The Holiday Edition of the Book Beat is essentially a sparse round up of news. So enjoy and Happy Holidays! A Panel Discusses International YA A really great read on the young adult market internationally and being translated/marketed to American readers. Our “Ten Must Read YA Novels of 2014” List Is Up! Check it out! There…
The Ten Must Read YA Novels of 2014
This was a big year for Young Adult novels. Some big series came to and end and some new ones exploded onto the scene. Scandals broke out, articles were written. Dystopian stories finally began to fade away and stand alone contemporaries were all the rage. So it’s no wonder that it took three Women Write…
Best Television Shows of 2014
10. How To Get Away With Murder (Season 1) I’m not a fan of Grey’s Anatomy and only gave Scandal one season. Although the brand new show, How To Get Away With Murder, is not created but instead produced by Shonda Rhimes, it still feels very much like a show she’d make for TV — and I love it….
Variants We Love! A Look At DC’s Homage to Film
DC Comics has revealed their March variant covers and they’re paying homage to films! They all look fantastic but let’s talk about the ones that caught my eye (and heart).
The Thursday Book Beat: Let’s Call It A Comeback! Lesson Learned for BookCon 2015
BookCon 2015 Is Off To A Good Start With Partnership & Author Announcements Breaking news: @ReedPop and @diversebooks partnering, @JackieWoodson and @Sherman_Alexie named two featured authors at #BookCon2015. — Publishers Weekly (@PublishersWkly) December 11, 2014 Publisher’s Weekly tweeted this out this morning. After the disastrous lack of diverse authors at last year’s BookCon which sparked the…
#WWACTV – Rape On Television: How The Newsroom and Reign Got It Wrong
*Trigger Warning: This post will discuss the rape scene in episode 9 of Reign‘s second season and a discussion of rape between two characters in Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom. As a woman, I find rape hard to talk about. It’s difficult because, growing up, I was told by many people in my life that, as a woman, I…
The Thursday Book Beat: Amazon’s Head Honcho Says Books Are Too Expensive
Amazon’s Head Honcho Says Books Are Too Expensive In this write up by Business Insider, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is essentially saying that books aren’t necessarily expensive in regards to an individual being unable to afford a $30 or even $20 due to their socioeconomic position. Why would he say that when we have libraries that help…
The Thursday Book Beat: Ferguson Library Gets Huge Support From All Over!
Ferguson Library After the announcement on Monday night that Darren Wilson would not be indicted for the death of Michael Brown, protests exploded in the town of Ferguson and beyond. Due to the riots that were happening, it makes sense why some organizations such as schools would like to close their doors for safety reasons (FYI…
Top Ten Tips for Being a Vigilante On a Budget
My friends and I got into a discussion on vigilantes this past weekend, or, more specifically, what it would be like to be Batman on a budget. It was fun throwing ridiculous ideas into the air but I started to really think about it. I’ve noticed that the only way you can be a decent and successful…
R/W: Concepts and Concept Art
A contest? For me? Yes, you! Glimmer Train is a pretty cool short story journal that pays out $50,000 every year to writers. It is a rare survivor, but continues to be successful in its attempts to showcase new work, and often new writers. Their New Writer Contest deadline is coming up. Details from their email: “Deadline:…
Daniel Handler Makes A Racist Comment During 2014 National Book Awards
Just as the undesirable leftovers of farm animals, such as pig intestines and feet, are linked to the slave diet, watermelon is the food most associated with the 19th and 20th century depictions of blacks as lazy simpletons…The record of watermelon’s role in racism is well-chronicled. As Keith Woods of the Poynter Institute fashioned it,…
Breakdown of The First Annual INSPIRE! Toronto International Book Fair
This past weekend was the first annual INSPIRE! Toronto International Book Fair, where book lovers could purchase their favourite reads, get their books signed by their favourite (newly discovered) authors, and attend panels. We don’t have anything else like this in Toronto — which is surprising given the number of publishing houses located here — so I was very excited…