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April 17, 2009
Marcia, Dave, and I headed down to Houston for TLA’s 2009 conference earlier this month. We always have fun in Texas – thanks to all the wonderful librarians who stopped by our booth!
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni appeared on the AAP “Adult Books – Not Just for Grown-Ups Anymore” panel, where she spoke insightfully and with humor about her novels and how she came to be a writer. She was kept very busy at TLA this year, and her books remained a popular draw in our booth throughout the conference.
First novelist, John Pipkin, appeared at the “Evening with the Authors” dinner event. It was John’s first event in support of his first novel, Woodsburner. He was personable and well-spoken, receiving a warm welcome from the Texas librarians. We were also very excited to share with everyone the news of his Kirkus starred review, which called it “Pulitzer Prize material!”
-Erica
March 18, 2009
Selected as Chicago’s 16th One Book, One Community, Chicago born Sandra Cisneros will appear at the Chicago Public Library on April 14th!
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of The House on Mango Street in your library!
-Erica
February 25, 2009
Don’t miss our very own stars of Random House Library Marketing, Marcia Purcell and Jen Childs, participating in Library Journal’s Spring Book Buzz Webcast!
| Join Library Journal for a one-hour webcast event as we host four outstanding publishers as they present their newest, hottest, must-have titles and authors for Spring! |
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| You’ll hear HarperCollins, Kensington, W.W. Norton and Random House as they discuss their top fiction and non-fiction picks for the season. This hour-long presentation is designed to help guide your collection development and selection decisions, as well as give you the inside scoop on author appearances, tours and reading group information.
The webcast is also brought to you by Baker & Taylor, who will provide a complete list of presented titles and ordering information. |
Can’t make it on March 10? No problem!
LJ webcasts are archived for 12 months after the live event. With your webcast registration, enjoy the ability to access this event on-demand as often as you’d like. |
-Erica
November 21, 2008
Celebrate the birthday of Charles Schulz, creator of Charlie Brown at your library on November 26th! A great display opportunity and plenty of inspiration for fun and games with your patrons.
And remember to check your local listings for A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING on ABC. (Although my personal favorite has always been IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN.)
Leave a comment and tell us your favorite Charlie Brown tv special for your chance to win a free copy of PEANUTS ALL-STARS!
-Erica
September 17, 2008
The 2008 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by First Lady Laura Bush, will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2008, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 3rd and 7th streets from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The festival is free and open to the public.
Don’t miss the great lineup of Random House, Inc. authors, including Salman Rushdie, Alexander McCall Smith, Dan Chiasson, Ellen Birnbaum, Nancy Schulman, and Michelle Singletary!
-Erica
September 12, 2008
I’m guessing that a lot of museums have fallen on hard times due to the current economic situation. The Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Connecticut is one such museum. The building is a national historical landmark and quite remarkable. The writer is one of the great American authors, leaving a legacy that has touched most school children in this country at one time or the other (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Innocents Abroad, The Prince and the Pauper, etc.). If you go the ‘public’ catalog for Random House, Inc. you will find 54 titles listed for Mark Twain and 518 related pages.
He also continues to be a great influence upon writers who have taken his characters as their own and developed them in ways that would cause Twain to be greatly entertained. One such book is FINN written by Jon Clinch. FINN is a remarkable first novel, named by ALA as a Notable Book in 2007 and chosen as the winner of the Philadelphia Athenaeum Literacy Award. It was also short-listed for the Sargent First Novel Prize.
Anyone having read FINN will never forget it and will realize the debt Jon Clinch owes to Mark Twain. Feeling this debt himself, or perhaps more aptly put, feeling a great admiration, Jon Clinch has determined to do his part to aid the Mark Twain House & Museum, and so has organized an evening called “The Adventures Started Here – Writers Reading For Twain,” which takes place Tuesday, September 23rd at the Museum.
351 Farmington Ave.
Hartford, CT 06105
6 – 7 p.m. Reception
7 – 9 p.m. Readings
9 – 9:30 p.m. Book Signings
Admission: $40 – Reading and Book Signing
$100 – Reception, reading and book Signing
For reservations call 860-280-3152
For information and complete author lineup: info@marktwainhouse.org or go here.
Authors in addition to Jon Clinch include: Tasha Alexander, Phillip Beard, Andy Carroll, David Gates, Robert Hicks, Phillip Lopate, Amy MacKinnon, Stewart O’Nan, Tom Perrotta, Arthur Phillips. Anyone within a reasonable distance will find themselves highly entertained. And if you’re in Kansas and not planning to vacation in CT at that moment, send a check!
-Marcia
September 4, 2008
Celebrate this year’s Teen Read Week theme, “Books with Bite @ your library®” by sinking your teeth into a meaningful new relationship. YALSA and AdLit.org are looking for the best Teen Read Week celebrations that involve significant collaboration between teachers and librarians.
Big Prizes
One winner will receive an author visit from Kimberly Pauley of Mirrorstone Books, Official Corporate Sponsor of Teen Read Week; another winner will receive a visit from author Geno Salvatore who will run a D&D game at the winning library, and five runners-up will each receive a $50 retail value prize package from YALSA and AdLit.org. The winning projects will be featured on AdLit.org and on the YALSA website.
How to Enter
Last year, thousands of libraries across the country held special events for Teen Read Week, encouraging teens to read something light and humorous—just for the fun of it! To enter the Best Teen Read Week Celebration Contest, plan a collaborative celebration that involves at least one teacher and one librarian working together to use young adult literature in an engaging way and leads teen to “read for the fun of it.”
YALSA and AdLit.org will also be looking for celebrations that articulate the theme, incorporate youth participation, are creative and are age appropriate. Please fill out the contest form and official rules (PDF). Entries, which include a 300 word description of your Teen Read Week Celebration, must be submitted to YALSA by November 7, 2008.
-Erica
August 28, 2008
Host a Dungeons & Dragons event for your library patrons!
It is a huge hit with teens and adults! D&D is an ongoing activity played with books, paper and pencils, and it requires creativity, imagination, and cooperation (with a bit of math and reading thrown in).
Resources are available at www.wizards.com/dndlibrary and you can email Wizards of the Coast directly for information at dndlibrary@wizards.com.
-Erica
