Happy Thursday, readers! With one more day left to the weekend, are you already thinking about settling in with a warm blanket, and your favourite adult coloring book? Neuroscientist Jordan Gaines Lewis examined the phenomenon for NY Magazine, having recently purchased a coloring book of her own. She is both skeptical and intrigued by how…
The Thursday Book Beat: New Nancy Drew TV Series to Feature Diverse Cast
Winter is well and truly here, if this week has been anything to go by, but some bits of book news might warm your hearts and shelves right up! Those of us looking for the lost sunshine might be tempted to tap beloved teen detective Nancy Drew for her sleuthing skills, and CBS has announced…
Shinbun Saturday: Your Manga Could Be the Next Shounen Jump Plus Hit
Viz Manga publishing Naruto epilogue in 2016 Print versions will make their way into the hands of North American readers on January 5, though the epilogue volume is already available on the Viz Media website app. Set after the conclusion of Naruto, the epilogue will feature Naruto’s son, and Sasuke’s daughter takes center stage as…
The Thursday Book Beat: Chicago Students Protest Library Closure
Simon & Schuster to publish Taylor Swift “scrapbook” Fans will get a chance to help create the book, a collection of magazine articles and other memorabilia documenting Swift’s career. An honourary author will be named from the winners of a video contest hosted by the publisher, and fans can also enter to suggest titles for…
Shinbun Saturday: Film Adaptations and New Licenses on the December Horizon
Aozora Yell live action adaptation out in August 2016 Fans of the manga won’t have to wait long to see their favourite characters again, with the film announcement coming on the heels of Aozora Yell‘s final compiled volume. The last issue was released in October 2015, wrapping up Tsubasa’s story, and more details on the…
The Thursday Book Beat: The World Does Not Need Hunger Games Prequel Movies
Expect Hunger Games movie prequels, says Lionsgate Vice Chair, missing the point completely I don’t know about you, but another set of movies about kids killing each other for absolutely no good reason isn’t something I look forward to, or want to expect. And yet, Michael Burns (Vice Chairman of Lionsgate Studios) says that we…
The Thursday Book Beat: Learning Why ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ in Sweden
Newspaper leaks Haruki Murakami’s elementary school library records Borrowing records are sacrosanct in library systems around the world, and Japanese librarians have spoken out about the Kobe Shinbun’s list of books Murakami borrowed as a teenager. The record was gathered from cards where library users’ names were listed underneath specific authors. All Swedish teens to…
The Thursday Book Beat: Come Get Your #MorallyAmbigiousYA Here
#MorallyAmbigiousYA calls out sexism and genre dismissal Tuesday afternoon found the YA book world in disbelief over the announcement of a six-figure deal and movie for a YA novel by former ad executive Scott Bergstrom. It wasn’t the money at stake that stunned authors and readers alike, however, but the description of the book (“a…
Welcome to Night Vale: Leave Your Expectations at the Town Sign
Welcome to Night Vale Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor Harper Perennial October 20, 2015 It was a crisp spring afternoon when I started listening to the aptly named podcast Welcome to Night Vale, the kind of afternoon where if you breathe in too quickly, the wind sinks its tiny teeth into your throat. In Night Vale,…
Mapping Out A Novelist’s Path: Heidi Heilig and The Girl From Everywhere
Rarely do I sit up, mouth agape, after reading cover copy for YA novels, but The Girl from Everywhere was a novel that stuck with me from the first glance of a catalogue. Time travel, historical adventures, and a touch of romance, all tied together by a hapa haole (half-Chinese, half-white) heroine? This story quickly became one of my…
Shinbun Saturday: Dark Horse to Republish Kenji Tsuruta Fantasy Series
Dark Horse acquires Wandering Island for North American publication The publisher hopes to tap into the wide popularity of Kenji Tsuruta’s previous series Spirit of Wonder with this new title. Fans of Kiki’s Delivery Service may find their interest peaked by Mikura Amelia’s story, as she sets out in her seaplane to find the mysterious…
On Filipino Food and Identity: A Roundtable
Food: It nourishes us. It nurtures us. It comforts us. For immigrants, though, food can also provide a touchstone. A connection to a heritage that may be strained by distance and generations. Even if we don’t know any other aspect of our native culture, there’s a good chance we’ve been exposed to the food. Growing up,…
