Tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 18, join guest host Catherine Atkins and young adult librarians Hope Baugh, Kristin Lade, Christi Showman and teen literacy advocate Liz Bass for a celebration of Teen Read Week at the YA Authors Cafe. All chats are at 8:30 p.m. EST, 7:30 CST.

Cynsational News & Links

Author Interview: Linda Sue Park from Downhomebooks.com. October 2005.

Hot Off the Press: A Sneak Peek at Publishers’ Newest and Hottest Titles from CBC Magazine. Those I’ve read so far are: Walter Was Worried by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook, 2005) and I’m Not Afraid of this Haunted House by Laurie Friedman, illustrated by Teresa Murfin (Carolrhoda, 2005).