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Photo: Cynthia K. Ritter Q: How long has it been since the last Children’s Books Boston Trivia Night? A: Too long! For a bonus point: Children’s Books Boston returned this year as part of a larger event. Name the event. A: Boston Book Festival's Lit Crawl Boston! Concurrently with events...
View from the TopPlease join Children's Books Boston for "Fact and Fiction: How and Why Authors Draw Upon Reality to Build Fiction," a panel discussion at Simmons University on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. The panelists include novelists Liza Ketchum, Malinda Lo, and Tara Sullivan; the moderator is our own Elissa Gershowitz....
The venue for the fifth annual Children’s Books Boston Trivia Night, the Brahmin, was new this year.But much was the same: host Jack Gantos and his Gantosian commentary. Silly team names: "TK," "Where’s Papa Going with That Axe?" And of course, lots of children’s literature professionals muttering, “I should know...
Who's my grandma?Bon vivant Jack Gantos will again host Children's Books Boston's annual trivia night, this year on Monday, June 11, 6:00-9:00PM at the Brahmin, 33 Stanhope St (off Clarendon near Back Bay Station). Fifteen bucks cash only at the door, RSVP here by June 4th....
host with the most Jack Gantos. Photo: Jennifer Kelley ReedOkay, maybe the answer isn’t always "Ashley Bryan." “Ashley Bryan” isn’t Bod’s last name in The Graveyard Book, or Ramona Quimby’s middle name. But just because the accomplished Mr. Bryan was an answer last year doesn’t mean he can’t be one...
Then join Children's Books Boston on February 23rd as Our Martha leads a conversation with Kristin Cashore and Tui Sutherland about just what's going on in those big books today. Maybe they will talk about The Naming. Info at this link. Save...
The Frog and Toad Are Friends with Benefits teammates holding their prizes: literary-themed soaps. L to R: Terri Schmitz, Stacy Collins, Emily Coolidge Toker, Lauren Rizzuto, Kazia Berkley-Cramer, Sheryl DePaolo. Photo: Lolly RobinsonWe needed a lighthearted evening this Monday. A distraction. Some silliness. A challenge.We needed to meet our match in a trivia team called...
moderator Roger Sutton with panelists Cathie Mercier, Nancy Werlin, and Charlotte TaylorWhat makes a book award-worthy? Who decides, and how? These questions were the focus of “Winners, Losers, and Something in Between: An Inside Look at Book Awards,” a panel sponsored by Children’s Books Boston that met at Simmons College...
The room contained editors. Reviewers. Book designers. Children’s lit students. Booksellers. Writers. Professors. Librarians. And books.Children’s Books Boston’s Third Annual Fall Reception and Book Swap, held at Simmons College, on Thursday, September 3, was a simple concept. Show up. Bring a book to swap, and fill out a card explaining...
The Horn Book is steeped in tradition. Since 1924, we've reviewed and discussed the finest in children's literature. And since 2014, we've brought home the win at Children's Books Boston's Wicked Boston Children's Book Trivia Challenge.This was the second year that Boston's librarians, booksellers, editors, students, and other children's lit...