News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff
Bookish News
- Coronavirus: China’s private bookstores struggling to survive as sales drop 90 per cent, stores remain closed (South China Morning Post; article discovered thanks to Shelf Awareness)
- The Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal longlists are out, and The Guardian‘s Alison Flood discusses common themes.
Worth Reading/Viewing
- ‘Pyke notte thy nostrellys’: 15th-century guide on children’s manners digitised for first time. The book can be found on a new British website called Discovering Children’s Books. (The Guardian article also discusses some of the other books and materials digitized on the site.)
- Let Life Happen: Letting Books Find Us Organically (Jeffrey Davies, Book Riot)
Books, Movies, and TV
- New App Lets You Hear Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales in Original 14th-Century English — and follow along with the original text and a modern translation simultaneously. (Mental Floss)
- Dan Brown announces debut picture book – soundtracked by the author (The Guardian) Apparently, before he became a writer, Brown was a composer. Who knew?
- 8 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Read (or Re-Read) Before Their Adaptations Hit the Screen (Gizmodo: i09)
Lists
- 12 Jane Austen Quotes for Women Who Take Up Space (Mikkaka Overstreet, Book Riot)
Bookish Quote
Bea's Book Nook
I assume that Dan Brown book is either audio or digital. Either way, not sure about the soundtrack, especially for little ones. I might look it over when it releases, satisfy my curiosity.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
In the past, I’ve seen picture books that come with a CD (e.g., Puff the Magic Dragon.) But given how many people have moved to streaming, maybe you buy the book and get a code for a free download of the music? The book itself is a picture book called Wild Symphony, and the article says “One piece of music has been composed for each animal, intended to be listened to as the book is read.” So it’s probably fine for children. If the pieces are short, even little children might enjoy it.
Bea's Book Nook
I didn’t think of streaming and how did I forget CDs. SMH. Maybe the library will get it and I can check it out.
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Nicole @ BookWyrmKnits
Oooh, listening to the original Canterbury Tales would be fascinating!
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