It’s a short week, bookworms. Either I’ve been bored by the latest book news or nothing exciting is happening in the literary world. You decide which is more likely. In the meantime, book news!
- It’s that time again, folks. Book awards season is alive and kicking. The Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction was recently awarded to Matt Phelan’s graphic novel, The Storm in the Barn. Phelan’s book, which explores life during the Dust Bowl, is one of the first books to receive accolades in 2010. In the coming weeks, the ALA will award the Newbery, Caldecott and Printz awards, the National Book Critics Circle and the Pulitzer awards will be handed out. Oh, and there’s also those little things called the Oscars.
- I love ‘80’s nostalgia. When I was growing up, I also loved The Babysitters Club. So I pretty much jumped for joy when I heard Scholastic was issuing reprints of the first few books and getting Ann M. Martin to write a prequel. I grew up on these books – I remember trying as hard as I could to keep up with the sheer volume of books in the series and, later, thinking it was strange that they never aged or moved up a grade, despite celebrating several holidays multiple times. I guess they’re like the Simpsons, frozen in time.
- If you bemoan the fact that conglomerates are taking over the world, this news probably won’t make you happy. Harper Studios publisher Bob Miller predicts that, in five years, all publishing will be handled by just three major companies. That’s a full 50% reduction from the whooping six major companies there are today (the big six obviously doesn’t include small and independent publishers). As unfortunate as it sounds (because I think more competition is good for the market), Miller may be onto something. That vast majority of books are published by a relatively small portion of the publishing industry – they just confuse you by using different imprint names.
Happy Weekend!
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