Introducing Debut Novelist Alison Littman
An interview with Alison Littman, author of Radio Underground, set in Hungary in the aftermath of the failed 1956 uprising.
What New Adult Should Be: A Review of Radio Underground
Discussion of New Adult literature and a fresh new book from an upstart small press set in the aftermath of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
Conflicting Advice and Fear
How does a writer deal with conflicting advice about the process or content of a work-in-progress? Mine had to do with fear.
Rebellious Books
The importance of small press and self-published books as an antidote to uniformity and repression, and a discussion of an outstanding new YA title.
The Right Translator
Why publishers should look for translators with experience in studying and writing children's and YA literature.
What Is Hybrid Publishing and Is It an Option? The New IBPA Standards
Last year I joined the Authors Guild, an organization dedicated to protecting authors' rights in the United States. The organization provides a number of valuable services, including contract review for…
Traveling Through Time with Author Katherine Locke
Interview with author Katherine Locke about writing historical fiction and time travel, publishing with a small press, and the art of book promotion.
We Need Diverse International Books
Recapping a panel at the American Library Association annual conference on translated literature for teens and a recommendation of a timely translation.
It’s Here! The 2017 We’re the People Summer Reading List
Several years ago, a group of teachers, librarians, and reviewers with long experience in diversity and children's literature got together to create the We're the People Summer Reading List. Our…
Publishing and Resistance
Remembering how YA literature changed after the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 and why we may still have weighty books about diversity and #resistance today.