Dr. Neal A. Lester, Chair of the Department of English, has been a professor of English at Arizona State University since the fall of 1997. His area of specialization is African American literary and cultural studies. Dr. Lester earned his B.A. in English from State University of West Georgia and his M.A.
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The Cynsations grand-prize June giveaway is an autographed hardcover set of First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover (Dutton, 2007) and First Daughter: White House Rules (Dutton, 2008), both by Mitali Perkins. Read a Cynsations interview with Mitali.
To enter the giveaway, email me (scroll for address) with your name and snail/street mail address by 10 p.m.
Learn more about author Mitali Perkins, read Mitali’s Fire Escape, and friend Mitali at MySpace!
What were you like as a young reader?
Addicted. After school, I took a roll of sweet tarts and one of the seven books I was allowed to check out each week from the Flushing branch of the NYPL,
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Jennifer Laughran on Jennifer Laughran: “I got my first job at my older sister’s bookstore when I was about 12. As I recall, she paid me $5 a day and all the stripped copies of Sweet Valley High I could read. I’ve since worked in bookstores all over the country. I’ve been a buyer for a large independent bookstore here in San Francisco for a number of years.
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Learn more about Sarah Prineas at her author site, her LJ, and from the Class of 2k8! Also visit www.magicthief.com, a microsite celebrating the novel with games, contest, wallpaper, and more!
How would you describe yourself as a young reader?
Lacking.
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Cleveland, OH–The Sydney Taylor Book Award, established in 1968 by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL), commemorates its fortieth anniversary this year. Authors, publishers, and librarians will gather to celebrate Taylor’s legacy during the Association’s annual convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
Named in memory of Sydney Taylor (PDF), author of the classic All-of-a-Kind Family series,
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Feast of Fools: The Morganville Vampires (Book Four) by Rachel Caine (NAL/ Jam, 2008)(sample chapter) goes on sale next week. To enter to win a copy of the book, email me with your name and snail/street mail address by midnight CST June 3! Please also type “Morganville Vampires”
Eric Luper on Eric Luper: “Aside from being an avid poker player and author, Eric Luper, has had his share of interesting jobs, including: dry-cleaning store manager, medieval castle restorer, bartender, predatory bird cage cleaner, paperboy, and factory worker (at a factory that stamps out those shiny cellophane things that go around potted plants).
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Abigail Samoun on Abigail Samoun: “Abigail Samoun is a project editor with Tricycle Press, the children’s book imprint of Ten Speed Press, in Berkeley, California, where she has worked since 2000.
“Abigail has edited board books, picture books, middle-grade fiction, and early young-adult novels.
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Visit Michelle Meadows! See photos of her recent signing at the National Air and Space Museum.
Congratulations on the release of Pilot Pups, illustrated by Dan Andreasen (Simon & Schuster, 2008)! Could you tell us a bit about it?
Pilot Pups is a rhyming adventure story about toy dogs who go on a special search-and-rescue mission.
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