Wednesday, April 16, 2008
In our latest podcast, Martha Parravano talks to Catherine Gilbert Murdock about Princess Ben (Houghton), a slyly subversive--and satisfyingly romantic--fantasy that is receiving a starred review in the upcoming May/June issue of the Horn Book.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Caldecott shout-out
Relive the excitement and hear the applause-o-meter for yourself on our Press Conference Podcast.
Labels: ALA, Awards, Picture Books, Podcasts
Friday, December 14, 2007
As Betty and Wilma say, "CHARGE!"
Children's Book Shop proprietress Terri Schmitz talks with Kitty Flynn about children's-book shopping for the holidays and recommending some of her favorites on our latest podcast.
I'll be over soon, Terri. We've got this swell Dutch couple renting our first floor apt and they have two completely adorable kids--a one year old boy and a three year old girl. Richard and I feel like we've acquired grandchildren and are spoiling them appropriately. The little girl, of course, initially spoke no English, and she would talk away at us in Dutch, too young to understand that we couldn't understand her. But then she and I had our Patty Duke--Anne Bancroft moment. She was talking to me in Dutch and clearly had an important question. I saw this little light go on in her eyes and she blurted, "Wheah's Wichawd?" Thanks, kid-- but spoken like a born Bostonian.
I'll be over soon, Terri. We've got this swell Dutch couple renting our first floor apt and they have two completely adorable kids--a one year old boy and a three year old girl. Richard and I feel like we've acquired grandchildren and are spoiling them appropriately. The little girl, of course, initially spoke no English, and she would talk away at us in Dutch, too young to understand that we couldn't understand her. But then she and I had our Patty Duke--Anne Bancroft moment. She was talking to me in Dutch and clearly had an important question. I saw this little light go on in her eyes and she blurted, "Wheah's Wichawd?" Thanks, kid-- but spoken like a born Bostonian.
Labels: bookselling, Christmas, Intercultural understanding, Podcasts
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Susan Cooper speaks
WGBH has posted audio and video versions of Susan Cooper's Cambridge Forum lecture on fantasy.
Labels: Fantasy, Podcasts, Susan Cooper
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Compass points
Kitty's put together a Philip Pullman page in anticipation of The Golden Compass opening this weekend; she's included links to both Monica Edinger and Bill Donohue, who must be stamping his little feet over The Catholic News Service's benevolent review.
And we apologize for the kind of rough audio, but my podcast interview with Pullman is also up for your listening pleasure.
And we apologize for the kind of rough audio, but my podcast interview with Pullman is also up for your listening pleasure.
Labels: Fantasy, Movies, Philip Pullman, Podcasts
Friday, November 09, 2007
New Podcast: Grace and Alvina
Our latest podcast is up.
In anticipation of the Robert's Snow: for Cancer's Cure snowflake auction, Lolly talks with author-illustrator Grace Lin and her friend, co-blogger, and editor at Little Brown, Alvina Ling.
In anticipation of the Robert's Snow: for Cancer's Cure snowflake auction, Lolly talks with author-illustrator Grace Lin and her friend, co-blogger, and editor at Little Brown, Alvina Ling.
Labels: Authors, Blogging, Podcasts, Robert's Snow
Monday, October 15, 2007
Anastasia Krupnik loves Casablanca
and Lois Lowry is a big movie fan, too. Find out more in our latest podcast.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
We'll come to you
with the Horn Book Podcast, now available for subscription via iTunes and God-knows-who-else.
Labels: digital publishing, Podcasts
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
A typical office conversation
. . . is the subject of our latest podcast. Yes. Kitty and I while away the precious minutes between editing philosophizing about the big picture. We never talk about TV, for example, or our coworkers' sartorial choices. So have a listen to what passes for gossip in the Horn Book offices.
Kitty has also uploaded a brief clip from an interview with our beloved Mr. Todd that was recorded some years ago. His office conversations were always lively!
Kitty has also uploaded a brief clip from an interview with our beloved Mr. Todd that was recorded some years ago. His office conversations were always lively!
Labels: Horn Book, Librarianship, Podcasts


