April 27, 2024

Robots, Early Learning on the Rise: What’s Trending in Kids’ Books

While ebooks have stalled, the outlook for the children’s book market looks good. That data and coming trends were unpacked at the Nielsen Children’s Book Summit.

New York Times Contest Lures Students into Reading Nonfiction

Trying to entice students to read more nonfiction this summer? A new contest aims to do just that and gives 13 to 25 year olds a chance to have their work published on the Times website.

The End of Nonfiction: Common Core standards force us to rethink categorization

Reference is dead, and traditional notions of fiction and nonfiction may be obsolete, too. The Common Core Standards has Christopher Harris reconsidering how library resources are presented to students.