Tag Archives: America

PEN Appeals to Xi Jinping for Release of Imprisoned Chinese

By EDWARD WONG SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 5:04 AM September 18, 2015 5:04 am

18sino-pen01-tmagArticleA photograph of Liu Xiaobo, the 2010 Nobel Peace laureate, at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo. In 2009, he was charged with “inciting subversion of state power” and sentenced to 11 years in prison.Credit Espen Rasmussen for The New York Times

For them, pens and laptops are the tools of their trade and their megaphones to the world. Among their ranks are some of the best-known chroniclers of American society and Continue reading

The One Book You Need To Read To Understand America

Posted: 07/02/2014 9:57 am EDT Updated: 07/02/2014 9:59 am EDT

By Sarah Jane Abbott for Off the Shelf

Sitting down to write a piece on To Kill a Mockingbird is a daunting task — what could I possibly have to say about this enduring American classic that hasn’t already been said? It won the Pulitzer Prize, Continue reading

BookExpo America 2014: Books, Events and Authors to Watch for

Lisa Parkin

Social Media Consultant, YA Book Blogger

 

Posted: 05/21/2014 1:09 pm EDT Updated: 05/21/2014 1:59 pm EDT Print Article
BookExpo America commences in one week (May 29-May 31), and with hundreds of authors, events and signings, it’s a busy and confusing place to be.

I talked with a few publishers who helped me narrow down what young adult book fans should do, see and read at BEA this year. Continue reading