Congrats are due once again to Lili Wilkinson, whose US debut novel Pink is officially a Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Children’s/Young Adult! The complete list of nominees in that category follows: Gemini Bites, by Patrick Ryan, Scholastic Huntress, by Malinda Lo, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers I am J, by [...]
I’m heading to the NY office later tonight for a few meetings this week, so things may be quieter than usual around here. As always, though, you can find me on Twitter at @DaphneUn, which is a lot easier to update on the go. In the meantime, I’m delighted to share this review of The [...]
I had to take a few days off last week to take care of Beau, who was home from daycare feeling poorly, as well as entertaining my sister who was in town to help celebrate his first birthday. But the good news for my authors kept pouring in! Like this email for Lili Wilkinson: We [...]
It’s a week of huzzahs around here! YALSA announced some further lists today, including their 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults list (plus Top Ten), Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers, and Popular Paperbacks for Young Readers. Congrats to kt literary clients Maureen Johnson, Stephanie Perkins, Ransom Riggs, Carrie Harris, and Lili Wilkinson (again) for [...]
A belated, but VERY happy congratulations to Lili Wilkinson, whose novel Pink won a Stonewall Honor at yesterday’s Youth Media Awards given out by the American Library Association! I was in the audience when it was announced, and I will not lie, I did my happy dance. The Stonewall Award is “given annually to English-language [...]
