Emily Schneider

3 days ago | hbook.com | Elissa Gershowitz |Emily Schneider

On April 17, the Horn Book was invited to staff a table at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design's (MassArt) Hellerstein Literary Reading and Lecture Series. The theme was "Connected Legacies: The Making of Children’s Books" and featured talks by two wonderful Friends of the Horn Book: Ekua Holmes and Autumn Allen.

4 weeks ago | metalinsider.net | Emily Schneider

When one thinks of the black metal genre, the first things that may come to mind are heavy distortion, low, slow riffs, and dark and moody imagery. This is certainly not the case with Alcest. With songs inspired by nature, healing from sadness, and fairy realms, this French band is coined as the pioneers of blackgaze.

1 month ago | hbook.com | Emily Schneider |Emma A. Shacochis |Dean Schneider

When Lore Groszman Segal died at the age of ninety-six in October 2024, the New York Times celebrated her as “a virtuosic and witty author of autobiographical novels,” referring to her fiction for adults. Publishers Weekly’s obituary also acknowledged those works but gave equal weight to her stories for children.

Nov 5, 2023 | imaginaryelevators.blog | Emily Schneider

The Song That Called Them Home – written by David A. Robertson, illustrated by Maya McKibbinTundra Books, 2023Lauren and James, a sister and brother, take a trip with their moshom (grandfather) to an unspecified destination. They are Indigenous young people and travel by canoe. Tired from the journey, Moshom falls asleep and, as so many children in both life and folklore do, the siblings set out on their own adventure.

Apr 26, 2023 | imaginaryelevators.blog | Emily Schneider