Saturday, September 5, 2020


James Fugate has run the Black author-focused Eso Won Books in LA since 1990, and he's never seen a sales surge like the one he's experiencing now. Here’s an article in ‘Inc.’ on him in this unusual year:
https://www.inc.com/lindsay-blakely/eso-won-books-james-fugate-black-business-owner.html

Friday, September 4, 2020


Not many books were published this spring or summer. They’re coming out now. Tomorrow I’m going to walk over to the West Village with my middle daughter to Three Lives Bookstore, my favorite, which she told me about years ago when she lived close by it. TIME magazine put together a list of the top 42 books coming out. Here it is:
https://apple.news/AWSedWlxHTkil_q5p7yRj1w

Thursday, September 3, 2020


Writers Rebel is a group of London artists who stand against those who minimize the dangers of climate change. This piece was in today’s Guardian. Here’s the link:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/02/ground-zero-of-lies-on-climate-artists-protest-at-london-thinktanks

Tuesday, September 1, 2020


NPR had a panel pick the 100 best books for young readers. You’ll certainly recognize some of the titles and dust jackets. They all look good. Of course there are those books that are just the right ones for just the right kid. We each had such a book or books that worked for us. Here’s the list they made:
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/31/905804301/welcome-to-story-hour-100-favorite-books-for-young-readers