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You just know a video is big when it has folks outside the usual children’s literary circles talking about it. Such was the case with the recent Colbert Report interview with Maurice Sendak. Somebody must have tipped off Stephen to the fact that Maurice would make for a brilliant interview. It’s pretty clear from the get-go that Maurice understands the Colbert character at work. Though, now that I think about it, even if he didn’t I doubt his answers would be any different. And then there’s the second part:
Make what you will of this tongue-in-cheek follow-up article. Thanks to Anita Silvey and Jules at 7-Imp for the link!
Of course the big news to come out this week was that the 2012 Trailee Awards for the best child and teen related book videos were released. Mr. Schu has the full list of winners here. I’d seen some of them but completely missed this one for my friend Marie Rutkoski’s novel The Cabinet of Wonders:
I have a fine appreciation for happy dances. And as debut authors go Jessica Rothenberg’s is now the one to beat:
And now the best thing you’ll see all day, all week, all month. I credit Jules with this delightful find. Tis a pure delight.
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After the bad news at the beginning of the week about how the Caldecott and Newbery Award-winners were dissed by the morning news shows, Stephen Colbert does an awesome interview with Maurice Sendak! Like most things Colbert does, it's not for children, but it is HILARIOUS! Sendak is known for his curmudgeonly attitude, but I've always admired him for being himself. He holds his own against Colbert, and we actually see him laugh! Maybe Stephen will have the winners on next year (I don't know if they would all be up to it!)
The Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert interviewed Where the Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak this week. Follow these links to watch part one and part two of the interview.
According to Shelf Awareness, Colbert “turned [to Sendak] for advice on becoming a celebrity children’s author, pitched his sequel idea for Where the Wild Things Are 2: Still Wildin’ (featuring action star Vin Diesel) and generally let the wild rumpus begin.”
During the interview, some of the “rumpus” that emerged included Sendak’s opinion on the current state of children’s literature; he finds it “abysmal” and thinks that “most books for children are very bad.”
Stephen Colbert’s two-part interview with Where the Wild Things Are author/illustrator Maurice Sendak easily ranks as the most entertaining interview I’ve ever seen with a children’s book author. I’m sure it’ll be much discussed at the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators winter conference, which starts tomorrow in Manhattan.
Advertising on Facebook is a bit of a conundrum (for the social media giant, but not for brands. Savvy social media campaigns can get widespread advertising for pennies on the dollar compared to traditional media. The challenge for Facebook is when... Read the rest of this post
Using coloring books as propaganda can be a bad idea. Talisman Energy released a coloring book called Talisman Terry’s Energy Adventure (follow this link to read), teaching children about the controversial practice of hyrdraulic fracturing (or fracking) for natural gas.
The coloring book was pulled after being ridiculed by various public figures last week–including Stephen Colbert, who mocked the coloring book in a segment (video embedded above). Scribd has a copy of the coloring book, in case you’d like to see it for yourself. What do you think?
The Washington Post has more: “Critics called the coloring book’s depiction of land before and after drilling overly rosy. The post-drilling image adds a rainbow and an eagle to the scene where the hydraulic fracturing drilling process took place.”
Michael Scheuer was the chief of the CIA’s bin Laden unit from 1996 to 1999 and remained a counterterrorism analyst until 2004. He is the author of many books, including the bestselling Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terrorism. His latest book is the biography Osama bin Laden, a much-needed corrective, hard-headed, closely reasoned portrait that tracks the man’s evolution from peaceful Saudi dissident to America’s Most Wanted.
In the book, her portrait of Lincoln includes the words: “I looked deep into his eyes and found.” Kalman added: “I thought he would be the most incredible boyfriend. If I were married to him instead of Mary Todd Lincoln, the whole history would’ve been a whole different thing.”
Not, by any means, a bad week. Just strange. Still behind on work, and shuttling between Boston and New York.
I went to New York on Friday, got there in time to catch Michael Chabon and Zadie Smith reading at the New Yorker Festival, which had brought me in. I nearly disgraced myself by fainting during Michael's reading but managed not to (it was a close thing, and a long story). Here's a too-dark photo of Michael and Zadie afterwards.
The hotel that the New Yorker was putting me up in had the best view in the world, even if you were in the bath:
On Saturday, I went and had free ice cream with Daniel Handler (as announced on this blog). I would have liked to meet author Lemony Snicket, but unfortunately he was mysteriously detained and Mr Handler showed up as his representative.
This photograph commemorates the event. I am on the left. Mr Handler is holding the ice cream.
Since this photograph was taken I have had a haircut.
Then Holly and I went off with the lovely Claudia Gonson and her beautiful new baby Eve. We had sushi, except for Eve, and then went to the Evolution shop where I bought a replica Dodo Skull.
The dodo skull was a present for Countess Cynthia Von Buhler, whose birthday it was. She's an illustrator and artist who also throws parties, and that night was her birthday party, and she had also decided to celebrate Amanda's and my engagement.
There were dead mermaids, and there was a carousel on the roof.
I have never been to a party like it, nor do I ever expect to go to such a party again. If you can win at parties, Cynthia (who was a mermaid, first in a bathtub, and later carried around on a bed) won.
The next morning Dana Goodyear interviewed me for the New Yorker Festival, which was hugely enjoyable. (
Did young viewers take a 'spring break' from TV? (Nielsen reports a recent drop among 18-49 year-olds. Also MTV says accept no 'Shore' substitutes disassociating from imitation "Jersey Shore" series in the works. And Bravo and "I Love the '80s"... Read the rest of this post
College apps turned auditions (prospective Tufts students take up the chance to use YouTube to stand out from the pack of applicants. Plus a ugc PSA contest invites teens to share what they do for a “natural high” on YouTube) (New York Times,... Read the rest of this post
Taylor Swift wins album of the year (at the Grammys and the honor of being the youngest artist to do so. Probably makes the criticism of her off-key performance a little easier to shake off. Plus Stephen Colbert flaunts his brand new iPad. Indie... Read the rest of this post
Yesterday I tweeted the open letter Miracle Whip ran as a full page newspaper ad in response to Stephen Colbert mocking the brand's latest campaign targeted at hip, young folk too cool for mayo. In the letter the "bold marketing team"... Read the rest of this post
This is what I wrote yesterday, but didn't post. (I went to sleep instead.)
I'm on the plane home from New York right now, with Maddy. (Mike flew back to San Francisco at the crack of dawn this morning.)
The New York stop on the way home was to appear on The Colbert Report - they had asked me to a couple of weeks ago, and we'd set this date. I came close to cancelling last week, but thought it was the kind of thing that my dad would have liked me to do -- and, perhaps more importantly, it was something I'd agreed to do for my own son. So I did it. (Having said that, that's pretty much it for interviews and such for a while. Also pretty much it for introductions, blurbs, and appearances at children's parties. Some bloggage, some twitterage, and probably not an awful lot of either until I'm rested, caught up on work, and feeling a bit less, well, tender.)
I love The Colbert Report. It gets Tivoed in my house and it gets watched.
Originally, I didn't. Caught the first few when it spun off from the Daily Show, and wasn't impressed - didn't like it, didn't get it. It was the fact it became my son Mike's favourite TV programme that drew me back. And when I came back, I loved it.
I found myself fascinated by the multiple layers of the Colbert persona (the character of Colbert is an idiot, but a really smart idiot, played by a very clever man) and the way that the persona is allowed to say the unsayable. (The "rearranging the deckchairs on the Hindenberg" line, for example.)
Had no idea whether I'd work on it, or enjoy it when I was actually on it, mind you.
I think I worked and I really did enjoy it -- I loved having no idea where things were going to go (no, it was not rehearsed, no, I had no idea that mentioning Tom Bombadil would produce that result).
Before the show, Stephen Colbert said hello, shook hands and told me what I am sure he tells every guest, that his character is an idiot, and to be passionate and make my points regardless.
Because I hadn't been home in a while, and didn't have that many clothes with me, I found myself doing the interview in the suit I'd taken to the UK and used through the whole of the funeral stuff. Which was strange. I'm never quite sure if I'm me when I'm dressed up.
Afterwards, I was taking my family to have dinner with Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly and their family, so at the end of the interview, when Colbert asked for an illustrator to make people lose all hope, I suggested Art, to make Art smile. And it did. Have now suggested that Art actually does do "Fuck It, We're all going to die". (I read art's latest book (or rather, a newly introduced, newly afterworded, book from 1977) BREAKDOWNS on the plane home -- astonishing, beautiful work.)
... I watched you on the Colbert Report. In all seriousness, might I suggest smart casual instead of a suit the next time?
Sure you can. But the suit was what was in the funeral luggage, and I had neither the time that Monday nor the inclination to go clothes-shopping, so (shrugs).
After the last trip to Toronto for Coraline I felt guilty enough whenever people pointed out that I hadn't gone to Toronto on the Graveyard Book tour, that when I was asked, I said yes to appearing at the Luminato Festival in June:
An Evening with Neil Gaiman Celebrated for novels such as American Gods, graphic novels including The Sandman series, and this year’s Hollywood blockbuster Coraline, Neil Gaiman graces Luminato at An Evening with Neil Gaiman. In conversation with his fans at the Jane Mallett Theatre, Gaiman presents the Canadian premiere of his latest novel, The Graveyard Book, an innocently sweet yet dark tale about a young boy raised in a cemetery by ghosts and spirits. Gaiman was awarded the 2009 Newbery Medal for the work. Moderator Mark Askwith (Producer, SPACE) leads a dialogue between audience members and Gaiman as fans are encouraged to ask questions of the modern-day master of fright before a book signing. An Evening with Neil Gaiman is presented by Scotiabank. Monday, June 8 at the Jane Mallett Theatre $15
Audrey Niffenegger is one of my favourite people, and gave me a guided tour of Highgate Cemetery West, when I was working on The Graveyard Book and had got myself stuck. She was researching a novel herself, and had got so deeply into it she was working as a guide. Was thrilled to see the book is now finished, and sold.
And finally, on this page, there's a three minute video of me talking about audio books.
No, it wasn't rehearsed or scripted (people keep asking me), and it was much too much fun. I'm wearing a suit because that was what I had in the bag, post-funeral.
...the caretaker used to praise the house in the words that Nuth had suggested. "If it wasn't for the drains," she would say, "it's the finest house in London," and when they pounced on this remark and asked questions about the drains, she would answer them that the drains also were good, but not so good as the house.
I certainly don't hate him, but am of the opinion that he is not as good as the rest of the house.)
Hullo from a hotel room in which Mike Gaiman is reading Lance Armstrong's autobiography, Maddy Gaiman is reading Jodi Picoult's The Tenth Circle ("Dad! You're in this!") and I am not reading anything but am instead getting on the computer to say that I will be interviewed on The Colbert Report tonight, for those of you who want to set your TIVOs and also that I am wondering whether or not I should shave.
It's still Chanukah. Just when you thought you were done giving presents, we've got three crazy nights to go. If my daughters are reading this, the best stuff has already come out so would you like to stop now while you're ahead?
Never one to be the Debbie Downer in the room, here's a totally silly Chanukah/Christmas song from the genius minds of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. I cannot believe I missed the entire Colbert holiday show a few weeks ago. (Time Warner! Hands off the YouTube clips, please!) I just saw this segment from the show and I knew I had to post it here. According to my Live Journal, I am one gimmel short of a miserable dreidel and there's no way I can leave that impression hanging in the air. So go ahead now and laugh. That's good for you, too. In fact, studies show it's even better than crying. (And you haven't lived until you've laughed at a funeral. Yes. Me. Guilty. It was ccccchorrrrrible!)
Drug dealing in GTA (as if the haters needed one more reason to target this video game. Plus ads coming to Guitar Hero) (News.com) (Alley Insider)
- College women (not keen on Sarah Palin, according to this research)
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Stephen Colbert is hysterically funny. He takes you through the ins and outs of American society as seen through a crazy conservative person. His book had me laughing out loud so many times (my husband kept asking,”What is he saying? What? What is so funny?????”) He is pompous and arrogant and utterly irreverent. He is so un-pc it cracks me up. Yet by going to the extreme he shows just how insane parts of the country have become. He covers everything from religion to sex to homosexuals to old people and on and on. It makes you step back and think (as you are cracking up laughing). A short read, but completely worth every minute you spend with it!
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I went back to my Alma Mater this weekend to help plan my 5 year reunion. Even though it will really have been 6 years. My college was weird like that, and in a lot of different ways.
Dan and I were invited to a house party and served a mixed beverage that entails Keystone Light and Sunny D. And everyone freaking out and getting down to the exact same song we all freaked out and got down to back in the day. (For your listening enjoyment, I present you with that SAME song. So you can freak out and shake your booty. Like A Prayer)
I wandered around new buildings and old buildings and was comforted that the old smells were still there.
And, while looking for the Chinese department so I could say a hearty ni hao to my old profs, I accidentally stumbled into Kelly's office. Well, outside her office. I met her later for coffee. She gave me more books and Dan was not amused. :)
[T]his book is for America's Heroes. And who are the Heroes? The people who bought this book. That bears repeating. People who borrow this book are not Heroes. They are no better then welfare queens mooching off the system like card-carrying library card-carriers. For the record, we're not offering this book to libraries no free rides.
For the record, welfare queen that I am, I got it at the library.
For those of you without a TiVo who like to go to bed a resaonable hour and therefore might not be familiar, The Colbert Report is a spin-off of The Daily Show. What Daily Show does to fake news, Colbert does to fake punditry. In a perfect send up of The O'Reilly Factor, Colbert offers biting social and political commentary in a way that frequently makes me want to pee my pants in laughter.
And now it's in book form. Reading much like Colbert's monologues (with margin notes that read a bit like an extended segment of "The Word") we get his faux-conservative thoughts on everything from Immigrants to Family, Sex, and Science. And it comes with stickers!
Parts of it, especially in the beginning, go on a bit long, but overall, it's pretty hysterical. I highly recommend it along with Jon Stewart's America (The Book).
And, some thoughts to leave you with:
Think books aren't scary? Well, think about this: you can't spell "Book" without "Boo!"
On why you don't need to take comparative religions? Jesus Wins
Why not take Women on Women: The Literature of Liberation? It's not what you think
"In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth." Sorry, Darwin-huggers, bit it's not "In the beginning, a monkey evolutioned gay marriage."
Nothing is less American than the Army-Navy game. Whichever side you pick you're rooting against
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Time Magazine is conducting its regular search for the 100 Most Influential People of the Year. The numbers keep shifting up and down. J.K. Rowling is #4. NO! Now she's #3. NO! Now she's #5. The one person who is almost always #1, however, is Stephen Colbert. I'm not sure how they're ranking this. He doesn't have the most votes but he's still top of the pops. Interesting. Now I'm not a political creature by nature, but if I urge you to ever vote on ANYTHING it's to vote on Rowling and Colbert. That's a ticket I'd be willing to back.
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Today's poem comes from U.S. Poet Laureate (former) Robert Pinsky and is called "Samurai Song."
Stephen Colbert had Robert Pinsky host his metaphoroff with Sean Penn on the Colbert Report this evening and ordered his viewers to make "Samurai Song" the number one poem in the U.S. I submit. Here are the first stanzas of Robert Pinsky's "Samurai Song":
"Samurai Song"
When I had no roof I made Audacity my roof. When I had No supper my eyes dined.
When I had no eyes I listened. When I had no ears I thought. When I had no thought I waited.
When I had no father I made Care my father. When I had No mother I embraced order.
Loved The Colbert Report on Thursday. Going to have to catch a rerun on Friday!
At Wild Rose Reader: I have a mask poem entitled "Grizzly Bear." http://wildrosereader.blogspot.com/2007/04/poem-day-20.html
I have a second post entitled "I Am Looking for a Poem About..." Blog readers can ask me to find a children's poem on a particular topic/subject for them. I will try to provide the poem suggestions by Sunday night or early Monday.
In Poetry Friday Potpourri #3, I have links to all the blogs I've posted at Wild Rose Reader since last Friday. I also have links to the Favorite Poem Project, Favorite Poem Poetry Lessons, a summary of the poetry research project I conducted in my second grade class in 1993, the Favorite Poem 2007 Poetry Institute for Educators information page, and to Naomi Shihab Nye's "Valentine for Ernest Mann"--one of my favorite poems.
I went for simple today: http://slayground.livejournal.com/214141.html
Monica Edinger said, on 4/20/2007 5:58:00 AM
I wrote one of letters to a work of poetry today (after reading it aloud to my class this morning). It is at: http://medinger.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/reading-aloud-casey/
Kelly Fineman said, on 4/20/2007 6:06:00 AM
Little Willow said it best: Stephen Colbert rules all. So I've posted about Samurai Song as well: http://kellyrfineman.livejournal.com/196662.html, duped at Blogger: http://kellyrfineman.blogspot.com/2007/04/samurai-song-poetry-friday-post-for.html
I felt the need for a little nonsense today so I've got Edward Lear at:
http://susanwrites.livejournal.com/75858.html
And Wordy Girls has a round-up of reader written poems of 15 words or less at http://community.livejournal.com/wordygirls/30951.html
RM1(SS) (ret) said, on 4/20/2007 8:11:00 AM
Wednesday was the eighteenth of April, so I'm offering a piece by Longfellow. Though I suppose it might have been better to wait until next year, when 18 April will actually be on Friday....
we are one of the sites supporting the campaign to prove Stephen Colbert is in fact the greatest living american. We did this by painting one of our clawfoot tubs with the "red, white, and blue" to honor Mr. Colbert. We thought you might find this amusing. http://www.vintagetub.com/greatest-living-american.html Thanks for you time
Kelly, I am in, finally, with a bit about the book Never Tease a Weasel
http://tinyurl.com/2bcuz3
Thanks for rounding up!
Kelly Fineman said, on 4/20/2007 5:41:00 PM
I think we should, in fact, go by Kelly H. and Kelly F. Although the only other Kelly I ever met in school was a red-haired BOY in the sixth grade in Clarinda, Iowa. And he may have been Kelley.
Kimberly/lectitans said, on 4/20/2007 6:11:00 PM
And part two, regarding On Pointe:
http://lectitans.livejournal.com/14136.html
Charlotte said, on 4/20/2007 6:18:00 PM
Hi Kelly, I'm in with a look at two books of concrete poetry at http://charlotteslibrary.blogspot.com/2007/04/two-concrete-poetry-books.html.
Thanks for all your thoughtful posts, everyone! This was an especially good week.
Kelly F: Where I grew up (SoCal) there was ALWAYS another Kelly--sometimes a boy, sometimes a girl. By high school people were changing their names to "Kelli" and "Kellie," usually with a heart over the "i"
Iowa, eh? ;)
HipWriterMama said, on 4/21/2007 6:59:00 AM
This is great. Thanks Kelly for organizing this one.
Mary Lee said, on 4/21/2007 3:51:00 PM
We're way late, but Franki has a review of BUGS by David Harrison:
Librarians have indeed been keeping certain facts under wraps. Those of you who know that Stephen has laid claim to inventing the term "truthiness" may be interested to know that someone has legitimate evidence on hand to suggest that they themselves conjured it up. What's more, she's a librarian.
And I'm certain he's correct about librarians. But are they "on notice" along with bears?
fusenumber8 said, on 3/27/2007 9:25:00 AM
Not yet. Nor are they dead to him. Thank God he hasn't figured out that the world's most notorious kidlit bear (my dear Pooh) is housed in a library not far from his studio.
The Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert interviewed Where the Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak this week. Follow these links to watch 
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Like A Prayer
by Stephen Colbert
I just discovered Colbert's show about two months ago. His auction-my-cast bit was hilarious.
I love Colbert! His book is hilarious.