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July 13, 2012Leave a comment

A few more links to take you into the weekend:

The AV Club looks at The Giver, aka Dystopian YA Before Everyone Knew It Was Cool.
Win a copy of The Disenchantments!
Check out the Horn Book’s summer reading list.
Charting the cliffhanger.
More commonly misused words and phrases; you’ll be champing (yes, champing) at the bit for even more!
Ze Frank talks about the teen brain.

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July 12, 2012Leave a comment

A few more links for the day:

“You must have so much time to read,” and other things not to say to a librarian.
More upcoming YA trends. I’m curious about the “human experimentation” titles.
Small towns and middle grade novels.
Famous character names that almost weren’t.
Win a bicycle from the Paris Review!

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July 9, 2012Leave a comment

Catching up on the webs:

Why cursive is important to the study of archival materials.
The top 100 chapter books, as chosen by you!
I love rereading books.
All the gifs writers could want.
Get ready for this summer’s Nerdfighter Book Club.
So much truth about the first sale expectation vs. reality.
Books about piracy are cool. Book piracy is not cool.
Great post about why you need to read YA to write YA for today’s market.
Classic novels meet the classic personality test.
Jane Austen had style, and so can you if you have a few thousand dollars on hand.

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June 22, 2012Leave a comment

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.

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June 20, 20121 Comment

A few more links to round out the day:

Ahab goes down with the whale, and other literary spoilers.
Love the idea of a Narnia birthday party. Turkish delight, anyone?
Are blog tours worth it?
Pixar wanted to make Merida a different kind of princess. Very excited to see this one.
We’re halfway through the year; let’s get started on those Printz and Morris predictions!

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June 12, 2012Leave a comment

A few more links for the day

You can propose a workshop for the 2013 NESCBWI conference.
Not sure if I need a baby book version of Pride and Prejudice, but those felt character sure are cute.
The cheat sheet for MFA programs in writing for children.
An extensive summer reading chart with lots of classic and contemporary options.
Summer camp books, perfect for those of us who never went to summer camp.

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June 5, 2012Leave a comment

A few more links to get you through the day:

Midwesterners should check out Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago.
Are you ready for the 48-Hour Book Challenge? (I’ll be at a wedding that weekend, but read hardy for me!)
In case you’re not too busy reading this weekend, there’s the 7th annual Children’s Book Festival at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. (via NCBLA)
Hopes for more YA at the movies.
Lots of time travel books for the time lord in you.
Enter Hilary Weisman Graham’s big giveaway to celebrate the upcoming release of Reunited (trailer here). Definitely on my summer reading list!

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June 1, 2012Leave a comment

A few links to take you into the weekend:

Middle school is the worst. Definitely a time when you need good MG/YA books.
Every library should have a library cat.
Literary field trip, anyone?
Why objectivity and transparency matter in book blogging and reviewing.

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May 30, 2012Leave a comment

Lots of good links this week:

Just try not to get your heart warmed by this story of a boy who donated his writing content winnings to his school library.
What’s in a standard publishing contract.
Love Maggie Stiefvater’s home library. Plus her latest cover reveal!
And it was all a dream…probably one of the biggest writing pet peeves I’ve heard the most.
Very important for bloggers to know how to protect themselves from domain theft.
BookRiot is giving away a map of dystopian future novels. Stake your claim!

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May 29, 2012Leave a comment

A few more links to get you through the day:

Author extraordinaire Kate Messner is hosting a virtual summer writing camp for teachers and librarians. Sign up now!
This week’s Tip Tuesday at Literary Rambles is all about name backgrounds and databases. Really useful and fun. Names from Finnish mythology, anyone?
Baz Lurmann had better watch out. This silent version of The Great Gatsby from 1926 looks pretty jazzy.
An excellent post over at The Book Smugglers about maintaining integrity and independence as a blogger. Part of the Unconventional Blog Tour.

Annie Cardi

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