November 2022

  • Celebrating World Hello Day (and Work Toward Peace)

    Celebrating World Hello Day (and Work Toward Peace)

    This is article is by Publisher Spotlight’s Special Projects Librarian Tracy Gallagher. November 21st, 2022 is the 50th Annual World Hello Day which invites everyone to participate by just saying hello to ten people today. It was begun in 1973, in response to the Yom Kippur War. Its purpose is to encourage communication, rather than force, […]

  • Eureka! Gold and Silver for Many of Our Friends

    Eureka! Gold and Silver for Many of Our Friends

    The votes have been cast by the California Reading Association for the California Eureka Nonfiction Book Awards.  Among the winners this year, we are proud to announce: The Eureka Gold Medal has been awarded to A is for Asian American, by Virginia Loh-Hagan, illustrated by Tracy Nishimura Bishop, and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This […]