Friday Links List and Illustrators' Treehouse News - 25 September 2020


EVENT: World Kid Lit Month Kicks Off with Virtual Celebration: September 30th

From SLJ:
     Examining the Impact and Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
     Get Smart About Voting | Read Woke

From Library Journal: Dolly's Star Continues To Rise | Music Reviews

From The New Statesman: Judith Butler on the culture wars, JK Rowling and living in “anti-intellectual times” The philosopher and gender theorist discusses tensions in the feminist movement over trans rights. (Judith Butler is the author of Gender Trouble among other scholarly canons.)

From RH Teachers and Librarians: Let’s Talk About It Cheryl and Wade Hudson, editors of The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth, share why we need to have "the talk."

From Shelf Awareness: Obituary: Terry Goodkind

From PW:
     Macmillan Ups Baseline Salary to $42K
     DC to Launch DC Universe Infinite Comics Subscription Service

From the NYTimes:
     Beyond the Pandemic, Libraries Look Toward a New Era
     8 Picture Books About Ordinary Kids’ Everyday Activism

From Brightly: 12 Fantastic Books About Wellness for Kids Ages 3-5

From The Bookseller: Guess How Much I Love You author Sam McBratney dies

This year's Frankfurt Book Fair is ONLINE (October)





ILLUSTRATORS' TREEHOUSE NEWS
EVENT: Adobe Max The Creativity Conference, October 20–22 FREE!

EVENT: The Brooklyn Book Festival, Sept. 25 - Oct. 5

EVENT: Many of the Lightbox sessions are now available for free online HERE

PARTICIPATE: AIGA VOTE Campaign

From Procreate: Procreate 5x: What's New

From Muddy Colors:
     Brave New World "Many illustrators are also teachers. During the pandemic most of us have had to convert our previously in-person teaching to an online format. There are many complications to consider when trying to build a virtual experience for the students which cab be as valuable to them as the in-person education they had been expecting until a few months ago."
     A Sketchbook 2020 Preview with Cory Godbey

From 100 Scope Notes: Which Books Should Have Won the 2020 New York Times Best Illustrated Awards

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From BookRiot: THE FUTURA IS NOW: WHY YA COVER DESIGN LOOKS THE WAY IT DOES

From Vox: The hell that is remote learning, explained in a comic

From CommArts: Raul Urias This illustrator in Mexico City packs myriad inspirations across art and culture into his modern, kaleidoscopic work.


From Print & Pattern:
     DESIGNER - marcos roman
     NEW WORK - kate merritt

From The Art Room Plant: Nils Gustaf HĂĄkansson (a.k.a. "Steele Grandfather") - what a GREAT story!



OFF TOPIC BUT INTERESTING
From The Chronicle of Higher Education:
     Distracted Minds: Why Your Students Can’t Focus
     The Future of the Academic Work Force

Did you know about TEDx KIDS? Watch TEDxKids@ElCajon

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