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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Galley giveaway!
 Say Her Name Read an extraordinarily adaptation in this week’s issue of The New Yorker In the summer of 2007, acclaimed writer Francisco Goldman’s young wife Aura Estrada died from injuries sustained in a surfing accident on a beach in … Continue reading 
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report
 The financial and economic crisis has touched the lives of millions of Americans who have lost their jobs and their homes, but many have little understanding of how it happened. Now, in this very accessible report, readers can get … Continue reading
The Girl Who Thought She Was Cool
 Aside from a deep dislike of reality TV, I like to think I’m relatively in touch with popular culture. But occasionally I am disabused of this notion by the very cool books coming from BenBella’s Smart Pop series. The Girl … Continue reading
Galley giveaway!
 One of our hot books at last week’s Winter Institute—an annual meeting for booksellers—was Lydia Millet’s middle-grade YA title, The Fires Beneath the Sea. This week, we’re giving librarians the opportunity to win a free galley of this wonderful book. … Continue reading
A Chance To Make History
 Wendy Kopp shares what she has learned in her twenty years at the center of a growing movement to end educational inequity in America. Kopp shows that we can provide children in low income urban and rural communities with an … Continue reading
Purple Daze
 What a surprise it was to be strolling down the aisles at ALA and seeing Sherry Shahan in your booth, decked out in 60′s regalia, signing copies of her terrific new book, Purple Daze. I read it on the plane … Continue reading
Another 2010 Notable
 A Gift From Childhood: Memories of an African Boyhood by Baba Wagué Diakité from Groundwood Books makes Smithsonian Magazine’s list of 2010 Notable Books for Children!! Author Baba Wagué Diakité weaves the folklore from his native Malian villiage … Continue reading
A sweet book
 Saltwater Taffy goes on sale today! This terrific middle-grade book has gotten stellar reviews from educators and kids. Set in the seaside town of Port Townsend, Washington, Saltwater Taffy follows the lives of five friends as they uncover a treasure … Continue reading
Celebrating the best in reading
ALA Notable Book Council announces its selections for the 2011 Notable Books List Top Fiction Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes from Atlantic Monthly Top Genre Fiction -Romance RUSA Reading List A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh from Vanguard Press CONGRATULATIONS! |
