Maureen Johnson is getting ready for the May release of the paperback of Suite Scarlett, keeping busy with BEDA and her new ning, but in the meantime, I’m thrilled to share that the Horn Book recently published a special list of Funny Books, and Suite Scarlett was one of only four YA titles included. And [...]
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 I’m looking [...]
More good news to share this week — Ellen Booraem‘s The Unnameables wins an Honorable Mention in the Children’s/Young Adult category for the Maine Literary Awards.
When I’m sneezing and achy and tired and coughing, it makes my head hurt to be at the computer all day, so I’m hoping to get some reading done instead. And besides the submissions I have to get to, there’s this whole wonderful list of YALSA’s best books for young adults, including Maureen Johnson‘s Suite Scarlett. Whee!
So, you remember VH-1′s Pop-Up Videos, right? Little bubbles of exciting information and fun facts or trivia would pop up while a music video was playing. Well, if you liked that, and I KNOW you like books, you will LOVE this. Check out The Page Flipper for an online auction to benefit First Book, a charity to donate new books to children in need.
