Congratulations to all the winners of this years Governor General’s Literary Award with a special shout to to Susin Nielsen – a fellow CWILL member from Vancouver. I loved “Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom” and I look forward to reading “The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larson.”
2012 Governor General Literary Award Finalists
2012 Governor General Literary Award Finalists
Lots of great books to add to my “to read” list on Goodreads. House Held Up by Trees is the only title I’ve read from the Children’s selection – an amazing book. Congratulations to Jon Klassen (who I met in LA!) and all the other talented authors, illustrators, and translators.
Book Art
Okay, I love books but this is insane! Check out Brian Dettmer’s transformation of old books using knives, tweezers, and surgical tools. More photos and information at MY MODERN MET, The Book Surgeon. And I thought it took a lot of patience to write a book!
The Great Library Giveaway of 2012
My group blog, The Mixed-Up Files of Middle Grade Authors, is giving away books! To nominate a library, enter a comment here by October 16, 2012. Three finalists will be randomly chosen from the list of nominees. From October 20-31st we will be asking readers to vote on which library should receive our middle grade collection. A lucky library somewhere in Canada or the US is going to be showered with books – have your say on which one it will be!
