Last year was my first NCTE annual conference and I was completely overwhelmed. Trying to balance sessions with visiting the exhibit hall and all the author signings, whew! This year, […] Read More
Category: Essays
I’ve not commented, though have retweeted profound threads, on the on-going discussion that resulted from the removal of American Heart’s starred review from Kirkus. I saw the FB post the […] Read More
It’s Banned Books week and to celebrate I thought I’d talk about a subject that many books are banned for – sex! Yes, that three letter word that often throws […] Read More
Last Saturday morning, I headed to the movie theater, eyes glued to my phone as I tried (unsuccessfully) to navigate and check twitter at the same time. I found my […] Read More
Seems like a great time to recommend these young adult books tackling white supremacy. #Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/ZjiJCqzxb1 — Pick My YA (@PickMyYA) August 12, 2017 “If you’re not outraged, you’re not […] Read More
Over the last few months, there’s been a growing conversation around representation, #ownvoices, writing, and reviewing on Twitter. If that sounds vague, that’s because I’m writing this at 4:00am and […] Read More