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We've fallen in love with, Sophie's Squash, a delightfully weird new picture book written by Pat Zietlow Miller and illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf. Our Kid's Book Buyer Meghan G. is a big fan: "Sophie's Squash is about a girl who adopts a squash as a pet. As the squash slowly rots and rots, she refuses … Continue reading Chris Barton talks to Pat Zietlow Miller
~post by Joe H.P. Lovecraft may well be the most important writer of horror fiction of the 20th century. Taking the strands of American and British weird tales and weaving them together into a braid of his own making, Lovecraft managed to create a genre and a singular vision that is influencing authors to this … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Day 11 “H.P. Lovecraft”
~post by Joe T. H.P. Lovecraft, in his seminal essay on horror fiction, Supernatural Horror In Literature, devoted space to many of his favorite contemporary or near-contemporary writers. These writers, perhaps due to their now association with Mr. Lovecraft, remain in print to this day. Here is a small sampling of some of the authors represented … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Day 10 “Pre-Lovecraft”
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you the highlights from BookPeople Teens and our Teen Press Corp Blog this week! Don't hold your breath. It's almost here, I swear! Allegiant is less than 2 weeks away! Colette: I read the first two books and loved them. I really liked the action. … Continue reading Teen Thursday
The wonderful Maile Meloy was in the store last night to read from her new novel for middle grade readers, The Apprentices. This is the second in a series that began with one of our all time favorite books, The Apothecary. Meloy read for a bit, took questions, and then sat down at our signing table … Continue reading Maile Meloy Works Her Magic
~post by Joe T. On June 23rd of this year, Richard Matheson died. He probably ranks up there with H.P. Lovecraft as being one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century. On his death, Stephen King wrote: “He fired my imagination by placing his horrors not in European castles and Lovecraftian universes, … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Day 8 “Richard Matheson”
~post by Katie B. Allie Brosh writes a blog called Hyperbole and a Half. Everyone should go there immediately and start reading... Well, right after you finish reading this. I'm very excited because her blog is now being made into a book that will be on our shelves at the end of this month: There are … Continue reading HYPERBOLE AND A HALF (The Book): Comprised of Awesomeness
~post by Joe T. Guillermo Del Toro is a singular voice in the world of horror and dark fantasy filmmaking. As a director, he has given us films that are already classics on the genre such as The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth. As a producer he has helped shape and give voice to the … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Day 7 “Guillermo Del Toro’s Penguin Horror Collection”
~post by Joe T. It’s Sunday and things are a little slow around the haunted house. So, after writing about Clive Barker yesterday, I’m gonna take a little break and share a couple of cool links that have got me excited this week. I’ll be back tomorrow with some Guillermo Del Toro curated books. Happy … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Day 6 “Sunday Links”
If you’d like to keep up with all of our BookKids news, subscribe to our monthly BookKids e-newsletter. We also have all of our usual fun & fabulous storytimes happening this month for your very young readers. All storytimes and events are free and open to the public. Join us! ______________________________________________________________ U P C O M I N G … Continue reading What’s Happening in BookKids?
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