Whooooooo! As you may have heard, it’s been a whirlwind week of great books being released. I’m so sorry I wasn’t able to celebrate each title individually on their own Book birthdays, but I hope I’ll make up for it with a massive round-up of awesomeness. Let’s hit it! Some […]
Monthly Archives: September 2011
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More soon (with pictures!), but until then, Happy Book Birthday to LOLA AND THE BOY NEXT DOOR by Stephanie Perkins and THE NAME OF THE STAR by Maureen Johnson. *flails muppet arms* Also this week, a Happy DEBUT Book Birthday to THE FAERIE RING by Kiki Hamilton! Celebrations galore!
Another great review from School Library Journal, this one for Bad Taste in Boys by Carrie Harris! Although, I should warn you, it’s a little spoilery. In that it gives away the ending (for shame!). But if you’ve already read the book, or are the kind of person who flips […]
I’m posting this on the run as I prep for a trip to New York tomorrow with Baby Beau, but I just HAD to share this great review of Lola and The Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins from School Library Journal. Check it out! Seventeen-year-old Lola lives with her […]
Congratulations to all of the writers whose books are on the list of nominated titles for the ALA Best Fiction for Young Adult list, but especially to my kt literary clients Maureen Johnson, Stephanie Perkins, Ransom Riggs, and Lili Wilkinson!
No, I’m not talking about the birds and the bees, but I was out for lunch with Kristin Nelson and Sara Megibow on Monday, and part of our conversation revolved around queries, and how many clients we have, and how those clients came to us — what percentage from the […]
I had another blog post I wanted to write this morning, but then the day intruded (as it does), and I forgot what I thought was so important to blog about. So instead, something else that’s important! Namely, a great PW review of The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton! Voila: […]
There’s a line in the play and movie version of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard that goes: We do on stage things that are supposed to happen off. Which is a kind of integrity, if you look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else. And […]
Earlier today on Twitter, I shared a blog post by Nathan Bransford about publishers and imprints. His main point? “Publishers are squandering their brands on imprints few people outside of Manhattan and Brooklyn have heard of.” I won’t recap his entire argument, and instead invite you to read his thoughts […]