Cybils Update: The Osmosis Strategy of Writing
An update on my work as a first-round panelist for the 2014 Cybils YA Fiction category and what I have learned for my own writing.
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I Celebrate Buy Nothing Day
My reasons for observing Buy Nothing Day instead of Black Friday, along with a review of a YA novel that explores the global consequences of buying stuff.
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Happy Halloween Lego Book Launches
My Lego book launches continue with Halloween-themed setups for Evil Librarian and Devin Rhodes Is Dead.
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Engaging Readers of Young Adult Fiction: Agent Regina Brooks Weighs In
In a guest post, literary agent Regina L. Brooks offers five general rules for writing young adult fiction that both teens and adults will want to read.
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The 2014 Cybils: Make Me Work!
Announcement of my appointment to the Round One Cybils jury for Young Adult Fiction and a call for nominations for these prestigious awards.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
