Author Paulo Coelho has made a series of videos on writing. Here’s the first one:

Earlier this week, the winners of the American Library Association (ALA)’s top children’s and teens awards were announced at their annual midwinter conference. It’s the most exciting day of the year for those of us who love kid’s lit as the Caldecott, Printz, and Newbery are akin to the film industry’s Oscars®.

However above and beyond these three awards, the ALA also recognizes a number of other authors/titles for their recent contributions to the young adult genre. While perhaps less recognizable they’re no less important. These honors include:

The Stonewall Book Award recognizes English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience. One winner and four Honor books were announced:

The William C. Morris Award is given to exceptional debuts by first-time authors writing for teens. One winner and four finalists were announced:

The YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults between the ages of 12 and 18. One winner and four finalists were announced: Benedict

Last but certainly not least, Susan Cooper, author of the Dark is Rising sequence, received the Margaret A. Edwards award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults.

Thanks to all for their amazing contributions to young adult literature and, of course, congratulations!

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences should tack a couple more words onto that mildly pretentious name of theirs… The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and books. This morning, the Academy announced their nominees for the Oscars, and books were well-represented. In fact, many of the nominated movies started out as books.

Take a look at the Best Picture category alone. Here’s the full list of Best Picture nominees - movies that started out as books are in bold.

    “The Artist”

    “The Descendants”

    “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

    “The Help”

    “Hugo”

    “Midnight in Paris”

    “Moneyball”

    “The Tree of Life”

    “War Horse”

That’s 6 out of 9, a whopping two-thirds. And that’s just for Best Picture. Below is a full tally of Oscar-nominated movies that originated from books (links to the books provided; let me know in the comments if I missed anything). And these books are drawing A-level talent— George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt, and Martin Scorcese to name a few. Book lovers, be proud!

 

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The Descendants

    Best Picture

    Actor in a Leading Role (George Clooney)

    Directing

    Film Editing

    Writing (Adapted screenplay)

Moneyball

    Best Picture

    Actor in a Leading Role (Brad Pitt)

    Actor in a Supporting Role (Jonah Hill)

    Film Editing

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Actor in a Leading Role (Gary Oldman)

    Music (original score)

    Writing (Adapted screenplay)

My Week with Marilyn

    Actress in a Leading Role (Michelle Williams)

    Actor in a Supporting Role (Kenneth Branagh)

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

    Best Picture

    Actor in a Supporting Role (Max von Sydow)

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Albert Nobbs

    Actress in a Leading Role (Glenn Close)

    Actress in a Supporting Role (Janet McTeer)

    Makeup

The Help

    Best Picture

    Actress in a Leading Role (Viola Davis)

    Actress in a Supporting Role (Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer)

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    Actress in a Leading Role (Rooney Mara)

    Cinematography

    Film Editing

    Sound Editing

    Sound Mixing

The Iron Lady

    There have been many books written about Margaret Thatcher, but screenplay writer Abi Morgan doesn’t seem to have called out any one in particular. If you’re interested in Margaret Thatcher, you shouldn’t have trouble finding books about her here.

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    Actress in a Leading Role (Meryl Streep)

    Makeup

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

    Art Direction

    Makeup

    Visual Effects

Hugo

    Best Picture

    Directing

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    Film Editing

    Art Direction

    Cinematography

    Costume Design

    Music (Original score)

    Sound Editing

    Sound Mixing

    Visual Effects

    Writing (Adapted screenplay)

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    Best Picture

    Art Direction

    Cinematography

    Music (Original score)

    Sound Editing

    Sound Mixing

War Horse

Anonymous

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    The movie questions whether Shakespeare was the author of his plays, putting forth the oft-contested theory that Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford was the true source behind the brilliance. There’s no book directly linked to the film, but James Shapiro’s Contested Will provides good further reading on the subject.

    Costume Design

 

Jane Eyre

    Costume Design

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The Adventures of Tintin

    Music (Original Score)

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Drive

    Sound Editing

Real Steel

    Visual Effects

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Puss in Boots

    Animated Feature Film

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