Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I think are cool:
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
2014 Mind the Gap Awards – The Horn Book – Books ignored by ALA Awards – http://buff.ly/UHkaQZ #kidlit
2014 Quaker Books for Quaker Kids — @fuseeight A Fuse #8 Production http://buff.ly/1pxueWh #kidlit
Cathy Cassidy’s top 10 books with secrets | Children’s books http://buff.ly/1jnX3AE #kidlit‘
Children’s books do not need happy endings, Carnegie Medal winner says – Telegraph http://buff.ly/1pvO8RC #kidlit
Duncan Tonatiuh Wants Latino Children to See Themselves in Books – NBC http://buff.ly/V6SlCn http://buff.ly/V6SlSA #kidlit #diversity
The Giver’ Director Admits Color In First Trailer Was ‘An Error’ http://buff.ly/TrWK19 #kidlit
EBOOKS
Barnes & Noble plans to spin off ailing Nook as a separate public company — Tech News and Analysis http://buff.ly/1jiY7FY #ebooks
Simon & Schuster expands library ebook lending program http://buff.ly/1mybYgD #ebooks
U.S. publishers’ revenue from ebooks roughly flat in 2013, but unit sales rose – Tech News and Analysis http://buff.ly/1myN7t3 #ebooks
LIBRARIES
Two Major Public Library Systems Are About to Start Lending Wi-Fi Hotspots – CityLab http://buff.ly/Tw2nLO #libraries
YA LIT
10 Super Fun Teen Summer Novels That Adults Will Love Too http://buff.ly/TrWSh3 #yalit
Carnegie Medal: ‘the darkest children’s book I’ve ever read’ – Telegraph http://buff.ly/1pvO5oF #yalit
David Levithan on LGBTQ books for teens | The Japan Times http://buff.ly/V6Jv7y #yalit #lgbtq
Men should be able to read YA, too http://buff.ly/UKlrXB #yalit
Stephen Colbert Shares His Definition of ‘Young Adult Book’ With John Green – GalleyCat http://buff.ly/1maPgpV #yalit
Why film adaption soundtracks need to fit with the original books | Children’s books http://buff.ly/TvU0Qg #yalit