Links of the Week: November 6
Steph from Steph Su Reads looks at Amazon’s list of the best teen books of 2009 and other best of lists. Take a look at Amazon’s editors’ picks and the customer bestsellers.
Horn Book has a great defense of fanfiction in its November/December issue.
GalleyCat gives readers a look at Fourth Story Media, the creator of multi-platform story environments for young readers.
Publisher’s Weekly releases the details of Rick Riordan’s new series. Aimed at middle grade readers, it follows a pair of siblings as they encounter various Egyptian gods.
Take a look at the transcript from this month’s YALSA chat, Cool Teen Programs for Under $100.
Six Boxes of Books breaks down the Scholastic book fair/Lauren Myracle controversy and offers next steps for book fair hosts, authors, and Scholastic.
Lynn and Cindy at Bookends call out other librarians for their lazy questions on listservs.
TechCrunch posts an in-depth look at the many scams on Facebook. This has generated tons of follow-up articles and would be a great resource to reference in information literacy instruction.
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Thank you for posting the rant about stupid questions on listservs. I often find myself rolling my eyes at the obvious reader’s advisory questions myself.