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Giant Princesses and Stephen King

Well, my daughter decided to be a giant princess again this year for Halloween, and insisted I join in when she saw me in the orange bridesmaid dress I wore in my best friend’s wedding. Who says bridesmaid dresses only get worn once?

Anyone who thinks princesses are helpless has never seen a four year old in a sparkly blue dress with a hoop skirt brandishing a glowing sword at her “evil mummy” brother. In our house, princesses rock.

In other news, here’s an interview of Stephen King talking about his new book. Enjoy!

 

All Hallows’ Read- Join the Party!

Here’s a new tradition I can get behind- All Hallow’s Read, first proposed here by Neil Gaiman. What do you do to participate? Give someone a scary book this Halloween, or at least the week of Halloween. October 25 was the All Hallow’s Read Book Drop, a day to leave a scary book in a random location for the next person who sees it. Of course, you could do this any day, so don’t let the fact that the date has passed stop you. Even if you don’t feel like leaving a book for a random stranger, you can always send one to a friend, or a kid, assuming that you like them, pick something appropriate, and end up encouraging them to read more. Or you could even do a round robin. Hey, however you want to do it is great! Post below and tell me what book you gave or how you celebrated All Hallow’s Read, and I’ll randomly pick a winner for a signed copy of The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian, who I just met yesterday, and whose book, so far, is very cool. Give a book this Halloween, or in the words of Spook House Dave, share a scare!

Thank You, Will Manley!

Will, a longtime columnist for American Libraries and well known humorist (at least in the library world) poses an excellent question here: Exactly why is it that children’s librarians aren’t running the world?

Well, what are you waiting for? Go find out!