Friday Links
Author Nick Hornby is opening an 826-inspired Ministry of Stories – an after-school writing/tutoring program in East London.
Scholastic reports on the effects of poverty and literacy and a Readers’ Digest poll finds that 1-in-20 kids reports never having read a book. I’m incredibly dubious of that second one.
The new McSweeey’s Quarterly Concern will feature an excerpt of an abandoned Michael Chabon novel. (Thanks for the link, Frank.)
I’ve read good things about the Booker-nominated novel The Room by Emma Donaghue. Reviews led me to understand that the suspense of the novel hinges on slowly learning the mystery surrounding a small boy and woman who never leave a room. Jessa Crispin is the king of spoilers in this post at Bookslut. Was it not really a big secret?
Australian directir Baz Luhrmann is set to film an adaptation of The Great Gatsby
Lloyd Dobler to play Edgar Allen Poe
A new movie tie-in e-book in the Narnia series showcases the promise/challenges of the enhanced e-book
The amusing story of an indie bookstore that was on the verge of turning into this story
TSA book for kids: My First Cavity Search
November 19, 2010 8:35 am 1 Comment
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By Dr J, November 19, 2010 @ 11:30 am
That story about the poll is the most shocking thing I’ve read in a long time. I mean, Reader’s Digest STILL EXISTS?! And they have a web site?! I’m gobsmacked.