 The Buckeye Battle Cry | Ombudsman Criticizes ESPN's Rules in Review of Reporter's Book New York Times (blog) A report by the Poynter Review Project, ESPN's ombudsman, concluded Tuesday that fuzzy in-house rules about letting writers be co-authors of books with subjects they cover led in part to the network's benching of the reporter Bruce ... Feldman's ESPN non-suspension follows bad decision-making |
 Zee News | The gateway to high fantasy Boston Globe Frequent comparisons to JRR Tolkien's “Lord of the Rings'' trilogy typically position Martin's books as a realistic American alternative to the Oxford don's high-flown epic style, and that's a fair comparison, but the genre doesn't begin and end with ... The Game of Thrones author visits his realm New fantasy book revives store sales Harry Potter and “A Dance with Dragons”: Breaking Records, Boggling Minds |
By: Robin Brande,
on 7/19/2011
Last weekend I, like many of you, saturated myself with all things Harry Potter. Even after seeing the amazing, wonderful,…
By: Melissa Wiley,
on 7/19/2011
I know I haven’t done a Rillabooks post in a while. Mostly this is because she’s been requesting rereads of books I’ve already gabbed about here. I did start one draft a while back about a new-to-her book; dunno why I never finished!
“Stand Back,” Said the Elephant, “I’m Going to Sneeze!” by Patricia Thomas
Our copy of this book is a Weekly Reader edition that belonged to Scott when he was little. Delightful art, bursting with personality and humor. The rollicking rhyme works well for this silly tale of animals begging the elephant not to unleash his powerful and destructive sneeze. A frequent read-aloud request from my younger children. (I admit: when Huck’s the sole requester, I usually only read the first couple of lines on each page. The book is a bit text-heavy for a two-year-old, but it entrances the five-year-old.)
(The formatting is because I was experimenting with a GoodReads feature.)
I’ve been jotting lists of daily read-alouds on [social network I'm talking too much about] most nights. I’m going to fold those notes into a list here, for our family archive and in order to share them with you. But most, as you’ll see, are repeats.
~Monday~
Rocket to the Moon (A surprise present from my little goddaughter. Her mama, one of my best friends, sent me a video of the two of them enjoying this very book the other day, and I watched it about fifteen times in succession and melted every time. And then a copy arrived for us. Huck is ENCHANTED. Animals build a rocket! To the moon! This is pretty much perfection, as far as he is concerned.)
We squoze in time for a half chapter of Little House in the Big Woods (the panther story) and a rousing, NOT-sleep-inducing rendition of Dinosaur vs Bedtime.
~Sunday~
The Poky Little Puppy
I Can Fly (the Little Golden Book by Ruth Kraus)
and Rilla read herself a Little Bear book, to her own surprise and delight. “I didn’t know I knew all those words!”
~Saturday~
Hide and Seek in the Yellow House (jiminy crickets, do my younguns love that book)
Princess Peepers
Cars & Trucks & Things that Go
Little House in the Big Woods
~July 11th, rounding up a few days’ worth~
Hush Little Dragon
Stellaluna (We found it!)*
Harold & the Purple Crayon (twice)
The Ear Book (umpteen times)
Bake Sale (new graphic novel from First Second, read two chapters to a THRONG)
This morning I was presented with a stack by all three of my small fry:
Brave Georgie Goat (One of our family favorites, you know…)
Penny and the Punctuation Bee
Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach
Of course the day’s not over yet.
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*I’m glad Stellaluna was lost at first because its elusiveness is what led us to The Bat-Poet instead, a book I am heart-glad to have added to Rilla’s world (and mine)
Are you having a fun filled busy summer? Are your kids reading as much as you think they should? Have you taught your beginning reader as much as you'd like?This post has ways to sneak in more reading and links to some of my best posts to teach a child to read. Here are a few ways to sneak in some extra reading time. Check out some audio books from your library. Many libraries let you
 The Guardian | 10 Fantasy Book Series That Could Replace Harry Potter at the Movies io9 Fantasy books are full of long, immersive series — it's one of the things fantasy does best. But where are the series that could occupy the Hollywood throne that King Harry just vacated? Here are 10 possibilities. We asked io9's Facebook followers to ... Harry Potter and Technology Religion: Final gasp of the 'Harry Potter' wars? Magic Beyond Words: The Girl Who Would Be Queen |
Francis Chan Continues to Dominate NYTimes Bestseller List Christian Post A first for the California pastor, all three of his books have made its way into the “Paperback Advice & Miscellaneous” top 10 list this week. His latest book Erasing Hell debuted at No. 3 on the list, while Crazy Love trailed close behind at No. 4. ... Francis Chan's Erasing Hell Debuts Third on NYT Bestseller List |
By: Michelle,
on 7/19/2011
It may be the middle of summer, but the first rounds of Fall reviews are starting to arrive. Watch for these great reads coming September 2011 from Orca!
Count Me In, by Sara Leach
“When 12-year-old Tabitha is forced by her parents to go backpacking with her two cousins and recently widowed Aunt Tess, she ends up with more of an adventure than any of them planned.
Both of Tabitha’s somewhat older cousins, Cedar and Ashley, are confident, experienced hikers, but nothing can fully prepare them for the series of misadventures that occurs after they climb to a mountaintop hut in British Columbia. Rain falls relentlessly. The dog, Max, wanders off when Tabitha is walking him. Ashley, even after she’s badly injured in a careless fall, uses every opportunity to express her hatred-never fully explained-for Tabitha, including deceitfully blaming her for the accident. After their attempt to hike out is thwarted by a flooded river, they begin to have problems with a very persistent bear, leading to many more issues. As the problems mount, Tabitha bravely responds, believably moving from her earlier self-pity to more appropriate responses, even coming to recognize that what she’s learning may help her with bullying problems she’s been having at school. The setting is well realized, and the authentic action sustains interest. If some of the dynamics between the characters are insufficiently developed, and a somewhat improbable conclusion seems forced, the suspense helps mitigate the issues.
A taut adventure tale that features plenty of action and some troubled relationships.” —Kirkus Reviews
The Yo-Yo Prophet, by Karen Krossing“A lonely, shy boy with an unusual talent breaks out of his shell with the unwanted help of an aggressive girl manager.
Calvin lives with his ailing grandmother over their dry-cleaning shop, relying on his love of yo-yos to relieve stress. He decides he might be able to make some money as a street performer with his yo-yo tricks, but he can’t avoid the highly unwanted attention of Rozelle, who demands to become his manager and grabs half his earnings. Worse, Rozelle markets him as a prophet, who can make accurate predictions during his performances. Her shenanigans net him local television attention, but the now overconfident Calvin begins to believe his own publicity and predicts that he can beat a world-champion yo-yo master. Meanwhile, his grandmother fails further and sells her business to a man Calvin doesn’t trust. As the deadline looms for finding a new apartment, Calvin relies on his yo-yo, teaching himself dazzling new tricks. Krossing paints vivid and believable portraits of her main characters and keeps the action flowing, especially in her descriptions of Calvin’s performances. She manages to convey the intricacies of the tricks and Calvin’s joy in mastering them while moving the narrative briskly along.
It all adds up to a captivating and believable portrait of a young boy coming of age.” —Kirkus Reviews
Frustrated judge pushes Google digital book deal Chicago Tribune Google, which runs the world's largest Internet search engine, had scanned about 12 million books, saying it would ease access to materials for readers and researchers. After Tuesday's hearing, Google spokesman Gabriel Stricker said the company is ... Google Gets More Time to Discuss Book-Scanning Settlement With Authors |
 mediabistro.com | Former Defense Chief Robert Gates Has Book Deal NPR by AP The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group announced Tuesday that Gates had agreed to two books, a memoir and a work on leadership. The memoir, currently untitled, is tentatively scheduled for 2013. The 67-year-old Gates stepped down July 1 after ... Knopf Lands Two Books from Defense Secretary Robert Gates Robert Gates Signs Two-Book Deal With Knopf |
 USA Today | Borders demise seen a small help to Barnes & Noble Chicago Tribune But Barnes & Noble's real growth will come from its popular Nook e-reader and increasing sales of e-books. "Barnes & Noble is not grabbing a larger slice of a growing pie," Morningstar analyst Pete Wahlstrom told Reuters on Tuesday. ... Borders to close all remaining book stores Books Without Borders Final chapter written for Borders book stores |
 The Bookseller | E-books factor in Borders closing News10.net But did e-books and e-readers do in Borders books? Not quite, but there's no doubt that the increasing number of people who read books as pixels on screens rather than as ink on paper has something to do with the demise of the 40-year-old book seller. ... Borders to close all remaining stores |
 msnbc.com | Borders to close all remaining book stores Digitaltrends.com “We were all working hard towards a different outcome, but the headwinds we have been facing for quite some time, including the rapidly changing book industry, ereader revolution, and turbulent economy, have brought us to where we are now. ... Calling Off Auction, Borders Plans to Liquidate Final chapter written for Borders book stores Chicago-area to Lose Borders Stores |
 Telegraph.co.uk | A Page in the Life: Chris Adrian Telegraph.co.uk I used to look for the most complicated books I could find and pretend to be reading them. I wanted people to think I was smart.” A lifelong obsession with A Midsummer Night's Dream – matched only by his passion for The Tempest – has inspired his ... |
 USA Today | Final chapter written for Borders book stores Atlanta Journal Constitution The final chapter was seven for Borders Group, the Michigan-based book-selling chain that will begin liquidating stores -- including about 10 in Georgia -- almost immediately. The nation's second largest traditional bookseller received ... Calling Off Auction, Borders Plans to Liquidate Column: Bidding farewell to the magic book place Borders reacted too slowly to change |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Melissa Gorman books London Olympics berth at world championships Sydney Morning Herald Competitors in the women's 10km open water swimming race at Jinshan Beach in Shanghai. The race was won by Keri Annes Payne of Great Britain. Photo: AP Australia's team for next year's London Olympics has its first official member after swimmer Melissa ... |
 Los Angeles Times | Column: Bidding farewell to the magic book place Worthington Daily Globe This was 1985, a little more than a decade after Tom and Louis Borders, two brothers who were students at the University of Michigan, slapped together a used book operation on the second floor of a building. Now, here on State Street, was this massive ... Calling Off Auction, Borders Plans to Liquidate Borders seeks OK to liquidate Borders book stores closing |
Obama backs book bailout The Detroit News President Barack Obama on Monday afternoon announced a $500 million federal bailout for Borders Group Inc., the Ann Arbor-based national superstore book chain, on fears that bankruptcy could destroy American reading and leave millions of children ... |
 Wednesday Journal | Gov's office: Borders a sign of state of industry Forbes The family's routine was that the kids would pick out books, she'd pay for them, and they'd read them together at home. Lewis blamed Borders' troubles partly on the technology that lets people read books online. "I think a hardcover book is the best ... Store closure also means a loss of event venue Borders closing Oak Park store, along with 398 others, after failing to find a ... |
Libraries Offer More Than Books The Ledger They've got books, CDs, audiobooks on CD and on Playaway (portable MP3 players), TV shows and movies on DVDs, all free for the borrowing. Computer broke? Got wireless? We do! Come check us out! Story Times this week are 10 am for ages 3-5 years, ... |
Los Angeles Times | Borders seeks OK to liquidate Boston Globe ''So where are we going to buy books from? I just got into reading books the last two or three years, and they just keep closing all these bookstores,'' she said, adding that electronic readers aren't an option for her. ''It takes all the fun out of it ... Calling Off Auction, Borders Plans to Liquidate Borders book stores closing Bookseller Borders to go out of business |
By: Heidi MacDonald,
on 7/18/2011
It’s official….as everyone expected, Borders, the book chain that spearheaded the rise of graphic novels in the good years, has failed to find a buyer and will be liquidated, perhaps as soon as this Friday.
Borders, which employs about 10,700 people, scrapped a bankruptcy-court auction scheduled for Tuesday amid the dearth of bids. The U.S.’s second-largest bookstore chain said it would ask a judge Thursday to approve a sale to liquidators led by Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers Group.
Borders’s liquidation of its remaining 399 stores could start as soon as Friday and the bookstore chain is expected to go out of business for good by the end of September, the company said.
On that note, please join us at Comic-Con for our Sunday panel:
1:00-2:00 PW: What Comes After the Graphic Novel?— With Borders’s bankruptcy shaking the publishing world and the health of brick-and-mortar stores everywhere being watched anxiously, the world of comics publishing is entering a new world of tablets, websites and, yes, good old comics shops. Join PW Comics World co-editor Heidi MacDonald in a discussion with publishing professionals as they take a look at what’s next on the horizon. Participants include Judy Hansen, Hansen Literary Agency; Portlyn Freeman, co-owner, Brave New World Comics; Jeff Webber, eBooks director, IDW; and Terry Nantier, NBM publisher. Room 25ABC
We’ll discuss what this means and the future of bookselling. Listen, it’s not all bad.
By: Tarie,
on 7/18/2011
 Globe and Mail | To publishers, Casey Anthony book is likely Tucson Citizen 17, 2011, under USA Today News The next photo of Casey Anthony may be on the cover of a book that could make her wealthy. Anthony is out of sight for now, but her story reverberates like the chop-chop of news helicopters that hovered over her heavily ... Now free, Casey Anthony and publishers await next chapter |
Officials add 1458 laws to state's books Amarillo.com An additional 27 bills became legislation without Perry's signature, for a total of 1485 new laws and resolutions now on the books. They account for 14.4 percent of the record-setting 10315 proposals - 7003 in the House and 3312 in the Senate - filed ... |
Hers is truly a story for the ages. It’s stuck with me for ten years of my life, and for some people it’s taken them even farther. There are many stories that do that. I appreciate what you’ve said here and how you’ve put what I’ve recognized in Rowling into words. I’m glad you liked the movie! I was spellbound and sobbing and laughing. It was truly fitting. I am grateful to all writers for the worlds and people they make so real to us! I literally don’t know what I’d do without all of you.
Kelley, I agree with you about the movie–sobbing and laughing, yes! (Not at the same time, of course.) And I agree with you totally about being grateful to writers like her who builds these worlds and these characters for us to enjoy. It sounds schmaltzy, but I really do feel like she has enriched my life this past decade! I’m happy for every success she has. She totally deserves it.