Cakes have gone way beyond the simple round, two-layer frosted cake we all associate with birthdays. These days, cake-making has become an art, and cake-makers vie to create the most beautiful or astounding cakes. A fair number of them are inspired by books. There are children’s book cakes: Alice in… 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: Illustration by Helen Stratton from The Lily of Life “500 New Fairy Tales Discovered… Read more »
Obviously, the very best way to celebrate Children’s Book Week is by reading children’s books! If you have children of your own (or you can borrow your nieces and nephews, or babysit for a friend), try reading one or more of your childhood favorites aloud to them. Use different voices… Read more »
Worth Reading: “Enough Feisty Princesses: Disney Needs an Introverted Heroine” (Lindsay Lowe, The Atlantic) “Plagiarism and the link: How the web makes attribution easier — and more complicated” (Matthew Ingram, paidContent) “The Used eBook Trojan Horse” (ebookp*rn blog) Books & Ebooks in the News: “Book of Kells now Free to… Read more »
ABE Books has published a lovely and poignant letter written by Harper Lee to Oprah in 2006, in which she talks about the role of books in her childhood. Publishers Weekly reports on the Kobo-indie bookstores program (it’s not having much effect on sales yet.)The Wall Street Journal thinks… Read more »
