L.A. Times Festival of Books
Check out this photo essay of the recent book festival at UCLA.If you’ve ever wondered what some of your favorite…
April is National Poetry Month
The world is full of poetry this month.The Daily Poem has a 12th Annual Poetry Parade. I particularly identified with…
Reading is good for your health!
Check out these beautiful bookstores and info. on how reading lowers your stress level.Thanks to Jana for the link! ……
Patriotic Poetry Titles
If you want a list of patriotic poetry books for kids or info. on a new election year collection, check…
The Pig in the Pantry and Other Homeschool Tales by Rose Godfrey
Many of my friends are homeschooling moms, and this title caught my eye when it came across the transom as…
ebook: Time Machine: Age of the Emperors by Missy Snapp
Disclaimers: 1. I know the author — this was a work-for-hire job.2. I read this in, well, it’s not even…
The Colbert Report: Ann Patchett & her bookstore
This is from Wired.com, a video clip and summary of the wickedly funny repartee between Stephen Colbert and acclaimed novelist…
Tips for Engaging Reluctant Readers
Remember the book/movie Dangerous Minds? That author, teacher LouAnne Johnson, shares her experiences with reluctant readers in a piece on…
eBook sales: one author’s case study
YA Author Arthur Slade posted the results of his year-long experiment in the world of e-books on his blog.These were…
Cybils Awards
The Cybils Awards are listed here.Not sure what they are? They’re children’s lit awards given by bloggers, who explain their…
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