Monthly archive - March 2023

The history of children's books and literature, and the genre as a whole, has been the subject of many different debates: what makes a good children's book, whether adults should read children's books, and the ways that children's literature has been overlooked, denigrated, or considered ‘not real literature'.

In a 1973 letter to the editor of The Horn Book MagazineHighly recommended American books magazine with excellent website and bimonthly paper version. Ranges from popular to literary and covers English language books worldwide. Reviews, interviews with authors, some web exclusives. Library Journal said it was; 'well-focused, skilfully edited'. www.bookmagazine.com/, my mother, Ursula K. Le Guin, took Roald Dahl's books to task. While acknowledging her own "feelings of unease" about Dahl's work, she remarked that "...kids are very tough. What they find for themselves they should be able to read for themselves." I had this in mind as I read about wording changes in new editions of Dahl.

I first connected with Jennifer Rosner as fellow debut authors in early 2020 (you might recall what happened next). Historical fiction authors trip upon, excavate and fictionalize stories from the past that in turn inspire each other.  Read more

How do you plot a murder mystery? Backwards, was Jesse Sutanto's solution  Read more