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Bookopolis Launches 1,000 Minute Summer-Reading Challenge
’20 minutes is pretty standard for a daily reading assignment for elementary school students around the US. Check out this great graphic displaying the cumulative effect of reading 20 minutes a …
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US and International Organizations Protest Singapore National Library Board’s Decision to Pulp Children’s Books Over LGBT Content
NEW YORK, NY — The National Coalition Against Censorship (USA) has been joined by freeDimensional and PEN International in issuing a statement ( read online ) opposing the decision of the Singapore National Library Board to remove and pulp three children’s books:And …
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Curious George: Your New NYC Ambassador
“Since the ambassador program launched in 2009, family visitation has grown by 26.5 percent. NYC & Company says that’s about 30.8 percent of the total number of city visitors.” (Yahoo.com)
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Hans Christian Andersen: Not-Your-Fairy-Tale Houseguest
Five weeks is a long time for even the most charming of guests, but Andersen had a habit of riling his hosts. While he stayed with the family, he was …
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Rainbow Rowell to Read Her Own ‘Harry Potter’ Fan Fiction at LeakyCon
The story is set in the future and it features Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy as a couple raising children together. For Rowell, it’s about the two boys “dealing with …
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David Levithan to Pen ‘Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story’
Readers will soon get all the details about Tiny’s theatrical creation in David Levithan’s forthcoming project, Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story. The book itself will be written in …
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Lois Lowry and Jeff Bridges Discuss ‘The Giver’
“…Bridges and Lowry expressed similar sentiments about the role of reading in children’s lives. ‘Reading is a rehearsal for life,’ Lowry said. Bridges expanded on her point, saying, ‘Both movies …
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Film Adaptation of ‘Wicked Lovely’ On the Way
“The project was grabbed back from turnaround by WWPSP, and it rears up again at a time when there is a strong market for female driven YA adaptations, after Divergent …
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UK’s “Next Big Thing” Writing Competition
Entrants must be previously unpublished UK residents. The prize will include a £5,000 advance and a publishing contract with Bloomsbury. Said Jonathan Douglas of the National Literary Trust, “we work to …
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First Lemony Snicket Prize Awarded to Lower 9th Ward Librarian
“…she was told there’s no money in the budget for an outreach librarian, so she is an unofficial volunteer outreach librarian, taking books around her neighborhood, to the community Guerilla …
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London Launches “Books About Town”
The benches will highlight the capital’s literary connections, provide an opportunity for passersby to see art from some of the country’s top artists, and celebrate reading. See more at Books About Town ▸▸
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Breathtaking Children’s Book Tattoos
Don’t miss the very cleverly hidden Waldo. See more at BuzzFeed Books ▸▸
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“A book is a sneeze.” E.B. White on Why He Wrote ‘Charlotte’s Web’
“I have been asked to tell how I came to write “Charlotte’s Web.” Well, I like animals, and it would be odd if I failed to write about them. Animals …
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Get a Portrait of Your Pug Painted by Jarrett J. Krosoczka!
“I love all dogs, and all animals, but in my free time from illustrating children’s books, I’m only interested in painting portraitures of pugs. Paintings will be in acrylic paint …
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TV Pilot of ‘Delirium’ Made Available on Hulu
Oliver has requested that viewers discuss it on social media using the hashtag #DeliriumPilot so she can take note of any feedback and reactions. Learn more at Hulu ▸▸ Read …
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Miscommunication: A Cameron Post Story
In an open letter to the school board, emily m. danforth says, “I think, for me, this is the most depressing part of this entire dismal and embarrassing charade. You’re …
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Alice Through the Ages
“In the century and a half since Sir John Tenniel’s original illustrations, the Carroll classic has sprouted everything from a pop-up book adaptation to a witty cookbook to a quantum physics allegory, and hundreds of artists …
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Maurice Sendak’s Advice to Aspiring Children’s Book Creators: “Move to New York”
Author/illustrator Barbara McClintock on her decision to contact Sendak: “‘So, I thought…well, he’d know how I should get involved in children’s books. He could give me advice, which is a …
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J. K. Rowling Reunites Harry Potter with Old Friends in New Article for Pottermore
London, England — J.K. Rowling has reunited Harry, Ron and Hermione with their old cohorts from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in a 1500-word piece written for her website Pottermore.com …
