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September 23, 2015Leave a comment

A few links for your week:

Christa’s necessary post about publishing and writing and how to find meaning for yourself.
An infographic for outlining.
“To me, and many teen librarians, YA isn’t for anyone’s bottom line. It’s one of the ways we help support the intellectual, emotional, and recreational needs of teens.”
Accepting and learning from writer envy.
Editors have to love your book at tattoo-levels to publish it.
Oxford, I love you.
And good to remember–writing does not equal publishing.
Looking forward to being in Memphis, TN later this fall!
The non-guilt, non-stress approach to book marketing.
The international lives of teens in YA.
These documentaries about teens look fascinating.
Reading aloud to kids fosters bonding and learning.

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September 3, 20151 Comment

Lots of links I’ve been saving:

Love for Prufrock.
The stats on how writers found their agents.
And stats on how many books came before the debut.
Let’s stop perpetuating these reading myths.
Big change for children’s books on the NY Times Bestseller lists.
Why The ____’s Daughter/Wife title convention is so common.
Female sci-fi writers to add to your reading list.
And some diverse YA sci-fi, fantasy, and horror.
Also books that deal with Muslim life.
Are you a logophile?
Please tell me the I Want My Hat Back musical will be just as darkly funny as the book.
Making fictional maps.
High school students are most likely form friendships in their classes.
Anyone want to run a bookstore in Scotland with me?
You might recognize my library antics in this list of alternate places to study around UVA.
Elizabeth Gilbert’s advice for success: bring it, every time.
The ups and downs of having a debut book.
Girls lead the language revolution.
A book that can literally save your life.
Excellent way to reframe ‘diversity’ panels at conferences.
How to donate books to prisons.
Because Hogwarts isn’t the only magic school.
Hashtags for writers, readers, and bookish people.
How to write a novel and keep your day job.
Advice for struggling writers from the delightful Jenny Martin.
I need to subscribe to most of these teen lit podcasts.
“Middle grade books are the instruction manuals that show us how to build our own inner landscapes. When we were kids they taught us how to shape, for the very first time, the spaces that were ours, and only ours.”

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August 13, 20151 Comment

A few mid-week links:

I am SO EXCITED for Dumplin’ the book and now Dumplin’ the movie!!!
“At the time, science fiction for and by women was a rarity. There was no one like Meg Murry before Meg Murry, though she left a legacy to be picked up by contemporary young adult heroines like The Hunger Games’ Katniss Everdeen and the Harry Potter series’ Hermione Granger.”
On tropes and when they do actual damage.
What Whovians should read.
Excellent advice from editors for beginning writers.
Caroline B. Cooney and the “what if” approach.
Which books do you wish you could read again for the first time?
Judy Blume to the rescue!
Lee Wind is the SCBWI’s Member of the year! Make sure to check out his excellent blog.
On parenting and writing.
JK Rowling plays Minecraft, and other things you may not know about her.
Because you’re never too young to be a writer, picture books about writing.
Fairy tale retellings are always on my reading list.

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July 27, 2015Leave a comment

Start the week with some good link-age:

The delightful Amber Lough on The Blind Wish and writing even when “all I want to do is curl up on the floor of my office.”
In case you’re looking for a fantasy series to dive into.
I’m a big Lumberjanes fan.
And speaking of summer camp books.
Or maybe you’re more into the idea of a summer road trip.
You could also map out your own trip to see American literary landmarks.
Dr. Seuss could have hung out with Don Draper.
I love the idea of expanding a known universe (in this case, Twilight) with mini-movies.
This fairy tale illustration exhibit sounds awesome.
David Bowie is the coolest.
Dropping out of art school.
“If you liked something, there was this real sense of solitude with your interest. It was so rare to find someone who shared your interest, and when you did find someone, you clung to that person, even if you weren’t the best match, because it was so rare to find someone.” Rainbow Rowell on how great the internet is for fans of all kinds.
And John Green on how great the internet is for learning communities.
Some fantastic feminist YA reads.
Welcome to Hufflepuff, Newt Scamander.
The Librarian of Congress position is about to be open.

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July 13, 2015Leave a comment

Lots of links to start your week:

A lovely way to honor Cynthia Graham Hurd, who was killed in the Emanuel AME church shootings.
And a fascinating Charleston syllabus about the history of racial violence in the city, South Carolina, and the US in general.
I can’t get enough of JK Rowling’s post-Harry Potter revelations.
How to support authors even if you can’t afford to buy their book.
Match your binge watching with binge reading.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and visiting the Met.
Student reactions to book covers.
This is my kind of camping.
Lay vs. lie. vs. laid–the trickster gods of the English language.
I’m so excited for Mockingjay Pt 2. Also afraid that I’m going to cry all over the theater.
100% yes to everything in this post about fat phobia in YA lit.
Anatomy of a query rejection.
Very interested in the Diversity Baseline Survey.

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May 28, 2015Leave a comment

All the links I’ve been saving:

Fictional bookstores are almost as good as real bookstores.
Keep this post about how to prepare for your book launch on file forever.
Don’t give up on your story, your voice.
Kaye is one of my favorites.
It’s not just fantasy novels (thanks George R.R. Martin)–books are getting longer.
Some diverse books for your summer reading list.
The delightful Rosamund Hodge about the monster of self-criticism.
A look at women writers and big award wins.
Awesome list of sci-fi/fantasy novels by women.
Intersectionality, trans women stories, love stories, and more on this big wish list for LGBTQ publishing.
And writing LGBTQ characters in middle grade novels.
Claudia Kishi, literary fashion icon forever.
The Yoknapatawpha Spelling Bee champions hits right in the literary funny bone.
The 48 Hour Book Challenge is coming…

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May 12, 20152 Comments

All the links I’ve been hoarding:

Cross-casting the Avengers with Jane Austen characters–be still my heart!
“Be nice to people” and other writer etiquette tips.
Cool article on the business and art of writing and publishing for children.
Word count in hip hop.
I am so team semicolon.
Great interview with Sarah Dessen about writing books that ultimately don’t work, feminism, and going through a hard time in high school.
The study of fanfiction.
Yes, boys and girls can be just friends.
Reading for school vs. reading for fun.
Famous children’s book authors recommend their favorite picture books.
The delightful YARN editors on YA trends, the pain of rejections (on both sides), and juggling the editing/writing time.
First Book is helping get diverse books in the hands of young readers.
Shakespeare knew how to put a good quote together, guys.
And speaking of quotes, a few from Jewish American writers for Jewish American heritage month.
John Green on how books connect with their movie adaptations.
Nova Renn on filling the well.
“So whenever all that other crazy stuff is kind of driving me crazy, I try and kind of bring it back to the one thing I can control – and that is the work. And that’s the thing that brings me so much satisfaction.” Wise words from Gayle Forman.
Rock stars are readers, too.

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April 27, 2015Leave a comment

Lots of good links to start your week:

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Tumblr is awesome for writers.
I’m all for ‘they’ as a singular pronoun.
Survey says authors like their publishers, wish they got more marketing.
So you want to be a writer...
As if I didn’t already love London.
Security, fear, and a passage cut from A Wrinkle in Time.
These bookmarks are way cuter than the library receipts I usually end up using.
This year’s 2015 Teens’ Top Ten Nominees from ALA include ’14 debut author favorites Lies We Tell Ourselves and Midnight Thief.
Looking back on the illustrations of Margaret Bloy Graham.
A call for diverse children’s books on the international scale.
YA characters who love poetry.
“Libraries are the public institutions that exist to nurture cultural literacy, lifelong learning, and bringing its community together.” The Ferguson Library Director on the necessity of libraries in their communities.
Allusions to Milton and other ways to win a Pulitzer.
The Queer Young Adult Literature Conference sounds awesome.
And some under-the-radar LGBTQ YA reads.
Yes, adults can enjoy YA novels.
A conversation about writing and motherhood.
The Library of Congress is sharing a giant poetry reading archive.
Bringing books to incarcerated mothers and their babies.
I’m subscribing to all of these bookish podcasts.

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April 13, 2015Leave a comment

Sorry for the blog silence over the last couple weeks! Here are lots of good links I’ve been hoarding:

The wonderful Jenny Martin on struggling and succeeding.
Maps that track the history and use of the English language.
We don’t just need diverse stories, we need inclusive stories.
“If you believe the lie that boys can’t read books written by or featuring girls then you don’t understand the purpose and value of storytelling.”
Some great posts on Stacked this recently, like this one about agency and abortion in YA and this one about intersectionality and friendship stories.
And speaking of friendship stories, where’d they all go?
The amazing Ally shares her recommendations for comics and graphic novels.
Writers throwing shade.
“Her books are intimate and compelling. She has a voice that somehow seems to chime even with a modern sensibility. She is, in essence, timeless.” Of course we’re talking about my girl Jane Austen.
Estimate how long it will take you to get through that book pile.
Asian women’s history in YA fiction.
#VeryRealisticYA is one of my favorite recent Twitter trends.
Molly has a fantastic breakdown of gender and the NY Times Bestseller List.
I am so the group bookworm.
And speaking of, where my fellow bookworms at?
Cannot even tell you how excited I am for sidewalk poetry.
A reading list for young feminists.
A fantastic Q&A with Jacqueline Woodson.
And another Q&A with the amazing Aisha Saeed.
The female body and how YA authors can confront stereotypes.
Why “just happens to be gay” is dismissive.
The most challenged books in 2014.

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March 19, 2015Leave a comment

Lots of links:

Debut YA author group the Freshman Fifteens are ‘adopting’ public libraries for fun bookish events and swag.
“There is work to be done” in publishing.
If you’re in the YA world, it was hard not to notice the controversy surrounding Andrew Smith’s comments about writing female characters.
Best. Bat mitzvah. Ever.
Pie and Prejudice Party for Pi Day: where math geeks and lit nerds meet.
Embrace uncertainty and other things people never tell you about publishing.
“Now that’s some Toni Morrison love.” The awesome Rita Dove on Morrison’s powerful work.
I’m the target audience for bar jokes involving punctuation.
Writing lessons from drama school.
Because there’s never enough Harry Potter.
Your book isn’t yours anymore, and that’s okay.

Annie Cardi

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