It’s hard to believe, but I don’t think we’ve posted about this yet–the next Kidlitosphere Conference is already well into the planning stages, spearheaded by our own Charlotte Taylor of Charlotte’s Library and Mia Wenjen of Pragmatic Mom. It’ll be in Providence, RI on March 22-23, 2019, and it’s got… Read More »SAVE THE DATE: KidLitCon 2019 in Providence, RI
Source: Mental Health America May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we’ve reviewed a number of titles over the years that we thought were exceptional portrayals of the experience of mental illness and related difficulties. As we all know, reading a good book can make us feel less alone–and, honestly,… Read More »Mental Health Awareness Month: A Review Roundup
Synopsis: I loved the first two books in Sarah Beth Durst’s Queens of Renthia trilogy, so I was thrilled to have the opportunity to read a review copy of the upcoming third book, The Queen of Sorrow (out on May 15th). If you haven’t read the first two, you might… Read More »Monday Review: THE QUEEN OF SORROW by Sarah Beth Durst
Here in a handy list is a set of links to all of my reviews of this past year’s Cybils finalists for Graphic Novels. As always, it was a privilege and a pleasure to be a Round 2 judge and get to choose from the best of the best in… Read More »Cybils Review Roundup: 2017 Graphic Novel Finalists
Synopsis: Well, first off, now I’m really glad I decided to change my WIP’s title away from its working title of Ignition, because it suits this steampunk-inspired book much better. “Dee” Diesel is a somewhat troublemaking young woman who lives on the airship-city of Peacetowne, in a world above the… Read More »Cybils Review: DIESEL: IGNITION by Tyson Hesse