Books

What Happened To Kids Books? (NPR)

23 Jul 2008

Day to Day , July 23, 2008 · Books inspired by PG-13 movies are taking over library shelves. Can See Iron Man Run really be good for young readers? Alex Cohen talks with Slate.com writer Erica Perl about the pros and cons of "fast-food lit."

NECC students collect books for young patients (The Haverhill Gazette)

23 Jul 2008

Children waiting to be X-rayed at area hospitals will have age-appropriate reading materials, thanks to radiologic technology students at Northern Essex Community College. Students of Professor Carol Wallace collected more than 100 used children's books and distributed them to six local radiology department waiting rooms.

Internet cannot make books extinct (The Western Courier)

23 Jul 2008

After discussing with anyone my desire to publish books, I am usually met with disbelieving glances and a sideways comment about books being replaced by the Internet in the next few years. To this, I always reply that that train of thought is ludicrous, and though there may be some logic behind the idea, it is highly improbable.