04 November 2007

Not About Daredeviltry

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A delightful editorial in today's New York Times questions the true purpose of The Dangerous Book for Boys and The Daring Book for Gi...
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03 November 2007

Anthony Horowitz: "How Depressing It Is"

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A while back I linked to this complaint in the tabloid Daily Mail from Anthony Horowitz, creator of juvenile spy Alex Rider. Reading the gr...
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Constabulary Notes from All Over

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From the Times-Tribune police log (via Daily Ozmapolitan ): SCRANTON — Police responded to O’Malley’s Tavern on Birney Avenue early Sunday...
02 November 2007

Knights and Ladies in Knight's Castle

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One of the weaknesses of E. Nesbit 's fantasy books is that her children aren't very distinct. It doesn't help that there are of...
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01 November 2007

Horn Book Fantasy Roundup

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This month the Horn Book 's website added a selection of fine essays on fantasy from issues past. I particularly enjoyed Lloyd Alexande...
31 October 2007

A Picture Book That Could Not Come from America

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Little Vampire Goes to School was published in France in 1999. Its story and drawings are by Joann Sfar, with the text translated by Mark ...
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30 October 2007

Grimms and Gilded at Harvard

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In a borrowed copy of the latest issue of Harvard Magazine I found a profile of Prof. Maria Tatar, known for her work on the Grimms' fa...
28 October 2007

Rowling's Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

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I'm finishing this past Harry Potter Week (and a Day) with an observation I've been musing on for a while. Author J. K. Rowling ...
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27 October 2007

Quotation Do's and Don'ts

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For folks who were at my Rhode Island College presentation on "Do’s and Don’ts of Dialogue" this morning, here is my list of ways ...

A Resemblance I Don't Believe Is Coincidence

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Harry Potter Week continues, even though I'm off at Providence College speaking about dialogue tags. (It's a tough job, but someone...
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