Month: September 2014

  • IF I STAY and writing from the heart

    With straightforward but poignant prose, Forman made the lives of Mia and Adam feel authentic and brutal and intense… for me, the book was both inspirational and educational. My friend Ingrid already shared her thoughts on IF I STAY, both the book and the film adaptation, and my feelings basically echo hers. But I wanted to…

  • Yet another reason I will always love autumn best

  • Stuff worth reading (YALSA interview edition)

    Stuff worth reading (YALSA interview edition)

    Uh oh, I just found the best rabbit hole. Great interview series w/ #YAlit authors over at @yalsa: http://t.co/X3MLv7qCQJ Goodbye, morning! — Kristan Hoffman (@kristanhoffman) September 10, 2014 Today I stumbled upon a treasure trove: the “One Thing Leads to Another” interview series at YALSA. Already the series has talked with some of my favorite…

  • Do you really think anyone wants to read that?

    Do you really think anyone wants to read that?

    “How To Sell Diverse Books: A Bookstore Owner’s Advice” via NPR Books Sometimes we’ll be in the store and we’ll see a kid looking at a little stack of books — maybe we’ve recommended those books to them. They might’ve chosen a book with a kid on the cover who has a different race than…