Newly Found Pearl Buck Novel to be Published This Fall.
I love when this happens!
ALA Chicago 2013 YA Coffee Klatch!
Listening to The Color Purple before seeing Alice Walker at ALA this summer.
My all-time favorite collection of short stories—The Dubliners by James Joyce.
What Happens If You Flip The Gender Of Book Covers?
Yesterday, author Maureen Johnson had a great idea. She tweeted “I do wish I had a dime for every email I get that says, “Please put a non-girly cover on your book so I can read it. - signed, A Guy” - and so came the idea for a challenge for her 77,000 followers. A challenge that she called Coverflip.
Super cool idea; really terrible A Game of Thrones cover.
North Carolina is my home state, as a reasonable person and a librarian I am extraordinarily proud of these historians. You can read the entire story at the News & Observer.
I think I’ve mentioned this before, it’s THE Southern short story. Read it.
Love My Library Job
Because…
Yesterday I got to make Mother’s Day flowers out of tissue paper with my afterschool kids—and even the boys were really into it.
Two words—Net Galley.
Little kid hugs for no reason.
Hearing, “I told you librarians know everything.”
Conferences. Librarians know how to party.
One of the things that I love about Science Fiction and Fantasy is the platform it provides for the author to explore difficult issues. In this book Kessel explores gender dynamics while telling great stories and keeping the reader entertained. I’d recommend it even for non sci-fi fans.
If you have stayed away from YA fantasy written by women because of all that glittery vampire crap—rejoice because Holly Black writes dark, frightening and kick-ass fantasy for teens and adults alike. Start here with her short stories.
