You guys, my heart just about broke reading all your stories of libraries — and teens — in need of great books. I’m so glad I can help, even if it’s just with one box of books. And I’m so grateful to my friends and colleagues who are also helping. Without further ado — the [...]
OMG, you guys. Your stories! Your kids in need! I wanted to help EVERYONE, and I only had this one box of books. Luckily, there’s the internet. I asked, and you answered: other literary agents, authors, my own clients, and more have volunteered their own boxes of books. I can’t promise that EVERY needy library [...]
The other night, Rexroth came down to my home office for a conversation. As we were talking, however, I couldn’t help but notice his eyes glancing behind me to the bookshelf of client materials I keep on hand. “Those shelves are going to collapse. Soon,” he predicted. And, looking behind me, I couldn’t help [...]
Happy September, everyone! In honor of this month’s publication of The Name of the Star, Maureen Johnson’s thrilling new novel, I’m delighted to share a special FREE teaser of the first section! To read it, please visit this link to Scribd. We’re checking now to see if it’ll be available for the Kindle or Nook [...]
Prize-worthy shoes for Fabulous librarian Erika, who writes, “I am the Young Adult Librarian at a public library in Illinois. As we start to prepare for our summer reading program (we like to get the grunt work out of the way as early as possible), I’m trying to find prizes that would actually make high school students want to participate, which is like beating my head against the wall.”
