@cktechtl: I have been an elem teacher-librarian for 6 yrs. @librarianmissk: This is my 4th yr as a TL, but it’s my 1st year in elem. @cktechtl: Sometimes I feel that I can’t keep up with new ideas @librarianmissk: Sometimes I feel like I am on a island by myself. I’ve kinda immersed my grad [...]

Here’s a short preview of World of Archie Double Digest #26, coming to a comics shop near you next Wednesday. This quick take features art by classic Archie artist Dan DeCarlo, who helped give Betty and Veronica their iconic look; you can see more of his work in the recent anthology The Art of Betty [...]

Boy, I love it when I set up a Literary Salon months in advance and then the universe conspires to make it even more timely than I’d initially intended.  Expect this next one at the main branch of NYPL to feature one hot and toasty little panel talk.  I shall mentally prepare in the interim. [...]

Back to the lists! Thanks to Lessa Pelayo-Lozada for reminding me about the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature. As explained at the website for the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association, “The goal of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature is to honor and recognize individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, based on literary and [...]

We’re trying something new this spring. With Reach Out and Read and the Cambridge Public Library, the Horn Book is presenting a one-day conference about books and the youngest readers/listeners/lookers. We thought it would be useful to cross-fertilize our areas of expertise (Reach Out and Read on brain development, CPL on using books with children, [...]

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Paul Griffin writes books, lots of books.  He sells few, very few.  He likes dogs, books about dogs and living with dogs.  He likes cats too.  If his wife weren’t allergic to cats, Paul would be one of those crazy old cat ladies.  If he were old…

Paul Griffin writes books, lots of books.  He sells few, very few.  He likes dogs, books about dogs and living with dogs.  He likes cats too.  If his wife weren’t allergic to cats, Paul would be one of those crazy old cat ladies.  If he were old…

It’s been a while since we’ve done this (poor Homer Price) so let’s do a little recap. If a good book is sporting a cover that isn’t helping, you’ve got yourself an Unfortunate Cover. The Unfortunate Cover can be a tough situation to remedy. You can booktalk the heck out of it to spur some [...]

A flashback to what I was reading in February 2010: Dream Life by Lauren Mechling. From my review: “Claire Voyante has a gift: psychic abilities that help her solve mysteries. Naturally, it’s not something she shares with her fellow students at Henry Hudson High School.” One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. From my review: “1968. [...]

Catherine Gilbert Murdock is rather surprised to find herself in a Battle of the Books, as her weapon of choice is usually a short-handled shovel. When not shoveling, she’s found time to author the award-winning Dairy Queen trilogy, about a football-playing farm girl in rural Wisconsin, and the fantasy duo Princess Ben and Wisdom’s Kiss. Her new novel Heaven is Paved with Oreos (fall 2013) is also set in rural Wisconsin, and features an enthusiastic eighth-grader who learns how much she has yet to learn, about everything. Catherine also sometimes writes adult non-fiction. She lives in suburban Philadelphia with her husband, two children, three cats, and six shovels.