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by David Eagleman
Fourth Story Media
A fresh perspective in storytelling
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Welcome to Fourth Story Media
We are a new media company. We tell stories that unfold across books, the web, mobile phones and other forms of media. We invite kids to participate in the stories they read...
Traditionally, stories would be told through one medium. A film would exist as a film. A book would exist as a book. Now, the internet and new forms of technology are enabling storytellers to tell their stories not through one medium, but through every conceivable form of media.
— Michael Smith, CEO & Owner, Mind Candy and Perplex City
What We Are Reading
Blue is for Nightmares
by Laurie Faria Stolarz
The Lost Language of Plants
by Stephen Harrod Buhner
Invisible I
by Melissa Kantor & Stella Lennon
The Theory of Light and Matter
by Andrew Porter
Latest Conversations
June 9, 2010
Fourth Story Media at MIT’s Sandbox Summit & YPulse’s Mashup
It’s been a busy month here at Fourth Story!
On May 18th, Lisa Holton spoke at MIT’s Sandbox Summit on a panel about innovative approaches in children’s digital books with Peter H. Reynolds (Children’s book author & illustrator and founder of FableVision), and Ben Vershbow (Digital Producer, NYPL), moderated by Alexandra Kennedy (Executive Director of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art).
And on May 26th, Ariel Aberg-Riger, spoke at YPulse’s Youth Marketing Mashup on the panel “Multimedia Narratives: Engaging Youth on Multiple Screens” with Jordan Levin (CEO, Generate), Craig Bland (VP Strategic Partnerships & Content, Alloy), and R. Eric Lieb (Partner, Blacklight Transmedia), moderated by Mashable’s Ben Parr.
Both panels (and conferences!) were incredibly invigorating, covering everything from new distribution models to the importance of authenticity to managing sustained engagement. But, as Publisher’s Weekly picked up in it’s coverage “Regardless of Screen, Story Still Matters” – no matter what shape the future may take, good storytelling remains at the core, possibly more important now than ever.
May 7, 2010
Guys Read: Funny Business – The Joke
Our friend, author Jon Scieszka, dropped by our office yesterday and shared this fantastic Guys Read video with us. Perfect for a Friday. We love it!!!