literacy | Liam O'Donnell

Heading south to talk comics

by liam | Sep 29, 2006 | appearances, comics, literacy, writing news

With Harpo’s right-wingers cutting literacy programs here in Canada, it’s fitting that I’m heading across the border to the US next week to talk to librarians about comics and literacy. After all, librarians and educators in the US are on the front...

Canada fails on adult literacy

by liam | May 25, 2006 | literacy

Probably the biggest focus of my writing is creating stories that encourage reluctant readers to get hooked on books. This is usually done with high interest/low vocabulary books or more recently graphic novels, like my first book System Shock or my upcoming title...

For Kids Gore Still Number One

by liam | Dec 5, 2004 | literacy, pre-wp

I wish I was talking about politics, but were not that lucky. When it comes boys and books, it seems that horror and gore are still the way to get them reading. According to this article in the Guardian, children are still lapping up all the zombie guts authors can...