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“Treat Her Right,” Roy Head

According to a story in the LA Times, grown-
ups are increasingly reading young adult books—
attracted by “well-written, fast-paced and enga-
ging stories.”

The LA Times story makes quite the case: young adult
stories are more fun, have better plots, etc., etc.

David Levithan, the editorial director and vice president
of Scholastic, is quoted thusly: ”You go on the sub-
way and see 40-year-old stockbrokers reading
‘Twilight.’”

Really?

Read here.

“You gotta admit, sometimes Margene is just a plain airhead.”

—Ginnifer Goodwin (Margene in “Big Love”)

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“Building a Better Teacher,” by Elizabeth Green
Excerpt: “But what makes a good teacher? There have been many quests for the one essential trait, and they have all come up empty-handed. Among the factors that do not predict whether a teacher will succeed: a graduate-school degree, a high score on the SAT, an extroverted personality, politeness, confidence, warmth, enthusiasm and having passed the teacher-certification exam on the first try. When Bill Gates announced recently that his foundation was investing millions in a project to improve teaching quality in the United States, he added a rueful caveat. ‘Unfortunately, it seems the field doesn’t have a clear view of what characterizes good teaching,’ Gates said. ‘I’m personally very curious.’” New York Times

“Book Tour? More Like a Safari,” by Carolyn Kellogg
Excerpt: “As the business of publishing changes, book tours increasingly look like bad risks. ‘In 99.9% of cases,’ says Peter Miller, director of publicity at Bloomsbury USA, ‘you can’t justify the costs through regular book sales… Book tours used to be about local media. ‘You would go to these places to get reviews, interviews, TV and radio,’ Miller explains, but with print outlets closing down and cutting coverage and new technologies enabling long-distance video interviews, ‘it is becoming less important to do that kind of tour.’” LA Times

“Character and emotionality don’t always have to be relegated to quieter, more simple constructs.”

— Kathryn Bigelow, director, “The Hurt Locker”

Quiet Girl

I would liken you
To a night without stars
Were it not for your eyes.
I would liken you
To a sleep without dreams
Were it not for your songs.

— Langston Hughes