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News and features
Its good to see some independent childrens book shops opening up around the traps.
Nobel laureate Vargas Llosa condemns the legacy of colonialism.
Jean M Auel may well consider continuing her Earths Children series.
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Interviews
The Kids Capers blog at Boomerang Books talks to Aussie childrens author Lorraine Marwood.
Mostly Reading YA interviews author RM Doyon, author of the moving Upcountry.
The Hot Author Report interviews Hazel Statham, author of The Portrait.
Reviews
Harvey Freedenberg at Shelf Awareness reviews Burnt Books: Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav and Franz Kafka
The Paranormal Indulgence blog reviews Misguided Angel by Melissa De La Cruz.
Literary Enchantment reviews A Catch of Consequence by Diana Norman.
Musings
The Poisoned Apples blog gives us the worst mothers in literature.
The Book Ladys Blog reflects on strong female characters in YA fiction.
Kylie Ladd, author of the wonderful After the Fall (see our review) reflects on characters past and present.
Just for fun
The NYT gives us a slideshow from the best illustrated books of 2010.
Beautiful book cover of the day:
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Thanks for the shout-out! Love your blog design.
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My pleasure, Rebecca, and thanks for your lovely words about the site design!