Joe English trained me
for my first position at Random House, which was working with national
accounts. He gave me a piece of sage advice which I still find myself using on
occasion. He said, "Hey, if you're ever looking for a Borders or a Barnes
& Noble and feel like you might be lost, just look for a Bed Bath and
Beyond or a Best Buy, it's a sign you're close."
Here is Joe's pick for
best book of the year so far:
Among my favorite children's books this year is Twerp by
Mark Goldblatt. It's a story about bullying, but from the perspective of a
perpetrator. Without condoning any of the actions described, Twerp
deftly examines the kind of peer pressure that can lead to one kid turning on
another. Author Mark Goldblatt gets inside these boys' heads - he knows how
they think, how they talk, and what motivates them. And the journaling format -
the main character unveils the story through a writing assignment at school -
allows for (and subtly encourages in readers) the kind of soul searching
necessary for true redemption.
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