Yesterday, bitterly cold from all the bitter cold, I stopped briefly at the Thirtieth Street Station bookstore while en route to
my first day at Penn. There I was greeted with a tower of books featuring Ted Koppel, Chelsea Clinton, and me (
Love). Everyday, ordinary company? For me, not really.
Later, at the Penn Bookstore, I was searching for something else when I discovered all these
Handling the Truth's (Handlings of Truth?) beside Mary Karr's much-publicized
The Art of Memoir (about which I'd had
so many (politely stated) concerns).
Last week I heard from a kind soul who had found
Going Over at a train station in Germany.
My point being: We write and then we let our words and stories go. We can't do a whole lot about what happens after that, except to be happily surprised when we're discovered (or when we discover ourselves).
Speaking of books, submissions have now closed for the
This Is the Story of You giveaway. I'll have some news about that later today.
Chelsea Clinton has landed a deal with Penguin Young Readers. She intends to write a middle grade book entitled It’s Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going.
For this project, Clinton will address a variety of different issues including poverty, education, equality, epidemics, and climate change. Executive editor Jill Santopolo will edit the manuscript. The publication date has been scheduled for September 15th.
Clinton had this statement in the press release: “In It’s Your World, I try to explain what I think are some of the biggest challenges facing our world today, particularly for young people. I also explore some of the solutions to those challenges and share stories of inspiring kids and teenagers doing amazing work to help people and our planet have brighter and healthier futures. My hope is that the book will inspire readers to realize that they can start making a difference now, in their own way, for their family, their community, and our world.”
On Saturday, volunteers from across the country joined First Book on the National Mall in Washington DC to celebrate President Obama’s National Day of Service by providing 15,000 brand-new books to DC-area children from low-income families.
Click here to see photos of the event, including pictures of volunteers, political leaders, and even a few celebrities.
First Book was one of seven nonprofits featured at the event, highlighting the idea of community service in such areas as education, the environment and support for military families.
??Each volunteer packed two books into a bag, and decorated bookplates with personal messages.
The books, including “Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” by Doreen Rappaport, were provided thanks to the generous support of our friends at KPMG, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, through its KPMG’s Family for Literacy program.
The bags will be distributed in the coming days to students throughout DC, thanks to First Book’s partnership with the American Federation of Teachers.
Even if you weren’t able to join us on the National Mall, you can still bring new books to kids in need. Click here to donate to our National Day of Service Virtual Book Drive. Every $2.50 provides one new books to a child in need.
