By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 8/8/2016
"The Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, presented annually by ALAN, is an award in the United States for a book that exemplifies literary excellence, widespread appeal, and a positive approach to life in young adult literature."ALAN, for those who... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 7/18/2016
A little while ago I had the privilege of reading Sarah Beth Durst's latest fantasy novel for middle grade readers, The Girl Who Could Not Dream--the tale of a girl whose parents distill, bottle, and sell dreams out of a secret room in their... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 6/28/2016
Today we are excited to host a guest post by the author of The Falconer Trilogy, Elizabeth May. We're concluding an action-packed blog tour schedule that includes the following:Tuesday, 6/21/2016: The Reader's Antidote Wednesday, 6/22/2016: Tales of... 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 1/4/2016
Photo courtesy of the author and First SecondFrom the press release: The Children’s Book Council (CBC), Every Child a Reader (ECAR), and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress (CFB) have announced the appointment of Gene Luen Yang,... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 8/31/2015
Happy Monday! We're back again today with the final installment in our interview with the wonderfully articulate and interesting Ashley Hope Pérez, who has stopped by on her blog tour for her forthcoming novel Out of Darkness. The story is based on... Read the rest of this post
By: tanita✿davis,
on 3/12/2015
DEATH KINDLY STOPPED FOR HIM. AND WILL PROBABLY LET HIM RIDE BINKY. EVENTUALLY.From the bottom of our broken hearts, thank you, Sir Terry.
This work is copyrighted material. All opinions are those of the writer, unless otherwise indicated. All... Read the rest of this post
By: tanita✿davis,
on 2/3/2015
Oh, my word, THANK YOU, Ms. Harper Lee, for holding onto your work, despite your editor telling you to rewrite Scout's story a different way. This is a literary boon for those of us who have read and reread our copies of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD until... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 1/1/2015
The Cybils finalists for 2014, that is. And the diversity tally this year is something to shout about (in a good way, I mean). Some personal highlights from this year's Cybils finalists:One of our most longstanding blog buds, Melissa Wiley, is a... Read the rest of this post
I have a new interview up at the Red Savina Review blog! Wendy Gist, the managing editor of Red Savina Review, asked me some challenging and thought-provoking questions, but it was a pleasure to answer them. You can read the interview here.
Add a CommentThe lovely Melanie Page interviewed me today on her blog, Grab the Lapels. You can read the post here.
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By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 9/22/2014
Just a quick post today--but I wanted to make sure you all knew that cartoonist/graphic novelist Alison Bechdel has won one of those nifty MacArthur Genius Grant thingies. Yes, of COURSE we knew she was a genius way back when we first heard of the... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 9/9/2014
First of all, huge thanks to Gina Gagliano at First Second/Macmillan, who set us up with Caragh O'Brien on this blog tour--Tanita and I are both fascinated by the topic and love a good post-apocalyptic vision of the earth. (Um, in fiction only,... Read the rest of this post
By: tanita✿davis,
on 8/12/2014
From Booklist, who knows good literature, a star for WILD THINGS: ACTS OF MISCHIEF IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. Congratulations, you guys! May this be the first of many accolades. Haven't got your copy yet? For a most EXCELLENT review from Kelly, pop... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 7/24/2014
We've interviewed versatile author Sarah Beth Durst before--the last time was when we talked to her about her fantasy novel Conjured. We are thrilled to have her back for another interview, because her latest book, The Lost, is a bit of a departure... 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 7/2/2014
Brilliant writer, Walter Dean Myers, 1937-2014 To one of the first who said, "We need diverse books," and never, ever, ever stopped saying it.With gratitude, for lending us your words and your voice, Young adult readers and writers of all colors,... Read the rest of this post
By: tanita✿davis,
on 6/20/2014
So, Tech Boy and I recently spent some four days in Portland, the one in Oregon, anyway, and for those of you who have been there or heard it called The Berkeley of the North, it isn't; Berkeley is still offbeat and a little dirty, and Portland is... Read the rest of this post
By: tanita✿davis,
on 4/2/2014
It started last November with an Indiegogo campaign - raise five grand to produce and fund (for a year - the goal is for it to carry its own weight at some point, I would assume) a free ezine for teens containing diverse speculative fiction stories.... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 5/4/2013
It's a busy month for Tanita and I, this merry month of May, so we've decided to feature a couple of guest posts and interviews over the next few days--on the 8th, we're part of Shana Mlawski's blog tour, and today, we're proud to be part of the... 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: 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: aquafortis,
on 4/19/2012
Today, I think, was supposed to be Toon Thursday. Alas, my utter swampage still persists, and I couldn't quite make it to doing a toon this week. Thus, I present you with various links (most of them toon-related, some just general visual goodness)... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 2/23/2012
Yeah, when I hit on something fun, I just can't leave it alone! Here you go:Happy birthday, by the way, to David Foster Wallace this week--he would have been 50. Also, today would be the birthday of Edward Gorey, one of my all-time favorites.... Read the rest of this post
I HAVE TO HAVE THIS BOOK! Will check the publication date and see when I can have this.
Because I loved their first project together so much, I was all over this. I love the artwork. I love that somewhere, things like Maker Faire and Junkyard War-style Bot Battles still exist, and that graphics exist to celebrate them. This was fun.