BNA_Daily | January 26, 2010
In today’s news, read about the decade’s most influential YA authors, speculate on the latest Apple gadget, and ask yourself, “What the *$%# was Bloomsbury publishing thinking?” Details below.
Over the last ten years, young adult book sales have taken off while other areas of publishing have declined, and Omnivoracious gives us some reasons why. Noting [...]
BNA_Daily | January 19, 2010
While many of us were relaxing over the 3-day weekend, authors, librarians, and publishers were busy at ALA Midwinter, the American Library Association’s 4-day, nonstop bookfest filled with meetings, events, and awards. While the meetings were no doubt exciting, we’ll ignore those and focus on the major awards: the John Newbery Medal, the Randolph Caldecott [...]
thomas_b | November 23, 2009
At one time, horse stories were a staple in literature for young people. Such stories often highlighted the best and worse in humankind (Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty); the bond between humans and their animals (Walter Farley’s The Black Stallion); and class differences in the microcosm of the horsy set (Enid Bagnold’s National Velvet). Over time, [...]
BNA_Daily | October 26, 2009
Recently the National Book Award Finalists were announced, including five titles in the the Young People’s Literature category. Three biographies and two works of fiction make up the list, and we’ve combined review quotes and brief synopses to introduce you to each title. Which book do you think is the strongest, and what do you [...]
BNA_Daily | October 21, 2009
In keeping with Teen Read Week, today’s news centers around the YA world, with a disproportionate number of John Green references.what can we say, this self-proclaimed nerd is extremely popular!
Is David Small’s Stitches a young adult book? Lots of people have been asking this question since the National Book Award finalists were announced, and John [...]
BNA_Daily | October 20, 2009
Move over Bella! Readers are falling for Katniss and Fire, the heroines of two current bestsellers that aren’t afraid to fight (in some cases, to the death) for what they believe in. In honor of Teen Read Week, we wanted to highlight these young women and the exciting novels they star in. Chances are, you [...]
thomas_b | October 19, 2009
Do you know a teenager who needs to be dragged away from his Twitter feed and dragged into a local library? Are you a teen yourself who needs to figure out something new to read now that Bella and Edward’s adventures are through? Well, this is the PERFECT time of the year to re-introduce an [...]
BNA_Editor | July 11, 2009
Books & Authors’ first day at ALA Chicago – Mecca for anyone library-obsessed or even just library-curious – was a big success. Met tons of the most engaged, thoughtful book lovers you could ever imagine, watched crime icon James Ellroy give an adrenaline-soaked “declaration of war” against the digital age at the ALA auditorium speaker [...]
BNA_Editor | January 27, 2009
While the Oscars have dominated the recent pop culture award talk, it should be noted that it’s also the award season for the vibrant field of children’s literature. Two of the biggest juvenile lit awards were announced this week, with author Neil Gaiman winning the Newbery Medal for The Graveyard Book and illustrator Beth Krommes [...]
