Politics in Practice
July 30, 2009 by Travis Jonker
The look is kinda old-school. Not that I’m against that. Label me cautiously optimistic. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJbY3QrIifE]
July 29, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Huzzah to the brave souls who boldly assembled their debut YA book covers (click here to give it a try). Below is a gallery of the sometimes outstanding, sometimes outstandingly unfortunate results. Break @ Words on Words by Maggie Stiefvater (author of the recently released Shiver) Strum @ Pop Candy. Signal @ princessdeia. Bluster @ […]
July 29, 2009 by Travis Jonker
*Update* Click here to watch the trailer I heard a while back that filmmaker Wes Anderson (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums) was working on bringing Roald Dahl’s The Fantastic Mr. Fox to the silver screen. I did not realize that the film would employ the almost always awesome technique of stop-motion animation. Considering the […]
July 28, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Click here to view the Create Your Debut YA Cover gallery. Usually I don’t do YA, but… A few months back I posted the steps to Create Your Debut Fantasy Novel Cover. Now it’s time to do something for the Teens. Above is my debut YA cover. I had to modify the rules for this […]
July 27, 2009 by Travis Jonker
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate By Jacqueline Kelly Henry Holt ISBN: 9780805088410 $16.95 Grades 5-8 In Stores Review copy borrowed *Best New Books* Coming-of-age will never get old. Well, sometimes it seems like this type of story shows it’s age when another heavy-handed, contrived, or otherwise inauthentic attempt hits shelves. The fact that the coming-of-age […]
July 26, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Sometimes I like to see which books the general population is laying down their hard-earned clams for (attention: you may have just witnessed the first ever internet use of the word “clams” as slang for money). You interested? Let’s take a look. (Click here to read the entire New York Times Bestseller lists at Reading […]
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July 23, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Hey, I guessed the color! Now all that’s left to do is wait until until October 12, when this sucker will hit shelves. Click here to watch an interview with author Jeff Kinney about Dog Days.
July 23, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Fans of 30 Rock (and the vastly underrated Blades of Glory) will recognize Will Arnett. Little known fact – the actor’s deep voice has paved the way for voice-over work in a host of animated films and commercials. Appearing recently on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Arnett uses his vocal talents in a very children’s […]
July 22, 2009 by Travis Jonker
Tomorrow (Thursday, July 23) the title, color, and cover artwork of the latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid title will be revealed. Based on my extensive knowledge of the color wheel, I am going to go ahead and make one bold prediction: the cover will be yellow. Am I right? I’ve gotta be right on […]
July 22, 2009 by Travis Jonker
The following is a work of fiction. In a shocking move that is sure to make waves for some time to come, the Children’s Literature Commissioner announced today that all newly published books must be part of a series. Explaining his decision by asserting, “The more, the merrier”, and “Godfather III is totally underrated”, the […]
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