soul
"Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul." -- Henry David Thoreau
Entries by bronwynr
success
"What activities, behaviours, or decisions have been most responsible for your success in life? Do more of them." -- Brian Tracy …………………………………………………………………… Resource for the Week Hypnosis will provide you with a release from the prison of obesity. Hypnosis can help you if you want a healthy relationship with food, with an end to constant […]
Costa Children’s Book Award
Michelle Magorian has won the 2008 Costa Children's Book Award in the U.K. for Just Henry (Egmont). Just Henry, which is set in post-war Britain and raises issues about patriotism and social class, is Magorian's first book in 10 years. She is perhaps best known for her 1981 novel, Goodnight, Mister Tom. The prize will […]
Ken Follett busted by Kindle
A technology blogger named Mark Hurst was reading Ken Follett’s Pillars of the Earth on a Kindle e-reader recently, and made a fascinating discovery. It began when he noticed Follett’s repeated use of the phrase “his heart in his mouth.” http://adjix.com/ur9
Capes and tights save publishing
Spider-Man has already saved incoming president Barack Obama; he’s now poised to save the entire publishing industry. In the midst of the gigantic economic clusterfuck global financial meltdown at the end of 2008, one segment of the publishing industry not only remained solvent, but actually grew: comic books. http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/12/capes-and-tights-save-publishing/
2009 Charlotte Zolotow Award
The winner of the 2009 Charlotte Zolotow Award is How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham (Candlewick). Five Honor Books were named: How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz (FSG); How Mama Brought the Spring by Fran Manushkin, illus. by Holly Berry (Dutton); In a Blue Room by Jim Averbeck, illus. by Tricia […]
The Value of the Newbery
"The literary world is debating the Newbery's value, asking whether the books that have won recently are so complicated and inaccessible to most children that they are effectively turning off kids to reading." read more
10 rules for making good design
Garr at Presentation Zen has reviewed Timothy Samara's book"Twenty Rules for Making Good Design". He showcases 10 of the rules. Though they are basic, they are still vital and we need to be reminded of them - always .... http://adjix.com/uj7p
Computer-esque books to lure boys
The books are aimed at school children up to the age of nine Books illustrated with computer- generated images are the latest attempt to get boys to enjoy reading. Oxford University Press (OUP) claims the "truly boy-friendly" content and structure of its Project X books will appeal to boys up the age of nine. The […]
Book – The Crossroads
by Chris Grabenstein "Have you ever seen a face hidden in the bark of a tree and known that the man trapped inside wanted to hurt you?" It's the perfect opening for Chris Grabenstein's ghost story, The Crossroads. Ghosts vengeful and benevolent, evil possession and dark secrets from the past all figure in this […]
