Category: Book News
Sara Deeter
October 23, 2016
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Get ready for amazingness, Potterheads: in 2017, The Tales of Beedle the Bard and Quidditch Through the Ages will be re-released with new cover art. Authored and illustrated by Jonny …
Nearly 100 years after it was originally written, its been recently announced by Harper Collins that they will be publishing the work Beren and Lúthien by J.R.R. Tolkien in 2017! The two …
Lovers of the peculiar, rejoice! It seems that author Ransom Riggs has taken a page from the J.K. Rowling playbook, and is expanding his strange and magical world across …
When you hear Stephen King’s name, your first thought is one of his horror works. Maybe you think of The Shining or Carrie. Or maybe you think of one of his literary …
What were you doing at 9-years-old? Playing in the dirt? Starting chapter books? Annoying your parents? Whatever it was, my guess is you weren’t cutting your teeth as a …
Hurricane Matthew has caused devastation and destruction for several countries globally. Here in the U.S., Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Virginia have experienced the loss of lives …
Literature in translation is always a tricky issue: to what extent can a translator impart the essence of the original author without tainting the text too much with the …
This year marks 75 years that the world has loved a curious little monkey named George and his friend, the man in the yellow hat. The seven original stories …
In 1923, Hitler’s rise to power was just beginning. Known merely for impassioned speeches and dangerous ideology, he would proudly proclaim his vision for Germany to any who would …
Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize in literature. This folk musician is not who most people would guess as even being up for nomination. While the Nobel foundation …
The public libraries of Oklahoma City are currently wrestling with the question of where to place children’s books with LGBT themes. The Oklahoman reports that currently, the Metropolitan Library …
Ever since I was a teenager, I have been a huge fan of Sarah Dessen’s novels. It was actually her books that got me back into reading during my …
Picture books in the United States are often happy and cute and directed at only children. In Europe, there tends to be more of an attitude of the picture book …
November is every Canadian bibliophile’s favorite month. The eleventh month is when the country’s most prestigious literary award is presented, the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Basically, it’s the Oscars for …
Everyone loves Forrest Gump but not everyone knows that before it was an award winning movie, it was a book. Written by Winston Groom, Forrest Gump was his fourth …
Kelly Clarkson, yes that Kelly Clarkson, the one who snuck into our lives and living rooms by winning American Idol back in 2002 (how has it been so many …
For those who don’t know, Mr. Men is a British series of children’s books created by Roger Hargreaves and taken over by his son in 1988. A few of the …
The Beatles are probably one of the most influential bands in the music industry to date. The group began in 1960 and continued to be a fruitful group until …
With the prison industry under lots of scrutiny and pressure, from privatization, to overcrowding, to just how much there actually are ways to help “reform” a person or provide …
It is an award that rewards authors both old and new, with an ability to catapult sales and (potentially) a career, and yet getting a spot on the list …