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Reporting on the latest in MG and YA while on the hunt for great kidlit mysteries and thrillers. Look for DOUBLE VISION, the first book in my MG adventure series featuring Lincoln Baker, in Fall 2012 (Harper Children's)...
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No worries--I won't be subjecting you to that Hannah Montana song of the same title. There's this article over at Publishers Weekly about bundling print and e-editions of a book for customers, which I thought was very interesting. I don't care so much as a writer, but as a reader, I like the idea. I have a new e-reader, but still catch myself hesitating over ordering the e-edition over print. Take book XYZ: the print edition is $14, roughly; Kindle sets you back $10. And I still find myself preferring print. Not sure why. Maybe because I'm old-school, maybe because I've lost my share of MP3 files and wish I'd bought the CD. I for one would love this type of book bundle. The article talks lots about the business angle of it all, but I don't really care about that--from my reader perspective. What do you think? Would you buy the bundle for a few bucks more? |
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 Check out this feature of the 20 most beautiful bookstores in the world (Flavorwire). The photos to the left are of Selexyz bookstore in Maastricht, in my native Holland. Now there's some book shopping in style... |
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The More Things Change (An Un-Scientific E-Book Study)  With my debut coming out (hurrah!) later this year, I find myself getting a bit more serious about studying The Marketplace. I want kids, parents, teachers, librarians and random passers-by with an inclination to read to know how great DOUBLE VISION is, and where to buy it. So I follow the talk on e-books, Kindles (with and without Fire), Nooks and apps--I mean, there are lots of serious people doing brilliant research on this stuff. All I have to do is listen, one would think. Who's reading what, and in what format? This article tells me teens are reading more e-books! (Publishers Weekly, reporting on Digital Book World panels) But then this one says: actually, not so much. (paidContent.org; ironically, reporting on the same convention, I believe). So I'm still not that much wiser. I remember reading the same books as my friends, and then talking about them at recess. I know, four score and seven years ago... Are kids really going to be doing all their reading on a phone, or a tablet device? Those things make my eyes hurt--that can't be very different for a kid, right? Will they read on a reading device instead? I still have no idea, and I have a sneaking suspicion that nobody else really does either. But here's a cool un-scientific study of my eleven year-old. She was texting excessively the other day, so I asked her what the deal was, in my grumpy-mom-monitoring-technology-use voice. "Emma and I are reading the same books, Mom. We're talking about them." Maybe print vs. e-book doesn't matter. Maybe it's all about how we communicate our love for books--now isn't that a great kumbaya thought for a Wednesday? |
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Monday Music: I Want You Back, The Remix Daughter (in car, buckling seat belt): "Can we listen to Victorious?"
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Pippi!  Those of you who are regular YA Sleutheri know: I have a great love for Pippi Longstocking. I still want to be her when I grow up. So you can imagine my joy when I heard that vintage Pippi comics are being translated for release this fall. Read the full story here at GalleyCat. Exciting! Send author a comment on this post
Edgar Nominees Mystery Writers of America announced its Edgar nominees this morning; here are the kid lit ones: BEST YOUNG ADULT Find the full list of nominees here. Lots I haven't read yet, so joy! I feel a trip to the bookstore coming on... |
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F.T. Bradley writes crime fiction, and should really be working on her next MG novel. Right now. Check out F.T.'s website for more info on DOUBLE VISION (MG, due out from Harper Children's in Fall 2012). Many of F.T.'s short stories have appeared online and in print, in places like Discount Noir, The Thrilling Detective, Shred of Evidence, Versal and Stories for Children. F.T. Bradley is originally from the Netherlands, and now lives on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. |
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