http://randomhouselibrary.com Just another www.randomhouse.com Blogs weblog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:41:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Portland here we come! For anyone who's planning on going to the Public Library Association conference this year, we'll be there in full force at booth 2570. Here's what you shouldn't miss: Author appearances by Nicholas D. Kristof (Half the Sky), Lisa Grunwald (The Irresistible Henry House), Karin Slaughter (Broken; TripTych), and ... http://randomhouselibrary.com/2010/03/11/random-house-at-pla-the-rundown/ Dear Wonderfully Knowledgable Librarian, Today I come to you with open ears (well, eyes) and an open heart. I have a problem and am in need of your help. I. am in. a reading. rut. Tragic, I know. The books I've picked up the last couple of nights just aren't doing it for me and ... http://randomhouselibrary.com/2010/03/10/dear-librarian-im-searching-for-a-hero/ A couple of readers recently commented (thanks!) on my review of the new memoir, I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced. Since this book has sparked conversation and contemplation, I thought I'd share this recent op-ed piece in The New York Times  by Pulitzer-Prize winner Nicholas D. Kristof whose book, Half the Sky, is ... http://randomhouselibrary.com/2010/03/09/divorce-at-10-nujood-has-everyone-talking/ As we all know, the Academy Awards took place last night. Congrats to all of the book-to-movie Random House, Inc. winners! Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique from Precious based on the novel Push by Sapphire Best Animated Film: Up Best Adapted Screenplay: Precious based on the novel Push by Sapphire Among the other nominees were ... http://randomhouselibrary.com/2010/03/08/and-the-awards-for-best-movie-tie-ins-go-to-random-house-inc/ Do you Read it Forward? If not, you should. Read it Forward is the monthly book group focused e-newsletter produced by our friends up in the Crown Publishing Group. In this month's newsletter is a wonderfully original feature on the "editor-model hybrid." Yes, you read right. And I thought meeting authors ... http://randomhouselibrary.com/2010/03/05/an-editor-poses-for-book-covers-talk-about-job-perks/ Random House, Inc. has announced that Knopf is publishing former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's memoir, out in September. “Tony Blair: The Journey will break new ground in prime ministerial memoirs just as Blair himself broke the mould of British politics,” said Gail Rebuck, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Random ... http://randomhouselibrary.com/2010/03/04/drop-in-alert-tony-blairs-memoir-the-journey/   Knowing about the book and what an incredible story it is, it came as no surprise to me when it was announced today that Wes Moore, the dashing, charismatic, and intelligent author of "The Other Wes Moore," would be appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show and on CBS Sunday Morning. Here ... http://randomhouselibrary.com/2010/03/02/the-other-wes-moore-on-oprah/ Just announced yesterday, the Maryland Humanities Council has selected Outcasts United: Outcasts United: An American Town, A Refugee Team, and One Woman’s Quest to Make a Difference as the 2010 One Maryland One Book read. For more on this exciting common reading adoption, visit the new Common Reads blog, dedicated to connecting schools ... http://randomhouselibrary.com/2010/03/02/maryland-selects-outcasts-united-visit-common-reads-for-more/ Perhaps I'm a bit late to the party but I just finished reading Lisa See's Shanghai Girls last week. I admit I wasn't too sure about it because the cover, while gorgeous, was so pretty I figured it was going to be a "too pretty". I should have known better. ... http://randomhouselibrary.com/2010/03/01/have-you-read-shanghai-girls/                     The finalists for the 2010 PEN/Faulkner Award have been announced and two Random House, Inc. books are among them. Lorrie Moore's A Gate at the Stairs and Colson Whitehead's Sag Harbor join literary heavyweight Barbara Kingsolver (The Lacuna) and two others who are nominated for the award, which was founded ... http://randomhouselibrary.com/2010/02/24/moore-and-whitehead-among-penfaulkner-finalists/