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RIP Beverly Cleary (This week in books)

April 2, 2021 by Nathan Bransford Leave a Comment

This week! Books! Get vaccinated if you can! The world of books lost one of the greats this week as legendary children’s book author Beverly Cleary passed away at the incredible age of 104. Tributes poured forth from across the book world, and I think it’s safe to say that many of today’s prominent authors […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Annie Barrows, Beverly Cleary, Brandy Jensen, HarperCollins, Lee Child, Rachel Aviv, Reneé Watson

What does it mean when a book gets optioned? (This week in books)

October 9, 2020 by Nathan Bransford 2 Comments

This week! Books! Quick note that I’ll be away on a brief holiday the week of October 12 and back with fresh content on October 19. Feel free to contact me if you need editing! It’s book award season, and congrats to American poet Louise Glück for winning the Nobel Prize, to this year’s MacArthur […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Beverly Cleary, Dan Blank, DongWon Song, Jacqueline Woodson, Jessica Faust, Kate McKean, Louise Glück, N.K. Jemisen, National Book Awards, Nobel Prize, Science, Star Wars, Tracy Marchini

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