Entries by bronwynr
A ‘Da Vinci Code’ follow-up:
Is the wait over? That's what Entertainment Tonight is reporting after one of its reporters talked to Ron Howard on the film set of "Angels and Demons," the first of Dan Brown's novels to feature Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon. Howard told ET reporter Mark Steines that Brown has finished his third book in which Langdon […]
So time is the reason for death by powerpoint?
When it comes to bad PowerPoint presentations, most people love to blame the tool or software. However, it’s interesting that many other people can use the same tool and achieve completely different results. You might be able to rack up the different outcomes to a person’s experience and expertise, but I believe all ‘PowerPoint evil’ […]
Scholastic Criticized for Pushing Toys, Makeup in Book Clubs
If you’ve noticed the toys, jewelry, and other non-book items being sold by Scholastic in its elementary and middle school book club flyers, you’re not alone. A Boston-based advocacy group says the children’s publisher is abusing its position by peddling everything from games to makeup to classroom kids. A review by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free […]
Neil Gaiman on the Newbery, Coraline the Movie
Despite the fact that Neil Gaiman has tons of fans and dozens of awards under his belt, winning the Newbery on January 26 threw him for a loop. School Library Journal spoke to the 48-year-old graphic novelist and sci-fi/fantasy writer about nailing the highest honor in children’s literature, Coraline hitting the big screen, and his […]
happiness in serving
"I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will really be happy are those who have sought and found how to serve."--Albert Schweitzer
Comic books & Stone Arch got me in trouble
If Stone Arch didn't create such interesting titles, that group of boys might have put down the 4 books I had (2 Batman and 2 Superman titles) and gone to their next class. Instead those boys were so ... more » » »
Children’s Comics Poised for Growth
Despite predictions of a down year in other sectors of the economy, publishers and editors of children's comics and graphic novels at New York Comic-on were optimistic that their category is poised for growth. Properties aimed at readers 13 years old and under were prominent both on the floor and in the panels and […]
Today’s Must-Read
A Good Woman by Danielle Steel Nineteen-year-old Annabelle Worthington, the only daughter of a wealthy New York banker, weathers a life of unexpected catastrophe with superhuman patience in Steel's solid latest. After her father and brother die in the sinking of the Titanic, Annabelle and her mother go into mourning, and Annabelle marries the kindly […]
Book – Remember As You Pass Me By
by L. King Perez Silvy's twelfth birthday is coming up and she wants to invite Mabelee, who’s African American, to the party. However, Silvy's mother and grandmother object. "Mabelee has her own friends," they tell her, and even though Silvy and Mabelee were best friends when they were little, that time has passed. Mabelee has […]
