This week, I’ll be filling in on the book beat and tackling the book news of the last few days. Bloomsbury is putting together an anthology that pairs a booktuber with a young adult author. The booktuber will provide a prompt for a story that the author will write from the perspective of a famous villain….
The Thursday Book Beat: Hugo Award Nominations Are Causing a Hullabaloo
Spring’s finally arrived in Toronto, and with it, some great new book news for everyone! Potterheads might not be getting an eighth novel in the Harry Potter series, but J.K. Rowling seems committed to giving her fans new material to devour. She announced that Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them wouldn’t just be available…
The Thursday Book Beat: All the World’s a Birthday Card for the Bard
We’re taking a step back into history today on the Beat, which is appropriate as it’s also the week of William Shakespeare’s 452nd birthday! Celebrations are ongoing in Britain and elsewhere to honour his life and work. I suppose this gives me an excuse to rewatch my favourite production of a Shakespeare play, Much Ado…
The Thursday Book Beat: Newly Discovered Shakespeare First Folio Rocks the Literary World
Hey there readers, your friendly neighborhood Angel here, back from a bookish weekend in New York City! I attended the 2016 Kweli Children’s Book Writers Conference this past Saturday, and was surrounded by amazing writers and illustrators of colour who are bound to do amazing things for kidlit. Here’s hoping we get to see some…
The Thursday Book Beat: DC Superheroes to Land On YA Shelves
Hello readers, I’m back, with many thanks to Ardo for covering last week’s book news! There’s a couple big announcements in store for you in this column, so let’s get started. Dominating both the YA and comics scene the last few days is the announcement of four new YA books starring Batman, Wonder Woman, Catwoman,…
The Thursday Book Beat: Amandla Stenberg Brings #BlackLivesMatter YA Novel Adaptation To Life
March is nearly over, dear readers, but the book news truck keeps rolling along. This week, we’ve got some amazing movie adaptation news for you, as well as an interview that’s incredibly riveting. The book world was alight after finding out on Wednesday that Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games) would be starring in an adaptation of…
The Thursday Book Beat: J.K. Rowling Criticized for Appropriation of Native Culture for New Pottermore Stories
Another week, another set of book news. This time, I’m bringing you the headlines with late afternoon sunshine coming through the window, a very welcome change! This week, we’ve got author Meg Rosoff emerging once again from her tower to call out “diversity and race activists” for not protesting Donald Trump and his racist comments….
The Thursday Book Beat: Sarah Shahi Cast as Nancy Drew
Hello readers! Much like the snow that blanketed Toronto last night and delighted my puppy, there’s been a rather interesting wave of bookish news this week. Let’s get started! It is with huge sadness that we can confirm the death of our much loved author and friend, Louise Rennison. — HarperCollinsUK (@HarperCollinsUK) February 29, 2016…
Diversity in the 2015 Nebula Award Nominees
The Nebula Award is one of the most well-known literary award for science fiction and fantasy. Oftentimes, the genre is seen as lacking in the diversity department, not only in story content but in the creators behind them. The 2015 Nebula nominees show that progress is happening.
The Thursday Book Beat: Simon & Schuster Creates Imprint for Muslim Characters and Stories
It’s been a rollercoaster week of book news, everyone, and one of the lowest points has been the death of beloved American author Harper Lee. Few can deny the influence that To Kill a Mockingbird has had on modern American society, and the ways in which 2016 isn’t that much different from 1960s Alabama still…
The Thursday Book Beat: Judy Blume Encourages Parents to Help Their Kids Love Books
Welcome back readers! This week, our book news is peppered with some big names doing incredible things. Sci-fi readers and fans of legendary author Ursula K. Le Guin have more than funded a Kickstarter to produce a documentary on Le Guin’s life. Director Arwen Curry is a Le Guin fan herself, and has spent a…
The Thursday Book Beat: New Harry Potter Book Sends Readers into a Frenzy
Welcome to another edition of Book Beat! We’ve got a lot to talk about this week, dear readers, and first on that list is none other than NEW HARRY POTTER BOOK OMG!! J.K. Rowling announced yesterday that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child wouldn’t just be available for consumption as a play, but that readers could…