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Thursday, September 5, 2013 6:13:25 PM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled The Subversive Library!:
Jackie said, "Once upon a time (aka June, 2012) Kelly Jensen and I presented on passive programming at ALA Annual in Anaheim. It was a delightfully nerve-wracking experience. Afterward, we were asked to write an article on the subject of our talk. Today, many..." more
Sunday, July 15, 2012 12:12:45 PM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled The Last Princess or Beware of Fruit:
Jackie said, "I stole The Last Princess by Galaxy Craze from my fake boss at her birthday party last night. I read it in one sitting, so there is obviously a lot going right in the novel. But that's less interesting than talking about the niggling issues I have..." more
Saturday, June 9, 2012 1:06:14 AM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled Don't Accept Sexism or Today in Don't Piss Off Twitter::
Jackie said, "I really, really didn't think much about yesterday's post about the blatant sexism in Scholastic's Survive Anything books. I opened my committee box from Scholastic, and there they were. I couldn't not look at them, and I couldn't help but..." more
Friday, June 8, 2012 3:16:16 PM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled John Green is Mostly Wrong:
Jackie said, "At BEA Children's Book and Author Breakfast:"There's a lot of talk about enhanced e-books," Green said. "What we do best does not need or benefit from what we call enhancement. We are good at giving people rich and immersive experiences. I believe..." more
Thursday, June 7, 2012 4:22:20 PM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled Sexist Much?:
Jackie said, "Boys Only: How to Survive Anything!Table of Contents: How to Survive a shark attackHow to Survive in a ForestHow to Survive FrostbiteHow to Survive a Plane CrashHow to Survive in the DesertHow to Survive a Polar Bear AttackHow to Survive a Flash..." more
Monday, January 30, 2012 10:51:04 AM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled Rotters or Let's All Just Get Cremated:
Jackie said, "Rotters. Oh Rotters. You were disgusting. Just as I thought it was as gross as it could get, there'd be something else more appalling, repulsive, and desecrating. Joey Crouch's mom is dead. He's in nowhere Iowa where people hate him just because of..." more
Monday, January 23, 2012 10:47:25 AM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled Annual Wild Guesses for the ALA Youth Media Award:
Jackie said, "I think I'm going to skip the live stream of the announcement this year. Largely because it's not on MLK day, which means I'll have to work, and getting up at 5:30 am on a workday doesn't sound as good as being able to go back to bed after the..." more
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 6:14:04 PM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled Book City: Historical London:
Jackie said, "image by Tanita DavisA while back a group of us were kicking around a collaborative endeavor, and well, we're all pretty busy, so it turned into a celebration of cities. Any city, in any representation, anywhere in the world. An especially great..." more
Friday, November 4, 2011 9:44:12 AM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky or Pretty, Pretty Titles sometime aren't:
Jackie said, "I'm going to say that I loved the first chapter of this. Loved. Even now, as I read it for the fourth time, I believe that first chapter and a few that follow it are beautifully written, tonally perfect, and bleak as hell. Bleak in a deliciously..." more
Monday, October 10, 2011 8:13:03 AM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled Leverage by Joshua Cohen, or There's No Way this Book Doesn't Feature Roid Rage:
Jackie said, "Which is totally true, by the way. Lots of steroids, and all the ways that drug can destroy things in high school. The three football captains are the king of the school, and no one, no matter how talented in any other sport is excused from their..." more
Thursday, October 6, 2011 6:41:09 PM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled Between Shades of Gray (mini post):
Jackie said, "Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys"'Nothing could be worse than Stalin," said one of the men at the dining room table. 'He is the epitome of evil.''There is no better or worse,' said Papa, his voice low. I leaned farther around the corner to..." more
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 8:08:04 AM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled Books I Want to Read:
Jackie said, "Here's a post of non-content for you. I want to read:All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky by Joe R. Lansdale. Because that is a beautiful title, and the writing continued to be beautiful when I started. Unfortunately the Cybils nominations began, and I..." more
Sunday, September 25, 2011 11:46:40 AM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, or Psychological is better than Paranormal:
Jackie said, "I don't know why I picked up The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin. I was aware of its existence when I took it, but knew nothing whatsoever about it. By just the cover, it looked like yet another entry in the revolving door of paranormal..." more
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 9:17:23 PM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled Where Things Come Back, or let's hope the cover doesn't:
Jackie said, "Did you know that many of the youth awards accept field nominations? I've never nominated anything. Until now. I actually field nominated Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley for the Morris Award. It turns out that you don't find out what..." more
Friday, February 18, 2011 12:09:53 PM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled RIP Perry Moore:
Jackie said, "Perry Moore, whom I interviewed here back in 2007, has been found dead in his NYC apartment of, according to sources in the NY Daily News, possible prescription overdose. He was found by his partner, Hunter Hill. This is nothing but sad, so I'm..." more
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 10:04:47 AM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled Sorta Like a Rock Star or Fame With or Without Spotlights:
Jackie said, "There's always chatter among writers and publishers about the slush pile. The great mass of unsolicited manuscripts that publishers are sent every day. While I've never worked at a publishing house, I have to say that for me, the first few weeks of..." more
Monday, January 31, 2011 2:45:18 PM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled Bitch Media's Got Something to Say About Teen Lit:
Jackie said, "45. I'm a little appalled that I've only read 45 of Bitch Media's 100 Young Adult Books for the Feminist Reader. Appalled, because this is clearly the most awesome list of titles ever compiled. They even pull out six super awesome titles for extra..." more
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 8:00:48 AM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled The Beautiful Between, or Rapunzel's on the Upper East Side:
Jackie said, "I like quiet books. Books that slip under the internet buzz, books that take their time, aren't splashy, and don't make a big fuss with outrageous plots, but that take you by surprise at how well they can speak to one small part of your soul or..." more
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 3:24:28 AM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled Mare's War Giveaway:
Jackie said, "Tanita Davis, a dear and beloved friend, has just received copies of the paperback version of her Coretta Scott King Honor-winning book Mare's War (is that cover not STUNNING?!).She's giving away copies to the first 25 homeschoolers or..." more
Monday, January 10, 2011 3:51:46 AM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled Predictions:
Jackie said, "So I really did try to go to bed without posting my ALA youth media award predictions, but I couldn't do it... so... here ya go. And yes, I know none of you save possibly Tanita will read this before the announcement. I had to get it off my chest..." more
Saturday, January 8, 2011 11:08:59 AM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled KidLitCon:
Jackie said, "Some of you already know that I'm co-hosting the 2011 KidLitCon with Colleen Mondor of Chasing Ray and Bookslut fame. We are still very much in the planning stages and we could use your help. If you have ever attended on of the conventions, or have..." more
Friday, January 7, 2011 5:20:33 PM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled Poetry Friday: Zombie Haiku:
Jackie said, "Poetry Friday has been around forever. And I've never participated. I've looked at posts over the years and though, gee, I really should join in. I like poetry! I definitely think we should promote this oft under-appreciated form. And yet, I never..." more
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 10:50:39 AM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled synchronicities:
Jackie said, "synchronicities: 1. the quality or fact of being synchronous. 2. the coincidental occurrence of events and especially psychic events (as similar thoughts in widely separated persons or a mental image of an unexpected event before it happens) that..." more
Sunday, October 17, 2010 12:16:56 PM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled Emerging from a Cocoon:
Jackie said, "Butterfly by Sonya Hartnett is a beautifully written book. Each scene is precisely set up with succinct and tiny details, and each character is given intent and motivation. Sentences are long, but elegant and containing a penchant for listing.These..." more
Thursday, September 5, 2013 6:13:25 PM
Jackie P wrote a blog post titled Missing in Teen: The 600s:
Jackie said, "I'm working my way through weeding the 600s in teen non-fiction. The first step, for me, is to get rid of some of the stuff that hasn't circulated in at least a year. What this also catches are books that have disappeared. Walked off. Maybe hiding..." more