Musings about some of my favorite fantasy literature for young readers, comics old and new, the peculiar publishing industry, the future of books, kids today, and the writing process.
Russell Hoban died last night, the Guardian reports.
I remember being struck back in high school by the stark contrast between his delightful early readers and his post-apocalyptic novel. Could there be two authors named Russell Hoban? But no.
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J. L. BELL is a writer and reader of fantasy literature for children. His favorite authors include L. Frank Baum, Diana Wynne Jones, and Susan Cooper. He is an Assistant Regional Advisor in the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, and was the editor of Oziana, creative magazine of the International Wizard of Oz Club, from 2004 to 2010.
Living in Massachusetts, Bell also writes about the American Revolution at Boston 1775.
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"The Mouse and His Child" has some apocalyptic moments.
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