Just what I needed on a late Friday afternoon! Variety reports that Reliance Entertainment is acquiring feature film rights to Kristin Cashore’s Graceling trilogy. This is the same studio that is producing Vampire Academy as well.
My only worry is that the worlds that Cashore builds are political and complex. I wouldn’t want to see any of my beloved series watered down or lost.
Tiger Eyes, the amazing novel by Judy Blume, has been made into a feature film. It was named the Best Feature Film at the Palm Beach International Film Festival this month. Now there is a gorgeous trailer for the film:
The Canadian Science Writers’ Association has announced the winners of their annual book awards for outstanding contributions to science writing. The winner of the youth award for 2012 is:
The Big Green Book of the Big Blue Sea by Helaine Becker, illustrated by Willow Dawson
Here are the links I shared on my Twitter and Pinterest accounts this week that you might find interesting:
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Book Doctor: do classic children’s books give us too rosy a view of childhood? | Children’s books http://buff.ly/11Bdn98 #kidlit
Gillian Cross’s top 10 books about being different | Books http://buff.ly/14SvvBs #kidlit
Mo Willems: Children’s book author shares his secrets http://buff.ly/11C6XaR #kidlit
New Video Throws Spotlight on Newbery Authors http://buff.ly/11H7EyD #kidlit
Remembering Elaine Konigsburg – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/11zwsd9 #authors #kidlit
Tacky the Penguin’s Creators Celebrate 25 Years – Publishers Weekly: Lester and Munsinger’s first-ever collabo… http://bit.ly/13XRt5a
EBOOKS
Looking for a good laugh about digital vs. paper? The Paperless Future – "Emma" http://buff.ly/YPCKBT
Patterson Sees Ads as a Wake Up Call http://buff.ly/15LaB6c #reading #ebooks
LIBRARIES
The Most Playful Libraries in the World – Flavorwire http://buff.ly/15Ck1Bq #libraries
Nice!! "A Quick Guide to Private Browsing" – iLibrarian http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2013/a-quick-guide-to-private-browsing/ …
READING
5 Ways to Become a Better Reader – Lifehack http://buff.ly/Zl95V5 #reading
30 things to tell a book snob | Booktrust http://buff.ly/11DFNiC
World Book Night: Ten writers’ reasons for reading | Books http://buff.ly/ZNe50g
TECHNOLOGY
Twitter Scares CNN President http://buff.ly/11GWycO #twitter
Who Are The Top 50 Social Media Power Influencers, 2013? – Forbes http://buff.ly/ZN2L46
TEEN READS
Elizabeth Vail: Lovesick and Tired: Unnecessary Romance in YA http://buff.ly/11GXw98 #yalit
‘Tiger Eyes’: A Family Film http://buff.ly/15LaW9c #yalit
Waking Brain Cells 