Cynsations is going on its annual summer hiatus! To those who have interview questions pending, please complete them at your leisure and send them when they’re ready. I’ll go ahead and format so they’ll be ready to run when I relaunch.
In June, I’ll be returning to the Vermont College MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults to teach a summer residency.
An Interview with Melanie Watt from the Cybils. See also a Cynsations interview with Melanie on Scaredy Squirrel (Kids Can, 2006). Don’t miss the companion book, Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend (Kids Can, 2007), which is reviewed at Big A little a.
Joseph Bruchac from the Blue Rose Girls.
Author Alma Fullerton is now offering interviews! Learn more about authors Amy Goldman Koss, Linda Joy Singleton, Verla Kay, Judy Gregerson, and Sherry Garland. See also interviews with Red Deer Press editor Peter Carver and agent Stephen Barbara of the the Donald Maass Literary Agency in Manhattan.
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Highlights of the Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers include: Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May Or May Not Exist by Roxyanne Young (author interview on the title), Kelly Milner Halls (author interview on a previous title) and illustrator Rick Spears (Darby Creek);
“My favorite YA book of the year is The Year The Gypsies Came by Linzi Glass (Holt). This book is smart, soulful and beautifully written. With heartbreaking prose, Linzi Glass has given us an intimate look at a two families through the eyes of the smallest sister; set against the beautiful landscape of South Africa with its nightmarish laws of Apartheid,
Agent Query: the Internet’s Largest and Most Current Database of Literary Agents. Site also includes background about literary agents, submitting to agents, writing a query, scammers, publishing market information, and writer resources. Cyn Note: I’ve surfed this site and found quality information on respected agents. A handful of writers create books for adults and young readers, and they’ll need to look for agents who work well in both markets.
Jo Whittemore is the debut YA fantasy author of Escape from Arylon (Llewellyn/Flux, 2006). She lives in the Austin area. Read Jo’s LJ.
Escape from Arylon (Book One from the Silverskin Legacy) by Jo Whittemore (Llewellyn/Flux, 2006). In the first book in the Silverskin Legacy trilogy, debut novelist Jo Whittemore introduces high school freshmen and ex-friends Megan Haney and Ainsley Minks.
A hearty thanks and cheers to fellow book affectionado and Buffy fan Liz B at A Chair, A Fireplace, and a Tea Cozy for her kind words about the recent redesign of my website by Lisa Firke of Hit Those Keys (web designer interview); see Liz’s Feb. 3 post. Other Cynsational readers who posted announcements are encouraged to write me with the URL so I can check it out.
A private school in Texas recently returned a three million dollar donation rather than submit to the donor’s request that a controversial book be removed from the school’s reading list. A group of teen book authors was so impressed by the school’s actions that they gave themselves a name, Authors Supporting Intellectual Freedom (or AS IF!), and are now all donating signed copies of their books,
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The Bug Cemetery by Frances Hill, illustrated by Vera Rosenberry (Henry Holt, 2002) is possibly the best cycle-of-life picture book for young readers, ages 4-up. Highly recommended.
Greg and I are still entertaining guests here. Today, we’re heading to Zilker Botanical Garden.
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