Notes from The Nonfiction Dialogue Stickler of Doom
If you had told me as recently as a year ago that I was doomed to become The Nonfiction Dialogue Stickler of Doom (copyright pending) I would have said . . . . well, honestly I would have asked where...
View ArticleVideo Sunday: At the speed of light, she arrives just in time . . .
Some weeks can go by without a single solitary interesting video in sight. Other weeks, you drown in brilliance. This week inclines far more towards the latter than the former. I could not lead off...
View ArticleVideo Sunday: Mind you, it DOES make me want to read The Olde Tobacco Shoppe...
Gather round me, little children, and let me tell you of a magical time when the Newbery and Caldecott winners were interviewed on NBC the day after their win in a regular annual segment. Then twas...
View ArticleFusenews: Anagnorisis, Masks of the Oculate Being, and More . . .
Morning, folks. I’ve been looking to expand my knowledge beyond just children’s literature, so I figured a good podcast would be the best way to go. After reading Bustle’s 11 literary podcasts to get...
View ArticleFusenews: Saving the Second Penny
The problem with this Fusenews feature is that if I don’t do them regularly then the news out there builds up, builds up, builds up, until there’s so much of it out there that I’m almost embarrassed to...
View ArticleFusenews: Dem-o-gorgon or Dem-a-gorgon?
Morning, poppins! Yesterday, for the first time in a long while, I submitted a Video Sunday for your approval. Trouble is, I may have failed to mention one of the most fascinating videos out there...
View ArticleVideo Sunday: It’s Been a Long Long Time, M’Dear
Howdy! I’m neck deep in book promotion for old Funny Girl these days, but that doesn’t mean I can’t cut a little chunk of time out of my daily schedule to bring you a swath of some good old-fashioned...
View ArticleCover Reveal: Fairy Spell by Marc Tyler Nobleman, ill. Eliza Wheeler
Fake news. It’s not exactly new. From the moment humanity created the idea of news they also saw the vast potential that comes with “tweaking” it, shall we say. As librarians one of our jobs is to...
View ArticleCover Reveal: Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot’s World War II...
I’m getting pickier. The more that I’m asked to do cover reveals for books, the more I want to make sure that the books in question are up to snuff. It’s a pity how rare it is that I’m asked to reveal...
View ArticleKwame Alexander + Marc Tyler Nobleman + A Web Series for Kids. I Talk...
This is interesting. Three people. All involved in the children’s literature world, but two working primarily in children’s books and the other making television shows, penning Caldecott and Newbery...
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