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2020 Debut Middle Grade Authors
Yesterday’s post about 2020 debut picture book authors and illustrators was so fun and very popular, so I thought it might be a good idea to share 2020 debut middle grade authors as well! As I mentioned yesterday, I love having a platform for sharing books and creators with the…
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2020 Debut Picture Book Authors & Illustrators
Part of what I love doing by having a platform that reaches beyond my immediate family and friends is promoting books, creators, and publishers! And what’s more exciting than promoting debut authors and illustrators? Don’t get me wrong, I love it when a creator produces their second, third, etc. novels.…
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Debut Children’s Book Creators
With literally thousands of books being published in the field every year, how do debut children’s book creators get noticed? It’s definitely not easy. So today, I want to share with you some resources for learning more about these titles. I also want to share information about the people behind…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – PTSD
When someone hears Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) they often think of soldiers returning from combat integrating back into civilian life. And although that does happen, PTSD can also occur from other traumatic events in a person’s life. I hope that this list shows characters with PTSD in an honest and…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Poverty
Poverty, like all aspects of a person’s life can look very differently. I hope these nine middle grade and young adults titles will provide even just the smallest peek into what it can be like for kids and teens experiencing poverty. You can also take a look at my Diverse…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – OCD
There are a number of middle grade and young adult titles that tackle characters with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). I personally know a few people with OCD and their symptoms are very different from each other. And just like the people I know, the characters with OCD in these books…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – New Books in 2019
So, I probably should have held onto Indigenous Voices to use for the letter “N” for Native Authors. But I didn’t, so I decided to provide you with some brand-new, hot off the presses titles by debut authors. These are all brand new middle grade authors with books being released…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New to Me Authors in 2017
I started reviewing what I had read in 2017 and realized that I was already familiar with many of the authors I read, but there were a number of really amazing debut novels this year, so I focused my Top Ten list on those authors – new to me (and…
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Top Ten Tuesday: 2017 Debuts I'm Excited For
The first Top Ten Tuesday of 2017! I broke it down into picture books, middle grade novels, and young adult novels. These lists continually allow me to add more books to my TBR list and keep up with what’s coming up as well as creating lists of great books that…
