Image of the Day: Captain Underpants

Check out this nice publicity for Lake Forest Bookstore and Vernon Area Library in Shelf Awareness.  Something to keep in mind for one of our future events!

Image of the Day: Captain Underpants

Man Booker Prize Shortlist Announced

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/man-booker-prize-shortlist-announced/2012/09/11/5f93ebfc-fc08-11e1-8adc-499661afe377_story.html

YA Author to Write Erotic Trilogy, Using YA Setting?!

Cremer to Go Adult, and Erotic, for Dutton

Bestselling YA author Andrea Cremer has agreed to do an adult erotic trilogy for Dutton. The author, who is best known for her popular Nightshade series (which Penguin’s Philomel imprint publishes), sold world rights to three books that will be set within the Nightshade world. Dutton president and publisher Brian Tart negotiated the deal with Richard Pine and Charlie Olsen at Inkwell Management, and Dutton’s Jessica Horvath will be editing. The first book in the series—Dutton said it’s about “the lives, passions, and betrayals of lovers whose very desires invite their dooms”—is scheduled for October 2013.

Cloud Atlas movie trailers

"And, boy, what a trailer," exclaimed Indiewire as it showcased a six-minute trailer for Cloud Atlas, the adaptation of David Mitchell's novel by Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer and Andy Wachowski. The film, which will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, stars Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Sturgess, Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant, Bae Doona, David Gyasi, Susan Sarandon, Keith David, James D'Arcy and Hugo Weaving. The movie will be released here October 26.

What Exactly Is YA?

Yesterday Jo and I had a conversation about the difference between YA and Y literature. I thought you would all be interested in this brief explanation of the debate the NPR experts had about winnowing down their top 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels. It's just not always clear, even to the pros.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/07/24/157311055/best-ya-fiction-poll-you-asked-we-answer

NPR Best Teen Novel Contest

Good list of great YA books.

Behind the No-Pulitizer for Fiction Decision

Letter from the Pulitizer Fiction Jury: What Really Happened This Year (Part 1)

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2012/07/letter-from-the-pulitzer-fiction-jury-what-really-happened-this-year.html

Good article about how literary critics think and make their decisions.

Reading Book Spines: There's an App for That

Reading Book Spines: There's an App for That

Check out this new app.  Finally, an easy way to read the spines on the bottom shelves!!

Andrea

Life of Pi is coming to the big screen!

Ang Lee's film adaptation of The Life of Pi is to be released in December. Here are the first two pictures released from the set. Looks awesome!

Edgar Awards for 2012 Announced

In  the 66th Gala Banquet, held April 26 at the Grand Hyatt in New York City, the Mystery Writers of America announced this year's winners of the 2012 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fictiopn and television published or produced in 2012.

YA for Adult Readers

In a relatively new column in the Atlantic Monthly called YA for Adult Readers, they revisit the history of YA literature and trace its amazing changes since Harry Potter and Twilight brought lots of new readers into the category, including adults.
Definitely worth reading this article!

Greg Mortenson's Case to Civil Court

Next week, Greg Mortenson will be in civil court in Montana to face accusers who say he fabricated significant parts of his story Three Cups of Tea.

Katniss Barbie: Mattel Releasing New 'Hunger Games' Doll

I guess it was inevitable ... but this is too funny!  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/28/katniss-barbie-mattel-rel_n_1306870.html

New pew Survey about eBooks

Front Page Story by Bibliofuture Posted Monday April 9th at 12:21 PM
Mike Shatzkin comments on the Pew survey: A feast of data to interpret in new Pew survey of book readers about ebooks

Hugo Award Nominees for 2012

On Saturday, April 7, the Hugo Award nominees for the best science fiction were announced. I'd better get reading.....

Eau de Smell of Old Books

OK, for those who can't imagine using an e-reader because they'd miss the smell of the books, here is a solution!

 Hilarious!

The Nitty Gritty: E-Reading Habits, A Year Later

The Nitty Gritty: E-Reading Habits, A Year Later--

Very interesting. I especially like the graphs.

Orange Prize Longlist Released

...and there are several by Americans!! Woot!

http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/prize.html

Advance Screenings for Hunger Games--competition

Whoever is working on the publicity for the Hunger Games movie is brilliantly using crowd-sourcing and social media.

Check out their newest method of creating buzz. Genius!Help win a free screening in your city.

In Defense of Dirty YA Books

Brilliant explanation of one of the conundrums in YA literature by Mike Mullen, the author of Ashfall, a brilliant book which reminded me of McCarthy's The Road. That is, why is violence in our society seen as OK, but even a whiff of something sexual will stop the gatekeepers (parents and librarians) from buying/recommending the title?