The Devouring
By Billy Carton
When Reggie finds an old journal and reads about the Vours, supernatural creatures who feast on fear and attack on the eve of the winter solstice, she assumes they are just the musings of some lunatic author. But soon, they become a terrifying reality when she begins to suspect that her timid younger brother might be one of their victims.
by Kelly Link
Link, who has two breathlessly received books of strange, surrealistic tales for adults under her belt, makes the leap into the YA fold with this collection of short stories (most previously published in separate anthologies) that tug at the seams of reality, sometimes gently, sometimes violently. In nearly every one of these startlingly, sometimes confoundingly original stories, Link defies expectations with such terrific turnarounds that you are left precipitously wondering not only “What’s going to happen now?” but also “Wait, what just happened?”
From Newsweek: The Very Hungry Caterpillar turns 40 this year, and Eric Carle’s now-classic picture book has sold 29 million copies. Newsweek spoke to its creator about the caterpillar’s metamorphosis.
From Comedy Central: Author Neil Gaiman visited The Colbert Report this past Monday, and talked about his Newbery Medal win for The Graveyard Book. Much like Sherman Alexie’s appearance on the show last October, Gaiman gave as good as he got during the interview with host Stephen Colbert. Watch the clip here.
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Stephen Hawking barely needs an introduction, but his recent direction does. He is packaging the universe for the younger generation. With his daughter Lucy Hawking, he has branched out into writing children's books. They tell Alison George all about it, and recount Stephen's personal alien experience.
by Rebecca Emerley
Illustrated by Ed Emberley
"An old chestnut of a tale comes to rip-roaringly glorious, hilarious, gorgeous life in the hands of two picture-book masters...Emberley fille’s dry wit acts as the perfect complement to Emberley père’s art, which leaps off the page, mixing colors with crazed combinations that provide the perfect balance between text and image. Ideal for reading aloud and as a visual stimulant, this title is bound to become the favored version for children and adults alike."
by Melina Marchetta
Finnikin of the Rock and his guardian, Sir Topher, have not been home to their beloved Lumatere for ten years. Not since the dark days when the royal family was murdered and the kingdom put under a terrible curse. But then Finnikin is summoned to meet Evanjalin, a young woman with an incredible claim: the heir to the throne of Lumatere, Prince Balthazar, is alive.
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'Twilight' brings supernatural fiction to life, boosts genre
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Meyer's best-selling Twilight series has been the biggest story in publishing for months. But with no new Meyer title on the horizon, young fans are quenching their thirst for paranormal fiction by turning to other authors — and publishers are eager to benefit from the Twilight bump.
From St. Joseph News-Press: It would have been Dr. Seuss’s 105th birthday on Monday, and communities across the country held celebrations large and small. Here, a Missouri librarian talks about what makes Seuss’s books so popular.
