Wednesday, May 18, 2011

News

The Onion is always right on target.  Budget Mix-Up Provides Nation's Schools With Enough Money to Properly Educate Students.
 
You've probably heard by now about the interrogations of librarians in L.A.'s Unified School District.  It's kind of horrifying.  From SLJ.

Hunger Games movie news!  From USA Today.

The first five Harry Potter books in comic form.  From Flavorwire.

Hey!  You do not say mean things about Neil Gaiman Rep. Dean!  Of course, Neil Gaiman handles it in his usual fabulous way.  From SLJ.

Apparently mermaids are the next big thing.  From USA Today.

Adults reading YA.  From Seattle Pi.

Which just goes to show that Lisa Belkin of the New York Times should have done some more research before writing this ridiculous article about YA fiction.  Sarah Ockler had a good response.

New research reveals male characters far outnumber females, pointing to 'symbolic annihilation of women and girls.'  From The Guardian.

1 comment:

  1. They've also started casting for Cassandra Clare's City of Bones book. Lily Collin is going to be Clary.

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