I’m compiling a list of organizations that are accepting donations of books for the holidays. If you know of one, contact me (check out my email address in the sidebar under “About One Book Two Book) or add it in the comments below. I’ll publish the list in a week or so.
Do include: the name [...]
My girls are both currently obsessed with Judy Sierra’s The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School. In our house, that’s the mark of a successful book: it’s one that transcends a couple of age groups and interests. You see, my girls share a room - it’s by choice. Even though the two years [...]
Apparently some of you are.
Many retailers are reporting slight increases in sales over last year’s post-Thanksgiving weekend - and that’s not counting the impact of Cyber Monday. Good news for book sellers - and for authors.
Tops on the list? Check the NY Times list for the overall best sellers. Books that didn’t make the list [...]
There is a sign in a shop window in the small town where Pippi lives that starts, ‘DO YOU SUFFER FROM…?’ It certainly relates to Pippi - though she doesn’t think that she “suffers” from it at all.
Finish the Pippi line and guess what the shop is selling.
C’mon, even if you don’t know, guess. It’s [...]
The answer to the last trivia question was Gilmore Girls. You can watch the snippet here:
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On which popular prime time TV show did the movie “Pippi Longstocking” play such an important role that the heroine uttered “We have ourselves a Pippi virgin!” when she found out that her boyfriend had never seen the flick?
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I know that Madeline is staring at the computer and thinking, “Where is the Swedish version of the opening sequence to Pippi?” So here it is:
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Sweden’s best-known author, Astrid Lindgren, would have turned 100 years old this month (she was born November 14, 1907).
Lindgren was best known for her series of books about Pippi Longstocking; only the first three books were full length novels. The first, aptly titled Pippi Longstocking, was published in 1945. The first of [...]
It’s a compelling question. In response to criticisms that the intent of the book, The Golden Compass (soon to be aired on the big screen), was to promote atheism or anti-Catholicism, author Philip Pullman had this to say:
In the world of the story — Lyra’s world — there is a church that has acquired [...]
After winning a couple of awards and spending time atop the New York Times best seller list, George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy & Stephen Hawking is getting some new buzz.
The book has recently been chosen by NBC’s Today Show as a selection for “Al’s Book Club.” As part of the promotion, Lucy [...]
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