Rowling Near Tears in Copyright Dispute

by Rhonda Greenaway - Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008 at 2:03pm

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was near tears while giving evidence yesterday in the copyright case being heard in front of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, according to The Guardian newspaper. Warner Brothers and Rowling want to block publication of an unauthorized Harry Potter encyclopedia by Michigan-based RDR Books.

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Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale

by Rhonda Greenaway - Friday, Mar 14, 2008 at 2:19pm

Set in a medieval Mongolian-like era, Book of a Thousand Days features another in Shannon Hale's tradition of strong, intelligent and complex girl characters. Like Hale's other fantasies, Book of a Thousand Days is based on a fairy tale, this time the Brothers Grimm's little-known Maid Maleen.

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J.K. Rowling Doc: A Year in the Life

by Rhonda Greenaway - Tuesday, Feb 05, 2008 at 2:07pm

Don't miss CBC Newsworld's airing of the BBC documentary A Year in the Life of J.K. Rowling on Sunday, February 10th at 8:00 p.m. ET. I caught its first airing on Feb. 4th and it's well worth a look.

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Jon Scieszka First U.S. Kids' Lit Ambassador

by Rhonda Greenaway - Tuesday, Jan 08, 2008 at 10:54am

The New York Times reports that renowned children's book author Jon Scieszka will become the United States' first national ambassador for young people's literature. He will "travel and speak to groups of children, parents and teachers to evangelize the need for reading," according to the Times.

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The Alchemist's Dream - John Wilson

by Rhonda Greenaway - Friday, Nov 30, 2007 at 2:51pm

B.C. writer John Wilson is well known for his historical adventures for teens, including And in the Morning and Where Soldiers Lie. In his latest novel for teens, The Alchemist's Dream, Wilson fleshes out the stories of explorers Henry Hudson, Sir Thomas Smythe and his central character, Robert Bylot, all of whom were instrumental in the search for the Northwest Passage.

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