Every Friday, we share a handful of links that we found funny, provocative or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Have a great weekend!
It’s always cool to see different covers of our favorite books – like the original U.S. hardcover Harry Potter designs by Mary GrandPré and the 15th anniversary covers by Kazu Kibuishi. Some book covers have changed several times over the years and this article from BuzzFeed shows 26 Iconic Book Covers Changing Over Time.
We know that 92% of kids say they are more likely to finish a book they choose themselves, (The Kids and Family Reading Report™ 4th edition) and Reading Unbound shows us the benefits of reading books that may not be considered “educational texts.” And yet, people still complain about what kids and adults are reading. Book Riot explores the love/hate relationship people have about reading for pleasure.
How important is a book’s classification and genre? We’re big fans of YA at Scholastic (#IReadYA), and the line between “kids’ books” and “adult books” seems to be blurring. This Flavorwire article suggests that if To Kill a Mockingbird was published a few years later, it may have been considered a Young Adult book. And if it was released today, it could even fall in to the middle grade category. Would it have the same impact if it had been categorized differently?
Here are some other great stories to read this weekend:
- If you have a hard time finding time to reach, check out this article about the 7 Reading Habits of Highly Effective Readers.
- Ever wonder How Colors Smell? (h/t Mike!)
- You can now access the archive for The New Yorker, so take advantage of it! Don’t know where to start? Here’s a list of 8 Stories You Should Read. (h/t Lia)
- The Evanston Public Library is expanding…on a bike! The cart will bring books and library card signups to parks and neighborhoods in the community. How cool is that?!
- We’ve been seeing some of our favorite books become movies and TV shows. Here’s a fun list of children’s book series that would make awesome TV. (I would DEFINITELY watch a Nancy Drew television show!)
Have a great weekend!
