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The age-old, oft-discussed, oft-annoying discussion: what is the difference between MG and YA?
A conversation came up on Twitter today that moved over to Facebook that covered a lot of ground and I think it would be great[…]
Links for the cover issue
Via the Brown Bookshelf, John Green discusses the cover issue for Justine Larbalestier’s book in a thorough way, taking into account all the changes our[…]
Questions I have about our industry in general
I added these to my last post, because some readers pointed out that it sounded like I was defending Bloomsbury’s choice of cover, which wasn’t[…]
Cover art considerations
Justine Larbalestier’s new book, Liar, has been getting a lot of attention lately. When she first revealed the cover, I thought it was nice —[…]
Book lists: Multicultural SF/F for MG and YA
ETA: If you’re just googling into this list now, please see my booklists over on Pinterest, which I keep much more up-to-date than this page[…]
A little more info, but not much
If you’re my friend on Facebook, or follow me on Twitter, you will know that I’ve revealed the big secret I’ve been keeping: That I’m[…]
The Chosen One
I got this ARC a couple of weeks ago, but I’ve been holding onto it because I knew from going to Carol’s reading that it[…]
Portraying people of color in children’s/YA fantasy–are we anywhere near “there” yet?
3/21/2012, ETA: Because this post has been linked a lot over the course of the last several months, I just wanted to point out that[…]
New class planned for early June, more local events
I don’t have a date pinned down yet, but I’m planning to do another community seminar in early June: Worldbuilding in Fantasy and Science Fiction[…]
The TBR pile
My desk is still groaning under the workload that I’m catching up on (finishing up another manuscript right now, about to send out the editorial[…]