2009 Caldecott & Newbery Awards
The American Booksellers Association announced this morning the Newbery and Caldecott Medal Awards for 2009: 2009 Newbery Medal for most …
The American Booksellers Association announced this morning the Newbery and Caldecott Medal Awards for 2009: 2009 Newbery Medal for most …
Today is the birthday of Edith Wharton (1862-1937) in New York City. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1921 for …
Praise song for the day Each day we go about our business, walking past each other, catching each others’ eyes …
The Bicentennial of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe [1809-1849] is quite the celebration. There are yearlong events in all …
Today we celebrate the birthday of Anne Bronte, January 17, 1820 – May 28, 1849, youngest of the Bronte sisters. Author …
I direct you to my other blog, Jane Austen in Vermont, to read about the upcoming Hong Kong Book Fair: …
This year marks the quadricentennial [400th!] celebration of Samuel de Champlain’s “founding” and naming of the Lake that bears his …
A few random tidbits for this week, all things books…. *article at Publisher’s Weekly summarizes the child safety act provisions …
Another list from Abebooks, this the listing of the most expensive sales in 2008: Etudes à l’Eau-Forte by Francis Seymour Haden – …
Abebooks.com has announced its Top Ten books sold in 2008: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle The Last Lecture by …