Good News and happy times for Suzanne Selfors!! Suzanne's book, SMELLS LIKE TREASURE, has been named a Best Book of 2011 by School Library Journal. Congratulations Suzanne!!!For more information on Suzanne, and her work, you can visit her website.
Upcoming PSM Librarian Panel
Greetings!! Getting excited for cookies and book swaps and more? At the Dec 13 PSM, I will be moderating a panel of librarians--both school and public. As the panel only lasts 30 minutes, we won't have time to take questions. So I thought I would ask you to share any questions you have now so... Continue Reading →
Great Review for Katherine Schlick Noe
Good News for Katherine Schlick Noe! School Library Journal reviewed Katherine Schlick Noe's debut novel, SOMETHING TO HOLD, which will be released on December 6. Click here to see the review.For more information about the book and to meet Katherine, visit her website.
E-book Webinar
SCBWI WWA recently had a Pubbed Pro Think Tank that focused on E-books. Sara Easterly, who hosted the event, sent information about an upcoming webinar that is the perfect follow up to our event. The Library Journal/School Library Journal will present the second annual Virtual Summit on Ebooks: The New Normal. It's a one-day virtual... Continue Reading →
Good news for Trudi Trueit
She writes: "School Library Journal gave a nice nod to my second book in my Secrets of a Lab Rat series: Mom, There's a Dinosaur in Beeson's Lake (Aladdin, ages 8 to 12). The book was released in hardback in February. The cover is attached if you'd like to use it. "Here's the review: "Scab... Continue Reading →
SLJ makes big predictions for awards
Jonathan Hunt's Heavy Medal blog on SLJ makes predictions for this year's big awards. Have your own? Comment below!
SLJ: best books of the year
What should you read to study the craft? Here's a good list to peruse.
SLJ: best kid-lit blogs
Betsy Bird has a School Library Journal piece on the best blogs in our business. Here's a portion:Although there are more wonderful children's literary blogs out there than one can shake a stick at, here is a very small selection of some that are particularly remarkable. For a more complete listing of children's and young... Continue Reading →
Betsy Bird on L,B’s upcoming offerings
You do read Betsy Bird's Fuse #8 blog every day, right? Because someday, when we are all wizened and gummy, the whippersnappers will say her name and fan their faces because that is what you do in the presence of a legend.Aaaanyway, she has a great roundup of what Little, Brown & Company will be... Continue Reading →
Terry Pratchett interview on SLJ
Terry Pratchett fans, take heart. There's a swell interview of him on SLJ, and he even talks about his early-onset Alzheimer's and how he's working through it. Here's what he has to say about the success of NATION:Let me put it like this: I knew I had written a good book. I knew it was... Continue Reading →