According to Newsweek.com, YA fantasy is the brightest spot in book publishing today. We all knew that, didn't we?
Teen book sales are booming, and although Jamie Reno snarkily adds "it's not all Harry Potter," the author must admit that Rowling is largely responsible for jump-starting the trend.
Aug. 19: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, by Lewis Carroll
Sept. 16: Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
Oct. 21: Evil Genius, by Catherine Jinks
Nov. 18: Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke
Dec. 16: Wintersmith, by Terry Pratchett
We meet at 7 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at Emily Fowler Central Library, Denton, Texas. All meetings are open to readers age 10 and up. Join us!
The Gryffindor Book Group is named in honor of characters created by J. K. Rowling and distributed by Bloomsbury and Scholastic, Inc. No money is made from the book group or this blog, and no copyright infringement is intended.
What I'm Currently Reading
The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde, by Richard Ellmann
The Last Five Books I've Read
Elizabeth Barrett Browning: A Biography, by Margaret Forster
Breaking Dawn, by Stephenie Meyer
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, by Sherman Alexie
Moving Pictures, by Terry Pratchett
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie