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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:04:02 AM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled Last Stop On Market Street, 2016 Newbery Medal Winner, Revised:
James said, "Everybody loves Matt de la Peña’s 2016 Newbery Medal Winning book Last Stop on Market Street. I love it too! I’ve read it to my girls countless times, they love it as well! What’s not to love? Why stop at a measly Newbery..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:01:55 AM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled Here’s the first episode of Matt Bird’s and my new podcast, Secrets of Story:
James said, "Here’s some good news that I haven’t mentioned on the blog yet. I just started co-hosting a podcast with Matt Bird, author of the brand-new screenwriting/novel-writing advice book The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for..." more
Thursday, November 10, 2016 11:10:54 AM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled Where do we go from here?:
James said, "My niece Freya found this in the street the day after the election. She wrote, “The anger I have feels so righteous that it’s difficult to replace it with optimism and courage. Maybe tomorrow I’ll be brave. Today I’m..." more
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 10:19:07 AM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled Halloween 2016: Harry Potter style!:
James said, "Lucy and Ingrid are 7 and 5 years old and they’re enthralled with Harry Potter (of course). We’ve been reading our way aloud through the series, book by book, and I’m now reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to..." more
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 10:20:29 PM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled 90-Second Newbery Film Festival at the Detroit Institute of Arts!:
James said, "I grew up in a suburb of Detroit. In high school, I used to go to the Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts all the time. The DFT is where I first saw David Lynch on the big screen. It’s where I learned about Jane..." more
Monday, May 23, 2016 12:40:56 PM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled “OwlyVoices” Makes a Full-Cast Audio Adaptation of Chapter One of The Order of Odd-Fish:
James said, "A few months ago I found something terrific on the Internet. A group of super-talented people had taken the first chapter of The Order of Odd-Fish and recorded it as an audio drama, complete with sound effects, music, narrator, different..." more
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 2:19:00 PM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled 90-Second Newbery 2016: Philadelphia!:
James said, "We did the final screening of this year’s fifth annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival at Friends Central School near Philadelphia, PA! It was co-hosted by me and the amazing prizewinning young adult author A.S. King (Please Ignore..." more
Friday, May 6, 2016 3:16:13 PM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled 90-Second Newbery 2016: Rochester, NY!:
James said, "On April 3, 2016 we screened the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival for the first time in Rochester, New York! From the very beginning of the festival, five years ago, we’ve been getting a disproportionate number of great entries from the..." more
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 7:09:50 AM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled 90-Second Newbery 2016: Tacoma!:
James said, "I know, I know! I’m still way behind bon logging about these screenings, but now that I’ve finished with the 2016 season of the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival, I finally have a chance to catch up! I’ll report on the..." more
Thursday, April 28, 2016 12:57:35 AM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled 90-Second Newbery 2016: Portland!:
James said, "OK, I admit it, I’m definitely really too late blogging about this. But better late than never! On Sunday, February 21st we had a great 90-Second Newbery Film Festival screening in Portland, OR! We did it at the studios of Portland..." more
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 12:26:36 PM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled 90-Second Newbery 2016: Minnesota!:
James said, "The 90-Second Newbery relies on your donations to keep going. Make your tax-deductible donation here! On Saturday, February 27 we screened the fifth annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival at the Central Library in Minneapolis! It’s..." more
Friday, March 11, 2016 11:20:28 AM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled 90-Second Newbery 2016: Thank you, New York and Brooklyn Public Libraries!:
James said, "The 90-Second Newbery relies on your donations to keep going. Make your tax-deductible donation here! It’s been a whirlwind of 90-Second Newbery Film Festival screenings! I’ve already blogged about our screenings in San Antonio,..." more
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 3:19:09 PM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled 90-Second Newbery 2016: Thank you, San Francisco and Oakland!:
James said, "The 90-Second Newbery relies on your donations to keep going. Make your tax-deductible donation here! We are under the fiscal sponsorship of the Northwestern Settlement nonprofit. On February 13 we did TWO 90-Second Newbery Film Festival..." more
Monday, February 8, 2016 11:47:44 AM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled The Chicago 90-Second Newbery Film Festival, 2016!:
James said, "Do you like what we do at the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival? Please support us with a tax-deductible donation. We are under the financial sponsorship of the Northwestern Settlement nonprofit. Thanks everyone who came out to the 2016..." more
Friday, January 29, 2016 12:22:50 PM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled Countdown to Chicago 90-Second Newbery, Part 2: Wunderkind Solo Auteurs Edition:
James said, "A big thanks to the San Francisco Awesome Foundation for supporting 2016’s 90-Second Newbery screenings on February 13 in San Francisco and Oakland with a generous grant. (Wait . . . you want to make a tax-deductible donation to the..." more
Thursday, January 28, 2016 9:28:46 AM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled Countdown to Chicago 90-Second Newbery Film, Part 1:
James said, "I was on the “Write Of Your Life” Podcast a few weeks ago! Stacy Curtis interviews me about the creative process and I reveal was a “vomelette” is. The Chicago screening of the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is..." more
Saturday, January 16, 2016 11:17:55 PM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled Thanks, San Antonio!:
James said, "The 90-Second Newbery relies on your donations to keep going. Make your tax-deductible donation here! We are under the fiscal sponsorship of the Northwestern Settlement nonprofit. Last week we did the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival in San..." more
Thursday, January 7, 2016 9:15:09 AM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled Countdown to San Antonio 90-Second Newbery, Part 4: Animated Entries!:
James said, "This year’s fifth annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is kicking off with a special early screening in San Antonio, TX on January 9, 2016! It’s hosted by me and Texas young-adult author Nikki Loftin (The Sinister Sweetness of..." more
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 9:58:34 AM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled Countdown to San Antonio 90-Second Newbery, Part 3: Bridges to Terabithia!:
James said, "This year’s fifth annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is kicking off with a special early screening in San Antonio, TX on January 9, 2016! It’s hosted by me and Texas young-adult author Nikki Loftin (The Sinister Sweetness of..." more
Tuesday, January 5, 2016 3:06:36 PM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled Countdown to San Antonio 90-Second Newbery, Part 2: Giverpalooza:
James said, "This year’s fifth annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is kicking off with a special early screening in San Antonio, TX on January 9, 2016! It’s hosted by me and Texas young-adult author Nikki Loftin (The Sinister Sweetness of..." more
Monday, January 4, 2016 10:48:39 AM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled Countdown to San Antonio 90-Second Newbery, Part 1: Two versions of The Graveyard Book:
James said, "This year’s fifth annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is kicking off with a special early screening in San Antonio, TX on January 9, 2016! It’s hosted by me and Texas young-adult author Nikki Loftin (The Sinister Sweetness of..." more
Thursday, December 17, 2015 6:03:24 PM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled 90-Second Newbery: Animation Edition!:
James said, "Even though the deadline is January 10, the entries are already really starting to roll in for 2016’s FIFTH ANNUAL 90-Second Newbery Film Festival! Today I’d like to highlight two recent standout entries that happen to be..." more
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 10:52:22 PM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled 90-Second Newberys from San Antonio!:
James said, "The screenings for 2016's FIFTH annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival are right around the corner! And this year we're adding some new cities— including San Antonio, TX, thanks to the good folks at Bexar County's Digital Library..." more
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 10:17:42 PM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled 90-Second Newbery Early Entries!:
James said, "It’s never too early to start submitting your videos for the FIFTH ANNUAL 90-Second Newbery Film Festival! The final deadline is January 10, 2016 but we’ve already received many top-notch entries. For instance, check out the..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:11:29 AM
James Kennedy wrote a blog post titled Episode 2 of The Secrets of Story Podcast: The Easy Way!:
James said, "Here it is, the second episode of a new podcast that I’m doing with Matt Bird, Secrets of Story. As Matt mentioned in his own post about this episode, most of it was recorded before the disastrous election, so consider its goofy, antic..." more