Lots of link-y goodness:

• Fictional holidays are my favorite; I’d add Harry Potter’s birthday to that list.
• I love a good boarding school book.
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reads and recommends YA.
• The financial reality of being a writer.
• Things people say to YA writers–in fact, some of my favorite YA writers!.
• Defending Fanny Price.
• Everyone loves A Sick Day for Amos McGee.
• The amazing Aisha Saeed launches “Ramadan Reads.”
• You’ll meet at least one of these annoying writer types in any given workshop.
• “Keep your eyes on your own paper.”
• How much author visits cost.
• Don’t forget to pack your summer vacation reading.
• Famous actors, famous poetry.
• Meet Livia! Have you picked up your copy of Midnight Thief yet?