The Portland Press Herald has an article covering the two sides of the manga in libraries debate: Racy fluff or reading aid? Make sure you scroll down to the bottom to read at least some of the over 100 responses to the article by manga fans. Many of them demonstrate the intelligence and quality writing of manga readers.
Day: March 17, 2005
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award has been awarded to Phillip Pullman, author of many fantasy novels for children and teens, and Ryoji Arai, a Japanese illustrator of children’s books. The award is given to a person’s body of work regardless of thier language or nationality. The prize of five million Swedish crowns is the largest children’s book prize in the world.
Waking Brain Cells 