Honoring the Old and the New: The 2022 We Are Kid Lit Reading List
The 2022 We Are Kid Lit Summer Reading List is out! While it's appearing later in the summer than our previous lists, it's worth the wait -- our most robust…
Not the Minor Leagues
Some extra love for small presses in light of PRH's purchase of Simon & Schuster and the consolidation of the Big 5 into the Big 4.
Translation and Human Rights
Highlighting Women in Translation Month and the role of translators in protecting authors who are the targets of repressive regimes.
An Interview with Author, Publisher, and Activist J.L. Powers
Interview with JL Powers, author of Under Water, the sequel to her award winning This Thing Called the Future, set in modern-day South Africa.
A New Agent!
Readers who are familiar with the publishing industry already know this, but many of my blog's readers are not familiar with the process of making books (making sausage is clean…
Going the Small Press Route: An Interview with Jamie Beth Cohen
Interview with debut small press author Jamie Beth Cohen on music, historical fiction, body image, and #metoo.
Coop Publishing: An Interview with Mary Atkinson
Mary Atkinson talks about her critically acclaimed small coop press-published middle grade novel Tillie Heart and Soul and her publishing process.
A Review Audit
An audit of the books I reviewed for The Pirate Tree, according to diversity of characters and authors and size of publishers.
Cover Reveal and Interview with Katia Raina, Author of Castle of Concrete
Today I’m hosting my first-ever cover reveal. I’m thrilled and honored to present the cover of Katia Raina’s debut YA novel, Castle of Concrete, published by Young Europe, the YA…
Going It Alone Together: The Authors’ Collective
A discussion of an old publishing model that is being revived as an alternative to traditional publishing and going it alone.