10.20.2009 10:45 am
Post-Dispatch Book Editor
What do teens like to read?
In an online vote, John Green’s “Paper Towns” edged out the popular ”Twilight” and “Catching Fire” series.
This week is Teen Read Week for the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association…
09.16.2009 6:06 am
Post-Dispatch Book Editor
The American Library Association has a note about the I Love My Librarian Award! award:
Librarians in our nation’s 123,000 libraries make a difference in the lives of millions of Americans every day. Now is your chance to tell us why…
04.16.2009 1:02 pm
Post-Dispatch Book Editor
“And Tango Makes Three,” a children’s book featuring two male penguins who care for an orphaned egg, again tops the ALA’s list of most frequently challenged books. But Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” has dropped off the American Library Association’s…
01.26.2009 1:57 pm
Post-Dispatch Book Editor
Popular children’s author Neil Gaiman’s book “The Graveyard Book” was the surprise pick Monday morning for this year’s Newbery award (at least it didn’t seem to be a contender among the ‘mock Newbery’ picks). And as if to complement that…