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by Sarah Statz Cords You know you’re a total nonfiction geek when multiple people send you links to stories ABOUT nonfiction. (By the way, thanks—you know who you are!) The latest link I received...
View ArticleBorders Files for Bankruptcy
People saw it coming, but hoped it wouldn’t happen. Borders has filed for bankruptcy, and will close about 30% of its stores across the country. If you know anyone with a Borders gift card, you might...
View ArticleCan we even be sure it was three cups of tea?
by Sarah Statz Cords Or was it two? Or four? One of the biggest book stories of the week has been the allegation, first made by CBS’s 60 Minutes news program, that large chunks of Greg Mortenson’s...
View ArticleMargaret E. Monroe award: call for nominations
RUSA is still seeking nominations for the Margaret E. Monroe adult services award! The nomination form is at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/awards/monroe/index.cfm. Below is a description of...
View ArticleAuthor Christopher Hitchens has died.
Bestselling author and all-around rabble-rouser Christopher Hitchens, 62, has died. Bookmark to:
View ArticleLeft Coast Crime award nominations
Nominees have been named for this year’s Left Coast Crime convention awards! The Lefty has been awarded for the best humorous mystery novel since 1996. This year’s nominees are: Donna Andrews, The...
View ArticleMaurice Sendak, 1928-2012
Children’s author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, who won the 1964 Caldecott Medal for the picture book Where the Wild Things Are (and who wrote numerous other picture books and works), has died at...
View ArticleRay Bradbury has died
Author Ray Bradbury, author of the classic title Fahrenheit 451 and numerous short stories and novels, has died. He was 91 years old. (Readers looking for insight into Bradbury’s life and work might...
View ArticleAuthor Maeve Binchy has died.
Maeve Binchy, popular Irish author of such titles as Circle of Friends and Tara Road, has died at age 72. Bookmark to:
View ArticleElmore Leonard, 1925-2103.
Author Elmore Leonard, “the Dickens of Detroit,” has died. Bookmark to:
View ArticleSaturday, December 7th: Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day
What a great idea! Remember to take your child to a bookstore (and suggest that others do so as well!) on Saturday, December 7th. Bookmark to:
View ArticleA sad week in the literary world.
Romance novelist Janet Dailey died last week at the age of 69. Ned Vizzini, author of the YA novel It’s Kind of a Funny Story (among others), also died this week, at the age of 32. Bookmark to:
View ArticleMore ALA award news
Kate DiCamillo wins the Newbery Award (for Flora & Ulysses), while Brian Floca won the Caldecott (for Locomotive). And a list of the 2014 Alex Awards is now available as well. Bookmark to:
View ArticlePulitzer Prize announcement.
Donna Tartt has won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, for her novel The Goldfinch. You can view the full list of winners here. Bookmark to:
View ArticleHappy World Book Night!
Happy World Book Night (April 23)! Enjoy yourself, whether you are giving or getting free books. Bookmark to:
View ArticleDiana Tixier Herald has won Novelist’s Margaret E. Monroe Award
We hope that if you were able to make it to ALA Annual in Las Vegas this past weekend, you had a great time! We are also particularly pleased to announced that Diana Tixier Herald, author of...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett, 1948-2015.
A sad day in the news: “Terry Pratchett, popular fantasy novelist, dies at 66.” Bookmark to:
View ArticleNobel Prize for Literature winner: Svetlana Alexievich
The winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature has been announced: Svetlana Alexievich Bookmark to:
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