Author: animorphscentral
On January 26, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards—at its Youth Media Awards Announcements in Chicago. A complete list of the 2026 award winners follows. John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature: All the Blues in the Sky, written by Renée Watson, is the 2026 Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing. Four Newbery Honor Books also were named: The Nine Moons of Han Yu and…
Square Enix streamed a new trailer on Monday for its Dragon Quest VII Reimagined game, a remake of the 2000 Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past PS1 game that is separate from the Nintendo 3DS remake. The video introduces the main cast of characters. The game will launch on February 5 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on Windows. A playable demo for the game launched on January 7. Progress from the demo will carry over into the full game. Users who play the demo will also receive…
Entries in English, French accepted The X (formerly Twitter) account for Shueisha’s MANGA Plus service announced on Monday that it will partner with France’s Japan Expo event for a new manga contest “A La Recherche de Nouveau Manga” (The Search for New Manga). The contest will accept entries in English and French. The companies will reveal more details in February.Image via Manga Plus’ X/Twitter account© ShueishaTwin Engine and Straight Edge announced the “Anime de Sekai e! Shōsetsu Taishō” literary award in 2024, and revealed the winners in June 2024. The winner’s work received a novel and an anime adaptation. Twin…
Purdue Extension hosts Digital Ready Businesses program A Purdue Extension workshop series that seeks to help Indiana small businesses build or enhance their online presence will return in a new format, focusing on practical applications of social media and AI for small businesses, in a four-part workshop series. Three workshops are in-person: “Claim Your Online Turf for Small Businesses,” Feb. 4; “Social Media for Your Small Business,” Feb. 11; and “Evaluating Your Online Marketing Effectiveness,” Feb. 18. All three will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Porter County North County Complex, 3560 Willowcreek Road, Portage. The final…
The official X/Twitter account for the live-action film based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura’s BLUELOCK soccer manga revealed on Monday the first cast member and visuals. Fumiya Takahashi plays the protagonist Yoichi Isagi. The first visual features Yoichi, and the second focuses on Yoichi’s eyes. Another visual shows the eyes of 12 characters, the members of Team Z.Image via BLUE LOCK live-action film’s X/Twitter account© 金城宗幸・ノ村優介／講談社, CK WORKSImage via BLUE LOCK live-action film’s X/Twitter account© 金城宗幸・ノ村優介／講談社, CK WORKSImage via BLUE LOCK live-action film’s X/Twitter account© 金城宗幸・ノ村優介／講談社, CK WORKSThe account is unveiling a new character everyday.The film will open in…
In Departure(s), Julian Barnes’ playful new novel about several of his lifelong obsessions — mortality, memory, and time — the author announces that after publishing 27 books over the past 44 years, “this will definitely be my last book — my official departure, my final conversation with you.” Surely, he jests? Barnes, who describes himself as a “cheerful pessimist,” turned 80 this month. He also has a longstanding interest in endgames — both endings and games. Writing, he says, is still “one of the times I feel most alive and original,” but he worries about repeating himself, or going stale,…
A reliable leaker has revealed Sony’s main PlayStation Plus Monthly offering for February, more than a week before it becomes available. Boxing game Undisputed will headline next month’s lineup, according to Dealabs’ billbil-kun, who says that the liscensed punchup title will be the month’s main game available. So, while other titles are expected, Undisputed will be February’s main addition.Undisputed is expected to become available on February 3, for PlayStation Plus subscribers across all tiers from Essential upwards. As ever, it should remain available for a month, until March 3. We’ll follow up with February’s other PlayStation Plus Monthly games whenever…
Dragon Ball Super began with the arrival of Universe 7’s God of Destruction, Beerus, who came to Earth in search of the Super Saiyan God. From that point on, the franchise truly ascended to a god-level scale, naturally placing anything set before this timeline at a lower tier of power. This shift also cemented Dragon Ball GT as non-canon. With fans widely viewing Dragon Ball Super as the latest and most canonical installment, and with the anime adaptation of the Moro Arc officially announced, the series’ place in the timeline has felt firmly established. However, the franchise also released a…
Dragon Ball Super began with the arrival of Universe 7’s God of Destruction, Beerus, who came to Earth in search of the Super Saiyan God. From that point on, the franchise truly ascended to a god-level scale, naturally placing anything set before this timeline at a lower tier of power. This shift also cemented Dragon Ball GT as non-canon. With fans widely viewing Dragon Ball Super as the latest and most canonical installment, and with the anime adaptation of the Moro Arc officially announced, the series’ place in the timeline has felt firmly established. However, the franchise also released a…
Dragon Ball Super began with the arrival of Universe 7’s God of Destruction, Beerus, who came to Earth in search of the Super Saiyan God. From that point on, the franchise truly ascended to a god-level scale, naturally placing anything set before this timeline at a lower tier of power. This shift also cemented Dragon Ball GT as non-canon. With fans widely viewing Dragon Ball Super as the latest and most canonical installment, and with the anime adaptation of the Moro Arc officially announced, the series’ place in the timeline has felt firmly established. However, the franchise also released a…