National Book Festival Features Favorite Author Voting. Book-lovers will be able to select from among the roughly 500 authors who have appeared at the nine previous National Book Festivals, or will appear at this years festival. Using an alphabetical listing or voting from a page that includes each author’s biography and photograph. The top 10 [...]
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Odds and Bookends: August 27, 2010
August 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Books & Reading, General, Literacy
Tags: Bookrageous·First Book·Leave a Mark Auction·National Book Festival·odds and bookends
Odds and Bookends: October 2
October 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Literacy Links and Articles
Borders’ Educator Appreciation Week Offers 30% Discount Through October 7th, current and retired educators can save 30% on in-store purchases for personal or classroom use when they bring proof of educator status. Don’t read that! The secret lives of book banners In celebration of Banned Books Week (September 26 through October 3), the Chicago Tribune’s [...]
Tags: A.A. Milne·Banned Books Week·Beatrix Potter·Borders·Children's Choices Booklist·Maurice Sendak·National Book Festival·Real Men Read·The Tale of Peter Rabbit·Where the Wild Things Are·Winnie the Pooh
Reading in the Rain
September 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Authors & Illustrators, Books & Reading
The National Book Festival was held at the National Mall this past Saturday, September 26, 2009. The festival, now in its ninth year, has all of the tools needed to celebrate the magic of reading. Despite the cloudy and wet weather, readers of all shapes, sizes and ages filled every white tent and walking space [...]
Tags: David Baldacci·Jon Scieszka·Judy Blume·Kate DiCamillo·Library of Congress·Lois Lowry·National Book Festival·National Mall