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2018 Bookish Resolutions

The new year has started, and at The Booking Biz, we hope 2018 is bringing you all good things–including lots of wonderful books!

A new year is also a good time for changes, resolutions, and making the world better. Books can help.

Inspired by their own books, our clients are sharing their own resolutions. What are yours? Continue reading “2018 Bookish Resolutions”

Interview: Uma Krishnaswami on Treadmills, Knitting, and P.G. Wodehouse

Uma Krishnaswami
Uma Krishnaswami

Uma Krishnaswami grew up in India with writing a distant thought. Now, she’s a writer of novels, picture books, short stories, poems and articles. Her books have been published in 11 languages and won numerous awards. She’s also a teacher, guiding future writers in sharing their own stories.

What’s Uma’s life like now? She told us… Continue reading “Interview: Uma Krishnaswami on Treadmills, Knitting, and P.G. Wodehouse”

Winter Recommended Reads 2017

Happy Holidays from The Booking Biz!

No time of the year is bad for reading, but with winter weather outside and time off from work, the holidays are a great time to read new books and give books to others. Here are some of our best recommendations for wonderful holiday reading: Continue reading “Winter Recommended Reads 2017”

Interview: Kimberly Willis Holt on Words, Gardens & Libraries

Kimberly Willis Holt
Kimberly Willis Holt

Since her first novel, MY LOUISIANA SKY, Kimberly Willis Holt has won numerous awards for her children books. She writes stories about kids trying to find their place in life when they’re faced with difficult circumstances. Among her books are WHEN ZACHARY BEAVER CAME TO TOWN, which won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, and PART OF ME, which won the Louisiana Library Association The Literary Merit Award.

We asked her some questions to find out more about this amazing author. Continue reading “Interview: Kimberly Willis Holt on Words, Gardens & Libraries”

5 Fundraising Ideas Kids Can Do

Last year, we wrote 21 Ways to Fund Author Visits, focusing on ideas librarians and teachers can do to raise money for equipment, special projects, and author visits. As I bought some lemonade from a neighborhood stand the other day, I realized we’d left a big part out of our list: the kids! Continue reading “5 Fundraising Ideas Kids Can Do”