More links to take you into the weekend:

• “Meet a non-white person and not subsequently discover they’re from the Burning Lands Far to the South or something like that,” and other things that should happen more in fantasy novels.
• So who are these publishers, anyway? A great summary at The YA Curator.
• Take the band name flash fiction challenge.
• I’m guilty of using at least a few of these redundant phrases.
• Keep up with the Horn Book team at ALA.