By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 11/14/2016
I haven't been producing a lot of new content (or stringing together coherent sentences) over the past week, so instead of a regular blog post I thought I'd do a quick roundup of other online stuff I've been doing:I donated to the Sierra Club... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 2/18/2016
I am about a week and a half overdue in posting this, but better late than never: DID YOU KNOW TANITA'S NEW BOOK IS OUT? WOO HOO! Released on Feb. 9, it's about being a foster sister and finding a family in today's complex social and racial... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 1/14/2016
At Finding Wonderland, we have always been committed to reviewing a wide range of diverse and multicultural books, which is why we're very excited to see that this year the folks at Multicultural Children's Book Day are making a supreme effort to... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 10/1/2015
Are yooouuuuuu ready to NOMINATE? ...for the Cybils Awards? Nominations are officially open to the public (that means YOU, readers) for ten categories of children's and young adult books. You have between Oct. 1-15 to nominate your favorite book in... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 6/11/2015
KidLitCon is coming soon--and the new keeps getting more and more exciting, as we learn that one of the keynote speakers will be The Jumbies author Tracey Baptiste! For more information about that, check out the post on the Kidlitosphere Central... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 4/16/2015
Since I recently received my very first real-life, official, honest-to-god blurb request, I've been thinking a lot about it. Working on it has been a bit of a revelation--it's a challenge, and a responsibility, and an honor, and lord help me it is... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 11/3/2014
I'm particularly guilty of absenteeism these days, at least as far as the blog is concerned, but I thought I'd tune in briefly just to pass along a bit of interesting news on book sales--evidently a recent study shows that there's been a lot of... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 7/17/2014
I haven't done a links roundup in a while. That's mainly because I'm so far behind on my e-newsletters and other online reading that I've got an enormous backlog to go through. I put all that stuff in a separate email folder and instead of making me... Read the rest of this post
By: tanita✿davis,
on 6/27/2014
Oy. Friday afternoon, at the end of a long week. I feel like I've been revising with tweezers, rearranging microscopic letters in a dim room by feel. I have things open on my browser I've been meaning to share though, so quickly, before I find my... Read the rest of this post
By: tanita✿davis,
on 5/16/2014
Man, remember blog hops?When was the last time you were invited to do something like that???Okay, not gonna lie: the act of blogging in itself is fairly old school, since the IN THING is to Tumbl(r) or Tweet or Facebook it. But, we're still here,... Read the rest of this post
By: tanita✿davis,
on 5/9/2014
Happy Friday, Peeps! Man - it's been awhile since we've been cushion-diving for change around here, so today we are going to be ALL over Teh Internets. Lest you feel sad that rummaging through your couch only produces stale chip crumbs, we assure... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 3/10/2014
I think my last post mentioned that I would be participating in the 2-week Women's History Month series of guest author posts over at STACKED, called About the Girls--well, that kicked off today in stellar fashion with a post on one of those... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 4/29/2013
LOOK HOW CUTE THE TWITTER BIRDIE PIRATE IS!I got it here. I was over on Jen Robinson's Book Page and found a great idea for a post: a roundup of Links Shared on Twitter This Week. I'm therefore going to steal it and do my own (although I'm informed... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 4/8/2013
Manic is the only word to describe my day so far. Overslept; then had to start the day first thing with a work-related phone interview, before I even had coffee (at least I was the one who was asking the questions); then nearly forgot I had... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 2/25/2013
Since I just got this rather large packet of printed proofs from my publisher on Saturday, ready for my proofreading perusal, this week has suddenly become rather busy. Therefore, today I've just got a round-up of interesting links that have come my... Read the rest of this post
By: tanita davis,
on 2/15/2013
So, remember Karen Sandler's TANKBORN? And how much I loved it? And the endless gushing of my review? Sequel season, coming SOON to a shelf near you... Hat tip, Lee & Low Blog. Not a sequel, but another YA SFF featuring characters of color is Sherri... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 2/4/2013
There is never a bad time for good news, and if we can start the week off with good news on a Monday morning, so much the better.I heard via Colleen @ Chasing Ray that our very own TANITA, of THIS BLOG RIGHT HERE, is on the ALA's 2013 Rainbow List... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 10/25/2012
I love the idea of a Poem Drive, and YARN (YA Review Net) is hosting one this year for sweet-Halloween-treat-themed poems. Those of you who write poetry (AHEM, Ms. T) should go check out the 3rd Annual Fall Treats Poetry Drive and Contest (now... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 10/4/2012
...or what passes for normal, anyway. YES, that means I have officially SENT OFF MY REVISION and can emerge at least partway from my self-imposed hermitude. Of course, now I have to catch up on all the other stuff I've been neglecting (including... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 9/28/2012
Now, I just KNOW you've all been keeping up with the Cybils blog, so this should come as no surprise, but it's almost time for NOMINATIONS!! That means, between Oct. 1 and Oct. 15, you should visit the Cybils site and nominate your favorite book in... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 8/30/2012
This is what I'm going to look like in a month.I'm just popping in momentarily to let you know that I will be relatively quiet for the next month. I'm busily working away at a revision of my next YA novel, Underneath, which is due out next year... Read the rest of this post
By: tanita davis,
on 5/30/2012
Just say YES to $2.99 specials for the beginnings of three YA series with a touch of the fantastic - Cybils nominee Anna Dressed in Blood, by Kendare Blake, Personal Demons, by Lisa Desrochers, (a very nice person AF has lunched with in person),... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 5/14/2012
Why am I a "book person"? Of course that goes beyond just being a reader, or a writer. What is it about books? One amazing thing about books, to me, is that they aren't just ink on paper, words and pictures sitting there statically. Books GIVE. They... Read the rest of this post
By: tanita davis,
on 2/3/2012
Or, rather, now, Sucker! SUCKER LITERARY MAGAZINE is the name of a new YA literary 'zine, and it's full of writers - undiscovered writers - unagented, published or no - doing their best work under the skillful guidance of Hannah Goodman, who does a... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 1/23/2012
After spending much of the weekend reading Plato's Republic, I find my brain has decided to retreat into a tiny corner of my skull and refuses to work any more. And, I'm again pondering blog-related what's-the-point-itis and rethinking what I want... Read the rest of this post
Cute Twitter pirate!!! Must. Have. Also, interesting links, especially the imposter article.
I like the Twitter pirate, too. I will look forward to your roundups - I think this is a good way to keep neat links from vanishing into Twitter (which is why I stole the idea from Tasha in the first place ;-))
Agreed, Jen--I've definitely been disappointed on multiple occasions when I've gone back to my Twitter feed to look for a link I posted and found it had evaporated.