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Congratulations to debut YA Author Catherine Linka on the release of A Girl Called Fearless (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2014)! From the promotional copy:
Avie Reveare has the normal life of a privileged teen growing up in L.A., at least as normal as any girl’s life is these days.
With Jonathan Mayberry, Adam Gidwitz, Marie Lu, Jennifer Ziegler & Fred Perry
At conference and festival panels around the globe, children’s-YA authors share our thoughts about the writing process, the writer’s life, the creative journey, book marketing and connecting with our readers.
It’s a wonderful opportunity to gain insight into favorite voices,
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Cover Reveal: Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life by P.J. Hoover (Starscape/Macmillan) from Roots in Myth.
How I Got Into Publishing by Simon & Schuster Editor Zareen Jaffery from CBC Diversity. Peek: “What people don’t tell you about publishing is that more than half your job requires being social—this is an industry based on relationships.
Beyond Bollywood: South Asian American Middle Grade Fiction from From the Mixed-Up Files of Middle Grade Authors. Peek: “Our stories are funny, tragic, brave, silly, and, most importantly, varied.” See also Diversity in YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults by Malinda Lo from Diversity in YA.
Charlotte Gunnufson is the first-time author of Halloween Hustle, illustrated by Kevan J. Atteberry (Two Lions, 2013). From the promotional copy:
In the dark, a funky beat. Something white with bony feet. Skeleton dancing up the street, doing the Halloween Hustle.
Continue Reading New Voice: Charlotte Gunnufson on Halloween Hustle »
By Melissa Iwai and Anne Rockwell
Melissa Iwai and Anne Rockwell interview each other about their new release, Truck Stop, written by Anne and illustrated by Melissa (Viking, 2013). From the promotional copy:
Early each morning, before the sun is even up,
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Read Chapter One of The Water Seeker (Holt, 2012) from Kimberly Willis Holt . Note: now available in paperback!
Character Trait Entry: Courage by Angela Ackerman from The Bookshelf Muse. Peek: “After reflection or a moral assessment, they will step up in a situation,
By Laurie Cutter for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations
Bruce Degen has written and illustrated numerous award-winning books for children.
He has illustrated the highly acclaimed The Magic School Bus series by Joanna Cole,
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Meredith Buchanan (MB) has been the marketing coordinator at Peachtree Publishers since 2010. She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2008 with degrees in English and photography, and received a Certificate in Publishing from New York University in 2009. At Peachtree,
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The Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature have been announced.
In the Picture Book category, the winner was The House Baba Built: An Artist’s Childhood in China by Ed Young (Little, Brown), and the honor book was Hot Hot Roti for Dada-ji by F.
