Authors William Alexander and Ursula K. Le Guin
Author Ursula K. Le Guin died while Cynsations was on winter hiatus.
Ursula K. Le Guin (1929 – 2018) from The Horn Book. Peek:
“Author Ursula K. Le Guin, who challenged the male-dominated fantasy and science fiction fields starting in the 1960s,
I’m thrilled to welcome Author Gabrielle Byrne to Cynsations today!
Welcome, Gabby!
When and where do you write? Why does that time and space work for you?
I wish I were one of those writers who can roll out of bed early, ready to rumble,
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I’m thrilled to introduce two debut authors to the Cynsations audience today. I met both at Vermont College of Fine Arts several years ago while we were all working on MFAs in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Both write middle grade, but their books are very different, illustrating the depth and diversity that exists in children’s literature.
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Maggie Lehrman is the first-time author of The Cost of All Things (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins, 2015). From the promotional copy:
What would you pay to cure your heartbreak?
Banish your sadness?
Transform your looks?
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photo of Janet Lee Carey by Heidi Pettit
Janet Lee Carey was raised in the redwood forests of California. In the whispering forest, she dreamed of becoming a writer.
She is the award-winning author of eight young adult novels including Dragonswood (Dial Books, 2012) which received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal.
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Biographies of the Razorbill round table editors:
“Kristen Pettit has been in the publishing industry for thirteen years. She began her career at Parachute Publishing, a packager of teen and middle grade books. During her six year tenure there, she worked with mega-selling authors like R.L. Stine and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
Janet Lee Carey spent far too much time in school staring out the window dreaming of imaginary worlds. Her teachers worried she’d never be able to get a “real job.” Fortunately her “real job” requires a lot of staring out the window dreaming of imaginary worlds, and sometimes her imaginary worlds become books that earn starred reviews!
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The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy compiled and edited by Leonard S. Marcus (Candlewick, 2006)(excerpt featuring Philip Pullman)(audio reading). Features in-depth interviews with thirteen acclaimed fantasy authors: Lloyd Alexander; Franny Billingsley (author interview);
Read The New Rules of High School by Blake Nelson (Viking, 2003), which is about a smart, self-absorbed boy’s fall from perceived perfection. The voice was outstanding, and the story was a compelling, one-sitting read. The author does a particularly good job with reversals. Ages 12-up.
Received a wonderful T-shirt and sweatshirt from the ever-darling Katie Davis,
As a young adult author and former high school teacher who loves reading lists full of unique voices and identities, I find recent news about banned books heartbreaking.
Back in 1986, I wrote a high school research paper about book censorship, and here we are again. I dived back into this problem as an MFA student at the Vermont College of Fine Arts,
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