Hello, friends. I'm having a magically fun adventure at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago this week. I've strolled the conference floor for hours, picking up books an information and talking to people. I've met tons of cool librarians, fellow authors and book lovers galore.
I will post pics and tell my tales when I get back home (and I've got some good ones). At that point, I will need to exercise my fingers and rest my weary feet....
Also...the folks over at ColorOnline are doing a summer book giveaway, so pop over there to enter to win a copy of The Rock and the River, or one of several other awesome titles!!!!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
What A Girl Wants: Writing Multicultural Characters
Okay....so I just wrote a long post about why everyone should pop over to Chasing Ray and read the latest "What a Girl Wants" conversation....then Blogger ate it. Grrr.
So, more on the why later, but anyone with an interest in multicutural characters in YA literature should pop over HERE for a peek.
So, more on the why later, but anyone with an interest in multicutural characters in YA literature should pop over HERE for a peek.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Review at Color Online
Susan at ColorOnline has posted a discussion of some of her favorite books of the year so far, including The Rock and the River! She gives it a nice review, too. Yay!
Susan also lists and reviews some other great titles, and she talks about why historical fiction is growing on her. See, there are plenty of excellent reasons why you should check it out HERE.
Susan also lists and reviews some other great titles, and she talks about why historical fiction is growing on her. See, there are plenty of excellent reasons why you should check it out HERE.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
What a Girl Wants: Detective Stories
The next installment of Colleen Mondor's "What a Girl Wants" panel interview series is up at Chasing Ray. It's an awesome discussion! Today we're talking about the role of the girl detective in YA literature.
So........love Nancy Drew? Agatha Christie? Hermione Granger?
Pop over to the forum and weigh in with your own thoughts.
Missed our introductions? Meet the panelists, and our favorite books, here.
So........love Nancy Drew? Agatha Christie? Hermione Granger?
Pop over to the forum and weigh in with your own thoughts.
Missed our introductions? Meet the panelists, and our favorite books, here.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Spicy Reads Review
An awesome new review of The Rock and the River is up at My Road Trip (SpicyReads.org). The reviewer, Ed Spicer, put in some great reflections about how the book affected him and sparked memories of his own experiences in 1968. Excellent commentary! And it's not just about the book, so even if you already read The Rock and the River, it's totally worth checking out.
Sneak Peek:
"In the late sixties and early seventies the United States saw the rise of the Black Panther Party in Chicago. In my neighborhood, the Black Panther Party was imbued with a certain amount of awe mixed with terror. We saw Blacks on the street and we locked our car doors. We took an exceptionally long time to really look at a Black like Huey Newton and really try to understand what he is saying and why he is saying it."
Sneak Peek 2:
"Magoon’s book is an excellent fictional depiction that captures the fierce debate within the black community about how to end the systematic degradation and humiliation of black people in America. What I like about this book is that it gives readers, even old white readers like me, an insight into the human cost of protesting."
Wanna read the rest? (Yeah, you know you do.) CHECK IT OUT HERE.
Sneak Peek:
"In the late sixties and early seventies the United States saw the rise of the Black Panther Party in Chicago. In my neighborhood, the Black Panther Party was imbued with a certain amount of awe mixed with terror. We saw Blacks on the street and we locked our car doors. We took an exceptionally long time to really look at a Black like Huey Newton and really try to understand what he is saying and why he is saying it."
Sneak Peek 2:
"Magoon’s book is an excellent fictional depiction that captures the fierce debate within the black community about how to end the systematic degradation and humiliation of black people in America. What I like about this book is that it gives readers, even old white readers like me, an insight into the human cost of protesting."
Wanna read the rest? (Yeah, you know you do.) CHECK IT OUT HERE.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
What A Girl Wants, What A Girl Reads
The "What a Girl Wants" interview series has launched over at Chasing Ray.
Today we're talking about what we read as tweens/teens that most impacted us.
Check it out!
And then join the discussion in the comments section. This is really fun. I'm thrilled to be a part of this fabulous group of writer women!
Today we're talking about what we read as tweens/teens that most impacted us.
Check it out!
And then join the discussion in the comments section. This is really fun. I'm thrilled to be a part of this fabulous group of writer women!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
CCBC Book Discussion - June 24
For anyone in the Madison, Wisconsin area:
The Rock and the River will be discussed as part of the Cooperative Children's Book Center's June Book Discussion at UW-Madison.
Follow this link for more details. If you're in the area, it sounds like it could be interesting!
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/disclist.asp
The Rock and the River will be discussed as part of the Cooperative Children's Book Center's June Book Discussion at UW-Madison.
Follow this link for more details. If you're in the area, it sounds like it could be interesting!
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/disclist.asp
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