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Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Of Your Auto-buy Authors
As a librarian, I have very strict rules about books that I purchase for my own library. If I bought every book I wanted, my house would soon be overrun with books! So, I always have to read a book before deeming it worthy of being added to my personal…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I've Read The Most Books From
This was a lot more difficult for me than the past Top Ten Tuesday topics (trying saying that 10x fast). Anyway, I tried to remember books from when I was growing up and what I like to read now. A few authors I omitted, because I want to use them…
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Kutztown University Children's Literature Conference
I spent this past Saturday, as I had previously mentioned, at the Kutztown University Children’s Literature Conference. It’s a great place to hear from authors and illustrators about their writing process, how they became writers and their upcoming work. This year’s presenters included Mara Rockliff, William Low, Elisha Cooper, and…
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National Book Festival
I wish they hadn’t changed the dates for the National Book Festival! It used to be mid-September which gave me enough time to start breathing after our summer reading program finished and to enjoy a long weekend away from work. I won’t be making my trek down to Washington D.C.…
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Children’s Choice Book Awards
Kids and teens can vote for the 7th Annual Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards from March 25 through May 12th for their favorite author, illustrator, and book of the year. This is the only national award created where winning titles are selected by children and teens. Vote by visiting…
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Barbara Park & Junie B. Jones
Sadly, Barbara Park passed away over the weekend after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She is best well known for her beloved series, Junie B. Jones, but was also the author of a number of other chapter books including Mick Harte Was Here, the Skinnybones series, as well as…
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Author Talk – A.S. King
PaLA’s Annual Conference is happening this week at the beautiful Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Although I was only able to stay for just one day, I learned a lot of great new ideas and am excited for the new possibilities these ideas represent. I was also able…
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Things I Love about Conferences:
Before I begin my conference favorites, let me take care of a few housekeeping things…. I have found that working full-time, finishing up my graduate degree with two classes this fall, trying to have a semblance of a social life, and keeping up with this blog is not always easy,…
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Hey Authors, Wanna Hear a Secret?
I just recently read an article from American Libraries Direct written by Christopher Harris, entitled “Hey Authors, Wanna Hear a Secret?” about the love librarians have for authors. “Librarians love you [authors]; authors are our rock stars. And it isn’t just us. We have shared our love with so many people…
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World Book Night
I’ll be honest, before just a few minutes ago, I have never heard of World Book Night, but it looks like an amazing event. The USA Today wrote an article about the event that you can find here. Basically, thirty books have been selected by librarians, publishers, and booksellers to…