced by labor and invention, the page of whatever book we read becomes luminous with manifold allusion. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882) “Reading Magic,” a $8,500 bronze sculpture by Julie Jones of Fort… Read more »
Today is a big day for author birthdays! Richard Adams, author of Watership Down, is 92 today. Sir James M. Barrie, best known for Peter Pan, was born on this day in 1860; he died in 1937. Then there’s William Pene du Bois (1916-1993), whose Newbery Medal- winning book The… Read more »
Illustration from Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Lovers of children’s books mourn the death of bestselling children’s author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, who died today in Danbury, Connecticut, at the age of 83. Sendak is best known for Where the Wild Things Are, the story of young… Read more »
Now that my work project is completed, I’ve had a little time to get onto Pottermore and play. My overall reaction is one of mild disappointment oddly coupled with mild enthusiasm. The additional material is interesting (for instance, the backstories of Vernon and Petunia Dursley and Prof. McGonagall, respectively), and… Read more »
This week I came across two wonderful posts about indexing (which happens to be my profession.) If you’ve ever wondered why indexes need to be prepared by human beings instead of computers, Carol Saller at The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Lingua Franca blog explains (“Book Indexing, Part 1: Is a… Read more »
Malice Domestic, the convention for mystery authors and readers held annually in Bethesda, Maryland, has announced the dates and guest list for the 2013 conference. This is the convention which chooses the prestigious Agatha awards. The convention will be May 3-5, 2013. Laurie R. King will be the Guest of… Read more »
Kate Coombs of the Book Aunt blog has posted a wonderful in memoriam review of Diana Wynn Jones’ works today. Wynn Jones, who died last year of cancer, is perhaps best known as the author of Howl’s Moving Castle, but she wrote a number of other delightful and quirkily humorous… Read more »
There are lots of ways to help young people develop a love of books. But the most important begins at home, by showing children the fun and the magic of books. If you have a child or young adult in your household or family, read to them! Read every day… Read more »
