Category Archives: Hot Topics
Enough with the “creepy” already!
They pop up on the internet every year, on bulletin boards or else group blogs like Huffington Post. Sometimes they go viral, thanks to Twitter and Facebook and even good old-fashioned email forwards. They’re collections of book covers, for children’s … Continue reading
Raiders of the free ARCs
It’s always a kick when ARCs–advanced reading copies of books—first arrive at the office (if you work in publishing) or at home (if you’re an author). Recently I was lucky enough to have a few spare ARCs of my upcoming … Continue reading
Way to go Dori!
Yesterday, Dori Hillestad Butler appeared on Fox & Friends with a Texas parent/babysitter who is challenging her book My Mom’s Having a Baby! We are so proud of Dori! In less than 24-hours, she did some ad-hoc media training … Continue reading
Border’s Isn’t Gone, But We Still Have to Say Goodbye
Like everyone else in the book business these past few months, we’d been wondering about the fate of Borders—whether the whole company would go under, completely taking out one of the major bookstore players. We knew there’d be a big … Continue reading
Book Trailers: Should You Make One?
We’d already planned to show you some of our authors’ book trailers this week, when Elizabeth Bluemle talked about them over on PW Shelftalker last week. To be honest, while I’m always happy when an author or illustrator creates a … Continue reading
Hot Topics: Vote!
There are some key places and activities I remember very clearly from my earliest days — going to the library every week; sledding down the biggest “hill” Long Island could manage; waiting at the bus stop in the near dark; … Continue reading
Hot Topics: #speakloudly
Tomorrow is the last day of Banned Books Week. We hope you’ve been out there reading banned books and sharing them with other readers too. One of my favorite t-shirts is from the guys at Unshelved. It’s fun to wear in … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, Censorship, Children's Books, Hot Topics
Tagged #speakloudly, censorship, children's books, opinion, Publishing
1 Comment
