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A novel twist to a classic rhyme. Who says that little girls are made of “sugar and spice and everything nice?” Or that boys are made of “frogs and snails and puppy dog tails?” What if girls were made of “boats and snails and dinosaur tails?” And little boys of ... more >
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The occasion of a birthday provide the opportunity to look back at the long days spent waiting patiently for the baby to be born, the special day it arrives, and the miraculous perfection of every stage of its growth. Soft, warm colors and cozy images are accompanied by a spare ... more >
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A young mouse must save her production of The Nutcracker in a charming holiday tale from author of The Gingerbread Pirates and the illustrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events. Hidden in Saint Petersburg’s famed Mariinsky Theater are the world’s tiniest ballet fans: the Mariinsky mice, including Esmeralda, a rising ... more >
Publishing Newsblasphemy / Book Awards / children's literature / Clueless / Comic books / Facebook / Islamophobia / Louise Erdrich / TwitterComments Off on Friday News: NBCC awards, blasphemy, Islamophobia, and Clueless comic book
Louise Erdrich, Matthew Desmond Among Winners of National Book Critics Circle Awards – I have always loved Louise Erdrich’s books, because despite their often grim elements, there is a sense of gentleness and illuminated love in her writing (similar IMO to the film “Moonlight”). So I’m thrilled to see that she ... more >
Publishing Newschildren's literature / diversity / Free Speech / future of books / Kumail Nanjiani / publishing / romantic comedies / Roxane Gay / sex ed / Simon & Schuster6 Comments
Simon & Schuster cancels Milo Yiannopoulos’ book – I am left wondering if Simon & Schuster was looking for a reason to drop Dangerous, despite their insistence that they were ‘doing the right thing’ and defending free speech. That claim was just about as convincing as Yiannopoulos’s insistence that he was just ... more >
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People Of Color Accounted For 22 Percent Of Children’s Books Characters In 2016 – In the past twenty years, the percentage of characters of color in children’s books has increased by only 13%, from 9% to 22% – and only 12% of books last year were written or illustrated by artists ... more >
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