Words & Deeds
It’s Aliiiiiive! And This Year, Our Summer Reader Poll Is All About Horror : NPR
NPR is running it's summer reader poll, and this time, it's about the scariest books you've read. I'm nominating DARKDEEP, a new series by Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs. UNCANNY [...]
Laurie Halse Anderson Announces Memoir of Sexual Assault Survival
Laurie Halse Anderson, who embodies the best of what YA literature can do for teen readers, is releasing a memoir about her own sexual assault. To call this book important [...]
Free Webinar: Lee & Low Books 2018 Showcase
Want a sneak-peak of future Lee&Low books? They're hosting a free online showcase. Psst. Writers out there--this is a great way to see how editors pitch books that they are [...]
Texas: Austin | 2018 Cynthia Leitich Smith Writing Mentor Awards Chosen
Great news from the powerhouse Austin SCBWI! Congratulations to Aimee Thomas, who has won Austin SCBWI’s 2018 Cynthia Leitich Smith Writing Mentor Award! Plus, our mentor Jennifer Ziegler has decided [...]
Cynsations: Guest Interview: Lin Oliver on the Global Future of Children’s Literature
"We want all children to see themselves reflected in literature," says Lin Lover of SCBWI. Cynsations is wrapping up its Bologna coverage with this interview about the future of kidlit [...]
New Blog: Wild Things
The MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts has announced a new blog, Home - Wild Things. The blog showcases "not only [...]
Dark Deep ARCS at BEA
The most anticipated (by me) new middle grades series of the year, The Dark Deep by Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs, debuts at BEA. I'm a huge fan of both [...]
Dialogue Tips from a Goldilocks Planet by Dean Gloster
Dean Gloster, author of the YA novel Dessert First, is an excellent writer and funny has hell (read his books--hell is funny). He's posted an article with tips for dialogue [...]
Olga Tokarczuk Takes the 2018 Man Booker International Prize Winner
Not everything gets lost in translation: The 2018 Man Booker International Prize Winner is FLIGHTS by Olga Tokarczuk, translated from the Polish by Jennifer Croft. The £50,000 prize, which celebrates the finest [...]
6 Picture Books: Castles in the Sand | SLJ Spotlight | School Library Journal
Ready for summer? To feel the sand between your toes? How about sand between the pages? These beachy summer picture books will start your vacation early. Nothing says summer like [...]
