For those who may have missed it, member Nina Laden has a guest column in this past Sunday’s Seattle Times addressing the Hachette/Amazon controversy. Go Nina! —Contributed by Kjersten Hayes
Early readers still like picture books!
On PW’s ShelfTalker blog, Elizabeth Bluemle recently posed the question, “Are We Rushing Kids Out of Picture Books?” She’ll soon be speaking on a panel in San Antonio, TX, about booksellers' experiences with adults (that is, parents and grandparents) who seem to be pushing kids into chapter books at younger and younger ages, and she’s... Continue Reading →
Judy Blume, in the thick of things again
This comes from Judy's blog:Key West - they're at it again and this time right in my backyard at the Sugarloaf School, on Sugarloaf Key, about 20 miles from Key West on US 1. That's right -- a parent has challenged Forever, charging that distributing the book to minors is a felony under Florida law... Continue Reading →
Another cover controversy
Remember the whole LIAR business? There's another problem with a too-light-skinned character on the cover of a book. This time, Bloomsbury's cutting off the supply of the U.S. edition until a replacement cover can be issued. And they're apologizing:Bloomsbury is ceasing to supply copies of the US edition of Magic Under Glass. The jacket design... Continue Reading →
The Luv Ya Bunches controversy
Some of you probably caught wind of the controversy around a book called Luv Ya Bunches by Lauren Myracle. She was asked to change parts of it so that it could be carried in the Scholastic Book Fair--and one of those changes was to alter the sex of a character in a same-sex couple.Here's a... Continue Reading →