What do you call a group of girls? A giggle?A gossip?What about … a force. I was so excited to be asked to be part of the blog tour for the new Anne Ursu book The Lost Girl (which comes out this Tuesday, February 12th) I mean first of all, it’s a new Anne Ursu book AT LAST. But…
Quick: how many books have you read where the main character has autism or autism spectrum disorder? Now: how many of those books were written by an author who openly speaks about their own autism spectrum disorder? For me, I realized that while I could come up with a few titles answering the former question,…
“The hole is what lets it change.” What a moment it is – the moment of recognition, the moment when you feel like someone has seen you. For me, this moment of connection sends an almost physical jolt through me. One of the things I loved the most about Linda Urban’s artfully crafted, painfully beautiful book The…
Welcome to anyone reading this who attended the New Mexico Library Association’s pre-conference on middle grade literature and library services this past Wednesday as presented by me and Ellie Simons! I hope you enjoyed yourself and learned at least a few new things to try in your library. Let me apologize for the technical difficulties…
As most of you know, I LOVE CANADA. Oh, how I love Canada. (Canadian publishers and libraries looking for employees: hit me up.) The past two years I have spent my annual long vacation in Toronto, attending the Toronto International Film Festival and wishing I lived there. I spend a lot of time waiting in…
