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Hostile Questions: Robin Wasserman 26 Aug 2013 | 07:58 pm
Robin Wasserman is neither a “robin” nor a “wasser” nor a “man.” Discuss. Just who do you think you are? From all appearances, the person least likely to write a book with so much axe/chainsaw/Molo...
Book Trailer Thursday: The Speech 22 Aug 2013 | 08:04 pm
Wednesday, August 28th will mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, and the annual March on Washington takes places this weekend. Vanessa Bush reviewed Chicago p...
Book Trailer Thursday: Monkey Ono 15 Aug 2013 | 08:15 pm
Ono? No, “Oh no!” Monkey Ono got left behind on Beach Day. Will he make it, resourceful little monkey that he is?
Book Trailer Thursday: Boxers & Saints 8 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
Breaking a complex story into two–a bloody conflict told via young protagonists on its opposing sides–and then putting it back together for a one-minute teaser couldn’t have been easy, but you wouldn’...
Book Trailer Thursday: Rainstack! 1 Aug 2013 | 07:45 pm
Today’s trailer is labeled REJECTED, but I did us all a favor and un-jected it for this fine blog. Thursday is always a good day to learn about respect, manners, and the effects of name-calling.
Hostile Questions: Sean Beaudoin 29 Jul 2013 | 07:12 pm
Sean Beaudoin is one crafty son-of-a-goat. He comes at you like “Hi, my name is Sean,” but it’s spelled S-e-a-n, which we all know should be pronounced Seeeeen, and then he’s all like, “My last name i...
Book Trailer Thursday: Shut Up, You’re Welcome 25 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm
Today’s BTT gives a little taste of Annie Choi’s Shut Up, You’re Welcome. Choi, who our reviewer Patty Wetli says “has only just begun to scratch the surface of her talent,” and I might share a first ...
Talking about the Great Liberator 22 Jul 2013 | 06:08 pm
The illustrious historical figure Simon Bolivar is often referred to as the George Washington of South America.. The parallels between the two men, while not complete, do offer a compelling comparison...
Pseudonymous 20 Jul 2013 | 12:00 am
When I reviewed J. K Rowling’s book, The Casual Vacancy, in September, 2012 for Booklist Online, I noted Rowling said she’d considered publishing the book under a pseudonym. Had she done so, I wrote, ...
ALA Virtual Conference Preview: A Conversation with Chitra Divakaruni 19 Jul 2013 | 08:15 pm
A young woman leaves Calcutta to attend college in Chicago. She will live with an aunt and uncle she hasn’t seen since she was eight. Her expectations run high; she is shocked by how difficult their l...
