By Ty Hulse
It may seem strange to think that there is some question as to what constitutes a children’s book for many after all this would seem like a question with an obvious answer. A children’s book was after all created for children. However Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain one of the books considered to [...]
By Sarah Todd
Titled “Welcome to the Dead House”, the book was an instant bestseller and became the first in the highly successful “Goosebumps” series. “Welcome to the Dead House” tell the story of a town called Dark Falls, a place hiding a secret - all the residents are the living dead, and need fresh blood [...]
By Eric Znoj
Writing and Publishing a Children’s Book is a dream for many people. Unfortunately, it is often a difficult dream to realize since most talented writers do not know or understand which steps to take first to begin the process of becoming known and getting published.
Do you need an agent, illustrator, assistant, consultant or [...]
By Fred Belinsky
There are dozens of children’s books where a hat (or hats) plays a central role in the story. Here’s a partial list — all of which are in The Village Hat Shop’s books on hats collection: [Note: For a short synopsis of each book below as well as the name of the equally [...]
By Lindsey Williams
It appears that the “Tom Swift” and “Wizard of Oz” books - popular with kids for most of the last century - are finally to be replaced by “Harry Potter.”
The fourth volume of the Harry Potter series went on sale at bookstores throughout the country during midnight parties — excitement not seen since [...]
By Maxine Thompson
Recently, I moderated a black men’s seminar at Zahra’s bookstore in Inglewood, California. The group present consisted of about 20 men and 7 women. Our guest author was Ken Mask, M.D., from New Orleans, Louisiana. (Titles: Murder on the Butt, Luke Jacobs, PI, City Park Murder.)
During the two hours, we covered diverse subjects [...]
By Mohamed Jeeshan G.R.
Literature as common understanding suggests is a representative body of texts admired and appreciated for its formal properties as well as its thematic concerns, which most would term vaguely as artistic or even aesthetic. If asked on the relevance of literature the response would be that the study of literature is akin [...]