I\’m pumped to attend the 2012 YALSA Literature Symposium, titled: The Future of Young Adult Literature: Hit Me with the Next Big Thing. The conference is being held in St. Louis, Mo., the proverbial \”hop, step and jump\” away from my home. (Am I dating myself with that reference?) YALSA stands for Young Adult Library […]
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While at a librarian conference yesterday, I attended a session entitled Pushing the Envelope With Urban Literature. I\’m not sure what I expected, but what I got left me sad. The first assumption was that if it was \”urban\” YA literature, i.e. African-American, i.e. had black kids on the cover, then it was scary and
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So what\’s your definition of multicultural? I talked to a number of librarians, teachers, authors and readers, and we didn\’t totally agree. That\’s why my first step in the multicultural workshop at OELMA on Friday is to poll attendees. My former job taught me the value of what the bosses called \”Level Setting.\” Getting everyone
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On Thursday, 10-18-12, I will be presenting the first of two workshops at the Ohio Educational Library Media Association. I will be talking on a subject close to my heart, reaching out to reluctant readers. Advertisers and Marketeers know it’s easier and less costly to retain an existing customer than to win back a lost
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Today I participated int he Joliet Regional Author Fair. No, I\’m not really part of the Joliet region, I live an hour north of the area, but I enjoyed the drive (in spite of the downpour), the day, and the people. One of the best things about the day was meeting several of my fellow SCBWI members who
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I had my flu shot today and my right arm is already killing me, but I still have to keep typing. A woman\’s work is never done, especially for me because I never learned how to say no to people. You can see me over at Romancing The Genres to find more about the things
Our book club used the holiday to invite members of our local library\’s Teen Advisary Board to attend a meeting and discuss The Hunger Games. Besides the pizza, which was awesome, we all discussed what we did, and didn\’t like about the book. We were divided on whether or not we would have children in such
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