There’s No Business like SNOW Business!

December 1st, 2009

I was driving through the doldrums of I-80 in Nebraska on Wednesday when I got the news: Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle was a New York Times bestseller! Congrats to John, MJ, and Lauren, and to the amazing team at Puffin for all their hard work.
Hard work?, you [...]

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Giving Thanks

November 23rd, 2009

As I mentioned yesterday, it’s a short week here at kt literary, and though that means a couple of days off from the blog, that’s no excuse to start slacking on Monday, right? Right!
So, I figured I’d take a moment today, in the spirit of the upcoming holiday, and say THANKS to you guys. [...]

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Rockin’ the Drop

April 28th, 2009

As you may have heard, April 16th was Support Teen Literature Day, and the fun and fabulous Readergirlz once again organized Operation Teen Book Drop, or Operation TBD.
Readergirlz and guyz all over the country rocked the drop, leaving YA novels all over the place to teens to pick up.
Which is a great and [...]

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Rights Fair Preparations

March 16th, 2009

So, as I’ve been twittering lately, later this week I head to NYC, and then on to Italy for the Bologna Book Fair. And while, yes, it’s Italy in the Spring, with all the good food, great scenery, nice weather and such that that implies, but it’s also a lot of work. Work [...]

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While You Were Out

January 6th, 2009

Or not “you” so much as “me,” but in any case, the following links came to me over the holidays, and I wanted to share! First, this review of Let it Snow by Jocelyn over at Teen Book Review. To quote: “Maureen Johnson can always be counted on for hilarity and cheer! I loved it. I laughed out loud. In Target.”

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