Week 9

Books trailers can be described as book talks for visual learners. However,  I do not think that authors need to rely on book trailers to promote their work. Book lovers rely on book covers, their favorite authors, word of mouth, and recommendations.  Radio talk shows and podcast are also helpful.




This link is a recent article on book trailers and it also includes an interview with Jonathan Franzen. discussing his disdain for book trailers even while he is doing a book trailer


The Curious Case of the Self-Loathing Lit-Fic Book Trailer. I have watched several trailers and for the most part they do not make me want to write the book.  They either have been really lame or dry.




I did a YouTube search on book trailers posted for that last month. For the most part, they seemed to have zero to twenty five views.  The question then becomes, "Why are they still being made?".  My best guess is that they are school assignments designed to help teachers, storytellers, librarians learn to do book talks. 


Check out these articles about the role book trailers play in marketing a book.


Are Book Trailers a Marketing Must-Have?


Do Book Trailers Work?

http://mashable.com/2016/02/03/book-trailers-stop/#Ui43GLW8yOqo



WRAP UP:

I am really glad to have completed this project.  Completing it took more time than I thought it would.  Being reminded that I had a goodreads account was good and following  Daily Beast Books was also a plus.

Week 8

Week 8

Memories:   Are usually found in biography collection but could be found in other parts of the non-fiction collection.  They can read like fiction as these two titles do.

            

History: It may be difficult to find genre in this category that reads like fiction but try this title

. Others like this can be found in 973.

Essays:  If you like books that are meant to uplift and motivate then try read Hill Harper's

 . It is found in  non-fiction 170.

Sports: If you like sports and is more interested in scandals rather than statistics.  I suggest you read

.  340's is where you can find this title.

Sidney Poitier's biography, The Measure of a Man, is the story of young uneducated child who comes to America.  From the beginning, Poitier was consumed with always be the very best, to holding himself up to highest standards, and to making sure that he was a man of integrity. During his acting career, he was determined to never play roles that were demeaning of him or the Black race. If you are interested in the history of Blacks in movies, Poitier was there and will give you a historical tour.

Jerry Sandusky was a well loved coach and he built a powerful football program at Penn State.  He lost his career and his integrity following a major sex abuse scandal. Of course he denied having an knowledge of his players being sexual assaulted.  But the number of players coming forward made impossible for there to be any doubt that he was aware and did nothing to help his players or to stop the abuse.  Game Over is a about the culture of sports and the dark side of building a winning program.

Week 7 new

Assignment 1
The "What to Read Next" document would have been helpful if it was a living document and interactive.  I took some time to look for a more resourceful site and found  "Your Next Read" check it out.

Assignment 2
I read Who is Buying Teen Books? Christian Science Monitor Sep 14, 2012 and A Not So Young Audience for Young Adult Books New York Times, Oct 17, 2012.  

Based on my limited reading of young adult fiction, I find the characters and plot to be dark, foreboding, and angsty. So it surprised me that so many adults read young adult fiction.

Check out this video!

Assignment 3

Most of the blogs are not current. 

The Official Blog of Shannon Hale is only current because there is information about participating in a fundraising auction. Ms. Hale has not posted on her blog since January 2016.

School Library Journal: Someday My Printz Will Come (Seasonal) is current because it is a seasonal publication. June has been posted.