Author taps love of comics for 1st graphic novel by Matt West from CNN. Here’s a sneak peek: “I’m a big believer in no matter what kind of art you do or want to do that you have to really delve into that genre a lot,” says [Cecil] Castellucci. “I took out my charge card and bought a [ton] of comic books!”
Author Tanya Lee Stone last spoke to Cynsations about her debut novel in February 2006. She updates us on the latest news of the book.
Congratulations on the release of the paperback edition of A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl (Wendy Lamb/Random House, 2007)! What’s new for your readers in the soft cover?
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Nancy Garden on Nancy Garden: “I was born in 1938 in Boston, Mass., and have lived all my life in New England and New York, although I’ve traveled a fair amount in the US and abroad.
“When I was little I wanted to be a vet, and designed my own animal hospital;
Ann Bausum writes about U.S. history for young people from her home in Beloit, Wisconsin. Her books often examine social justice themes, including the voting rights of women (With Courage and Cloth (National Geographic, 2004)), the struggle to integrate interstate buses during 1961 (Freedom Riders (National Geographic, 2006)), and the power of free speech (Muckrakers (National Geographic,
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Sameera Righton, the main character in First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover (excerpt) and First Daughter: White House Rules by Mitali Perkins (Dutton), is blogging about the real first kid wannabes in the ’08 campaign from now until November 2008 at www.sparrowblog.com. To celebrate the release of the first novel in this two-book series,
Dian Curtis Regan on Dian Curtis Regan: “I’m writing this on a tornado-y afternoon in Kansas, where I’ve lived for six years. Before that, I lived in Venezuela, Oklahoma, Texas (in backward order) and grew up in Colorado.
“This year marks the publication of my 50th book, plus the publication (finally!) of the sequel to Princess Nevermore (Darby Creek,
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“Won’t Stock a Book with the Word ‘Gay’ in the Title” from Carrie Jones. She’s the author of Tips on Having a Gay (ex) Boyfriend (Flux, 2007). Read an excerpt.
The Acquisition Process: From Submission to Contract by Harold Underdown at The Purple Crayon. Read a Cynsations interview with Harold.
The Library of Congress announced yesterday that, through its Center for the Book, it will create the post of National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.
Appointed for a two-year term by the Librarian of Congress, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature will speak to the importance of fiction and non-fiction books in children’s lives.
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Alexandra Penfold is an assistant editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
What were you like as a young reader? What were your favorite books?
I was an obsessive reader as a kid. I read everything I could get my hands on and bankrolled the public library with my allowance because I always wanted to read books one more time before I returned them.
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Members of the Tantalize Fans Unite! group at MySpace cheered their favorite gothic fantasies this past month. Highlighted books included those published for both the grown-up and young adult markets; however only the tween and teen (YA) titles are listed herein. Grouping sequels and/or companion books together (to the extent I recognize them), recommendations included:
THE AFTERLIFE by Gary Soto (Harcourt,
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