Ypulse Book Essentials: Congrats To Oscar Wao, Howard Zinn Goes Graphic, Dangerous Books… Movies, And Television
Posted by alli on 04-09-2008
Junot Diaz wins the Pulitzer (for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and I think I blogged about this, IMHO a good YA title for a mature reader.) (Daliy News Latino)
- A People's History of American Empire (Liberal historian Howard Zinn's new graphic novel is out today. I heart him.) (Boston.com)
- The Dangerous Book for Boys (Goes to big and small screens - among many other "boy" books that are slated for film and television adaptation.) (The Independent)
- Why aren't there more mystery novels for teens? (asks Chasing Ray)
- Is it okay to review the same book in two different places? (Read Roger says, "No.")
- These are really fun to look at (Booktrust's Best New Illustrators winners.) (Telegraph UK)
- 'Library Wars' (New anime battles book censorship in 2019. Looks good, but how about 2008?) (The Monkey Speaks)
- Another memoir tainted by doubts of its "truthiness" (Ben Mezrick's Bringing Down the House, on which the film "21" is based, is the latest casualty. Let's just get rid of the memoir altogether, people.) (New York Times)
- Moomin Moomin Moomin Bliss for the Whole Family (Tove Jannsson's comic strip in graphic novel form.) (Omnivoracious)
- More about kids' perception of reading ("Children see reading as geeky and lonely.") (Bookseller)
- The perfect library (110 of the best books compiled at the Telegraph. The best part of this list is how many "adult books" are great YA reads too. OMG. I loved Rebecca.)





