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Black Publishing Power
This week, Amistad Books is encouraging everyone to purchase just two titles written by Black authors this week. The goal of the Black Publishing Power initiative? To blackout the Best Seller List with a complete list of Black authors and to bring awareness to inequality in the publishing world! It’s…
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Some Very Exciting News!
I’ve got some very exciting news today! I am so excited to announce that I’m partnering with Little, Brown and Company to promote new, upcoming titles! These will include everything from picture books to young adults titles. And what is more exciting than receiving a box full of books from…
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Middle Grade ARCs I Picked Up At PLA
I talked yesterday about the awesome experience I had at PLA this past weekend. What I didn’t get to finish talking about is that I picked up so many great ARCs that I’m having a hard time deciding what to start reading first. If you’re unfamiliar with a large library…
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Response to Anne Ursu’s Piece on "Sexual Harassment in the Children’s Book Industry"
Last week, children and young adult author, Anne Ursu, published a piece on Sexual Harassment in the Childrenās Book Industry and it’s had people talking all weekend long about what can be done, what should be done and a call to action from authors, illustrators, bloggers and librarians to make it…
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Response to Anne Ursu's Piece on "Sexual Harassment in the Children's Book Industry"
Last week, children and young adult author, Anne Ursu, published a piece on Sexual Harassment in the Childrenās Book Industry and it’s had people talking all weekend long about what can be done, what should be done and a call to action from authors, illustrators, bloggers and librarians to make it…
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ARCs, What Are They and What Do You Do With Them?
ARCs have been discussed on Twitter over the past few days because a blogger grabbed an over-abundance of ARCs at a conference (multiple copies of each title) and are now trying to send them to people for $20 and up. The cost to send books through media mail is under…
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Children's Book Council Resources
“The Childrenās Book Council (CBC) is the nonprofit trade association of childrenās book publishers in North America, dedicated to supporting and informing the industry and fostering literacy.”Ā I am currently an ALA intern serving a two-year term with the CBC meeting in New York twice a year to talk about…
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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?”Ā about the love librarians have for authors. “Librarians love you [authors]; authors are our rock stars. And it isnāt just us. We have shared our love with so many people…
