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Fantasy Library

I saw this on Twitter this morning (thanks to @readandbreathe, follow me @rebf):In celebration of National Library Week (beginning April 12), author Laurie R. King is offering three spectacular prizes - two go to you, one goes to a library of your choice - in return for your library fantasy. Not a fantasy involving a … Continue reading Fantasy Library

Book Review: You by Charles Benoit

Youby Charles Benoit9780061947049, $16.99, Harper, Pub. Date: August 2010You is a powerful, searing work of realistic teen fiction. The title comes from its second-person point-of-view narrator; a voice that makes the work immediately accessible by encouraging the reader to become the main character.The main character is sophomore Kyle Chase. He's smart, but took a wrong … Continue reading Book Review: You by Charles Benoit

Now I Know My ABCs…

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The Future of Children’s Publishing

Thanks to @MarkMcVeigh and @LiaKeyes for today's post. Follow me on Twitter @rebf.They tweeted about the Washington Post's article "The future of children's book publishing" by Stephen Lowman, which you should all read, as it talks about the intersection between publishing a paper hard copy and the availability of book content online.While I don't disagree … Continue reading The Future of Children’s Publishing

Intro to Typography

Here is a very basic introduction to four different fonts. It's a fun little video that gives DOB, distinguishing characteristics, and some vocab for font description. If you're at all interested in typography, like me, it's worth the four minutes of your life. Enjoy!http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6875685&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1Type: Four from R. Ballermann on Vimeo.

Book Recommendations for 3rd & 4th Grade Boys

Emily, one of this blog's team members, and a grade school teacher, prompted this blog post. Actually, she asked me for this list over a year ago, and she knows how very, truly sorry I am that it's taken me this long to get it for her. Once I had done so, though, I thought … Continue reading Book Recommendations for 3rd & 4th Grade Boys

The Making of Cover Art for Gail Carriger’s Blamless

On the Odyssey Bookshop blog, two posts (1, 2) introduced my love for the Parasol Protectorate Series, as they're known - three books (so far) starring the sexy, sassy, soulless Alexia Tarabotti, written by Gail Carriger. Even if you haven't begun the steampunk, supernaturally-inclined series set in Victorian London, you can still appreciate the design … Continue reading The Making of Cover Art for Gail Carriger’s Blamless

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Summer 2010 Picturebook Highlights – Publishers Group West

Publishers Group West, or PGW, is #7 in the Summer 2010 Picturebook Highlights series! One book I am afraid to say probably won't be a best-seller but is stunningly illustrated is: Owls See Clearly at Night (Lii Yiiboo Miyo-Waapamik Iii Swer): A Michif Alphabet (L'alfabet di Michif) illustrated by Julie Flett 9781897476284, $16.95, Pub. Date: … Continue reading Summer 2010 Picturebook Highlights – Publishers Group West

CHIRP, Part 2

In an earlier post, I mentioned the new Candlewick Handselling Indie Recognition Program (CHIRP), and how fabulous I think it is. Well, my gushing got noticed by a few people, it seems, as I received a phone call asking for my thoughts on the matter. You can now read my opinion not only on my … Continue reading CHIRP, Part 2