Spring is almost here, bookworms! I can feel it. No, literally, I can actually feel it. Yesterday, we broke 60 degrees in Boston. I was just about to break out my flip-flops (in New England, anything about 60 is considered flip-flop weather), but alas, today the temperatures fell back into the 40s. But soon…soon it [...]
Category Archive — american library association
I’d Like to Thank the ALA…
Yesterday, all eyes in the publishing and library worlds were focused on San Diego and the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting for the announcement of the 2011 Youth Media Awards. While Hollywood gets excited about the Oscars, literary types, especially children’s and YA literary types, get excited about the winners of the Newbery Medal, the [...]
Think for Yourself
This year, the theme for Banned Books Week is, “Think for yourself – and let others do the same.” In honor of BBW and in celebration of thinking for myself (something I’ve gotten pretty good at over the years), I’m taking a trip down memory lane and reminding myself why I love some of the [...]
