- 2020 Jan 22
From Entertainment Weekly
An excerpt revealed the star of the forthcoming Hunger Games prequel.
From the Guardian
And many Hunger Games fans were not happy about the news.
From New York Daily News
Virginia school board prevents 2 LGBTQ-themed children’s books from being removed from libraries and classrooms.
From the Guardian
Jacqueline Woodson: ‘It’s important to know that whatever moment we’re in, it's not the first time.'
From the New York Times
Edith Kunhardt Davis, Author of Pat the Bunny Sequels, Dies at 82.
From the Atlantic
What Captivates Children About The Snowy Day?
From Kirkus Reviews
Writing Outside Your Identity.
From Literary Hub
In Search of Los Angeles Magic: Retracing Weetzie Bat’s Steps with Francesca Lia Block.
From Bustle
Jo & Laurie by Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz picks up where Little Women leaves off.
From Hypable
Cover reveal for Maggie Stiefvater’s new graphic novel, Swamp Thing: Twin Branches.
From Book Riot
6 Nursery Rhymes and Where They Came From.
- 2020 Jan 21
The Joys of Sports Anime
Animation news website Dot + Line makes the case for why you should be watching sports anime and just where you should start watching.
Cheaters Win! Cheaters Win!
In disciplining the Houston Astros for cheating during the 2017 World Series, Major League Baseball levied some of the toughest penalties for cheating in the history of the game. The only problem: none of the penalties were levied against the players who organized, participated in and benefited from the elaborate and effective scheme. There’s a good reason why.
Vonnegut Goes Graphic
Boom! Studios plans to publish a graphic version of Kurt Vonnegut’s classic 1969 sci-fi/anti-war novel Slaughterhouse-Five, to be adapted into a graphic novel by writer Ryan North, artist Albert Monteys, and colorist Ricard Zaplana, and released in 2020.
Little Bird Lives
Acclaimed and beloved tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath, nicknamed “Little Bird,” after the great Charlie “Bird” (and “Yardbird”) Parker, died January 19. He was one of the Jazz playing Heath brothers, which include bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath. Jimmy Heath was 93.
Not Really So Little Woman
Over at The Millions, Claire Beams profiles Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, assistant to Amos Bronson Alcott, father of the author of Little Women, and teacher at the Temple School for Children, which he founded in Boston in 1834. Peabody wrote a book about the school called Record of a School, which documents Alcott’s educational theories and Peabody’s admiration of him. Beams is much more impressed with Peabody and calls her “one of the most overqualified teaching assistants to have ever assisted a teacher.”
- 2020 Jan 17
Washington State Loses a B&N
Barnes & Noble's store in downtown Seattle is closing on Saturday.
Stay Overnight at a Chinese Bookstore
A bookstore in China's Zhejiang province has added a capsule hotel, which sleeps 20, to its services.
How Big Bad Wolf is Dominating Asia
A profile in the 'Khmer Times' looks at Malaysian bookseller Big Bad Wolf's frenetic growth.
- 2020 Jan 16
Neil Gaiman Saves U.K. Bookstore's Day
The author came to the rescue after Petersfield Bookshop in Petersfield tweeted it had sold no books that day.
New Brooklyn Store Nears Completion
McNally Jackson's newest store in CityPoint in downtown Brooklyn will open next month.
Indie Bookstore Day Catalog Is Ready
The American Booksellers Association is taking orders for IBD exclusive items until February 3.
Nova Scotia Store Delights with Kittens
Otis Clementine's Books and Coffee is home to dozens of adoptable kittens customers may pet while shopping.
- 2020 Jan 15
From the Guardian
Missouri could jail librarians for lending 'age-inappropriate' books.
From School Library Journal
'What's So Different Now? Everything. And Nothing': Kate Messner on Writing and Reading in the Trump Era.
From the New York Times
Christopher Tolkien, Son of J.R.R. Tolkien and Keeper of His Legacy, Dies at 95.
From School Library Journal
Bank Street Announces Winner of Best Spanish Language Picture Book Award.
From Entertainment Weekly
'The Magicians' author Lev Grossman to publish his debut kids' book this fall.
From the Canberra Times
Australians Paul Jennings, Alison Lester, and Leigh Hobbs weigh in on the complicated art of kids' literature.
From Playbill
'She Persisted' Musical to Be Licensed Worldwide by Music Theatre International.
From the New York Public Library
The Haberdashery of Kid Lit.
From NPR
Art Attack! The Plain Janes Deliver a Shot of Creative Optimism.
New York City Store Owners in Dispute
A fight over the future of Book Culture's Manhattan flagship store has the co-owners at odds.
From Literary Hub
J.M. Barrie’s Handwritten Manuscript of Peter Pan.
California's Newest Bookstore
Diesel, a Bookstore, has opened a new location in Carmel.
From the New York Times
Jon Scieszka on getting 21st-century kids to read more books through graphic storytelling.
Top U.K. Bookstore for Sale
The Woodstock Bookshop in West Oxfordshire, considered one of the district's best indies, is for sale.
From Book Riot
2020 YA Book Covers Bring Disability Representation to the Forefront.
How to Get Certified as a Pro Bookseller
The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association is now offering a professional bookseller certification program.
From A Mighty Girl
When You Worry Too Much: 25 Books to Help Kids Overcome Anxiety, Worry, and Fear.
From Book Riot
The Match That Lit the Barrels: Uglies, 15 Years Later.
- 2020 Jan 14
Georgia Bookstore's Link to Civil Rights
The owner of For Keeps Bookstore in Atlanta says her store is situated on a street of historical importance.
San Francisco's Russian Store's Refresh
Globus Books, open since 1971 to cater to the city's Russian population, has new owners with an updated mission.
Minnesota Bookstore Changes Hands
Excelsior Bay Books in Excelsior, open for 24 years, has a new owner.
Australian Chain Shutters 60 Stores
Bankrupt University Co-operative Bookshop Limited will close 60 Curious Planet stores after failing to find a buyer.
- 2020 Jan 13
From CBS This Morning
“I’m choosing to focus on rural and small town America, because I can’t claim to love children if I only love some of them”: Jason Reynolds after being named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.
From the New York Times
The 10 Most Checked-Out Books in N.Y. Public Library History: More than half are children’s books.
From Slate
Why Goodnight Moon is missing from the NYPL’s most-checked-out list.
From the Chicago Tribune
Animated short Hair Love, based on the picture book by Matthew Cherry, has received an Oscar nomination.
From the New York Times
Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories: American history textbooks can differ across the country, in ways that are shaded by partisan politics.
Michigan Bookstore Is Closing
Horizon Books in Traverse City is closing after 58 years in business.
From Teaching Tolerance
"Many children’s books about slavery are less about teaching children our nation’s history and more about absolving the nation for what actually happened”: from 'Lies My Bookshelf Told Me: Slavery in Children’s Literature.'
Texas Bookstore Owners to Retire
Paragraphs Bookstore on South Padre Island, which survived several hurricanes over a decade in business, is closing.
From Publishing Perspectives
New Literary Agency Specializes in Children’s and YA Graphic Content.
One New York Store Closes, One to Open
Mood Makers Books, an African-American bookstore in Rochester, has closed, and will be replaced by a new one called Don't Believe the Hype.
From the New York Times
Sketchbook: As a young reader, New Kid author-illustrator Jerry Craft found himself in comics.
Las Vegas Store Is on the Brink
Amber Unicorn Books, a used bookstore, is turning to crowdfunding to stay open.
From BuzzFeed
28 Highly Anticipated YA Books That Are Coming Out in 2020.
U.K. Indies Celebrate Strong Holidays
Independent booksellers in the U.K. reported sales gains for 2019 over the previous year.
From Baby Gaga
10 Unique Baby Names Inspired by Young Adult Literature.
- 2020 Jan 10
Remembering the Owner of the Earthling
Terry Davies, co-owner of the iconic but shuttered Earthling Bookshop in Santa Barbara, Calif., has died.
Massachusetts Store Makes a Move
The Bookloft in Great Barrington is relocating after 46 years in business.
New Jersey Gets a New Store
Little City Books in Hoboken is adding a second location.
Store Wins Loyalty Through Trust
A customer lost a gift card he bought from Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass., and was shocked when the store gave him another.
Minnesota's Newest Bookstore Opens
Silver Lake Books recently opened in Rochester and is the owner's second store.
- 2020 Jan 09
ABA Board Sets 2020 Resolutions
Take a look at what some of ABA’s board directors have planned for 2020.
Massachusetts Bookstore to Stay Open
The owner of Andover Bookstore vows the store will remain open, despite his having closed three others.
Toronto Loses a Bookstore
BMV Books is closing its location on Queen West. The three other locations in the city will remain open.
Colorado Bookstore Saved by Legacy
The children of the owner of Poor Richard's Book Shoppe in Parker inherited the store after the owner's death.
- 2020 Jan 08
From the New York Times
Author-illustrator Christopher Myers and theater artist Kaneza Schaal are bringing a new multimedia work inspired by migrants’ stories to young audiences.
From School Library Journal
January’s Debut YA Authors on Their New Year’s Resolutions.
From Book Riot
How Nancy Drew Helped Me Reject Toxic Masculinity and Gender Roles.
From 100 Scope Notes
Looking Back, Looking Forward: The Children’s Lit Community on the Turn of the Decade.
From Vogue
‘Sorry, But the Gossip Girl Books Were Better Than the Show.’
From the Beat
Raina Telgemeier: The Comics Industry Person of the Decade.
South African Bookstore Chain Expands
Van Schaik Bookstore has opened four new stores, making a total of 74 across South Africa.
From the Washington Post
Life-changing job he had at age 19 inspired Scott Simon’s new Sunnyside Plaza.
Oregon Bookstore Saved at the Bell
Portland's Cameron’s Books & Magazines, slated to close at the end of 2019, has a new owner and will remain open.
From People
Jonathan Van Ness Writes Kids' Book About Gender Nonbinary Guinea Pig to 'Celebrate' Differences.
Ohio Store Makes Impact in Short Order
Cincinnati’s Downbound Books opened in October and is already one of the city's top bookstores.
From Romper
Lyla Lee on How Being the New Girl Inspired Her to Write for Kids.
Manhattan Bookstore Suddenly Closes
The Book Culture location on Columbus Ave. closed yesterday after the landlord seized the store.
From Book Riot
Read Harder: Middle Grade Books That Don’t Take Place in the U.S. or U.K.
Hong Kong Bookseller Lands in Taiwan
Hong Kong's shuttered Causeway Bay Books may reopen in Taipei this March.
- 2020 Jan 07
South Carolina to Welcome New Store
Odd Bird Books is opening in Columbia later this month.
Japanese Chain Expands in China
Japan's Tsutaya bookstore chain is opening a new branch in Shanghai.
New Jersey Store to Close
Six-year-old Short Stories Bookshop in Madison is closing this March.
U.K.'s Waterstones Had a So-so Christmas
Waterstones reported "flat" sales over the holiday season.
- 2020 Jan 06
From the Guardian
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas author defends work from criticism by Auschwitz memorial.
From Collider
The first trailer has been released for Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, which will debut on Disney+ next month.
From the 74
Op-Ed: We Need to Teach Young Men of Color Differently. That Starts with Books Where They Are Celebrated.
From the New York Times
Husniya Khujmyorova of the Endangered Language Alliance is writing children’s books in Wakhi in the hopes of passing down the language, which is spoken by about 40,000 people worldwide.
Kentucky Loses a Bookstore
Owensboro is losing its Books-A-Million outlet.
From School Library Journal
Kathy Ishizuka Named Editor-in-Chief of School Library Journal.
Iconic Irish Bookstore Hits 80
Kennys Bookshop and Art Gallery in Galway is celebrating four decades in business.
From Read It Forward
Why Active Reading to Our Children Matters.
Pennsylvania Bookstore Expands
Cupboard Maker Books in Enola opened a holiday pop-up which is now becoming a permanent location.
From Book Riot
50+ YA Books Starring Queer Girls Hitting Shelves in 2020.
Texas Gets a New Store on the Border
The Phoenix Bookstore has opened in Laredo and will focus on Latino literature.
From HuffPost
A Broadway Fan’s Diva Muses Take Center Stage in Picture Book A Is for Audra.
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