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Faves On A Friday: An Agent’s Perspective
November 5th, 2009 by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich · 
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p> Regina Brooks is a true Renaissance Woman. She is an author, the founder and President of Serendipity Literary Agency, and in addition to her careers in publishing, she's worked as an aerospace engineer for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD, and made history as the first African American woman to receive a Bachelors of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Ohio State University. Brooks is also the Executive Director of the Y. B. Literary Foundation, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote the reading of literature as a meaningful, lifelong activity… Continue reading
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Faves on a Friday: Have You Got Issues?
October 2nd, 2009 by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich · Email post
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It's not easy to write about 'issues' in a way that's not didactic or preachy, but there are those authors whose passion and prose create a story that does more than just introduce us to people and places -- we develop new ideas, make new meaning in our lives, and are inspired in unexpected and lasting ways. Below, readers and writers share their experiences with children's literature that 'has issues':
"Of course, in SHINE, I was focused on the issue of post-9/11 discrimination against anyone who was perceived to be Arab, Muslim, or Middle Eastern, but that was an issue I… Continue reading
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Faves on a Friday: Back-To-School
September 4th, 2009 by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich · Email post
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People often ask why I wrote a book with a male MC, and I usually have a garbled answer, something along the lines of “Um, that’s the story that came out”, and that's true. But I do think that at its heart, 8th GRADE SUPERZERO is a sort of ‘school story’, and I’ve always adored those. The camaraderie, competition, self-discovery...that ‘midnight feast’/secret club element that always seemed to appear, the children’s world-unto-itself all just delighted and intrigued me to no end. In my reading life, the traditional British boarding school books, and classic stories from Charles Dickens… Continue reading
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Faves on a Friday: Moveable Feasting
August 15th, 2009 by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich · Email post
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It was Ramona Quimby who first made me aware of the extreme wonderfulness of gummi bears -- though it was hard to find the highly coveted red cinnamon ones she loved so much. Sydney Taylor's All-Of-A-Kind Family series made me aware of the sweet, salty, and sour delicacies of the Lower East Side in New York City, (an eating expedition that I still take at least once a month), and I almost cried when I bought horehound candy at Disney World, because it tasting nothing like the sweet delight that Laura Ingalls had described. There are some books that… Continue reading
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Faves on a Friday: From Page to Screen
June 5th, 2009 by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich · Email post
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"don’t be too precious with the book – the book is one piece of art and the film should be seen as another piece of art merely trying to tell the same story in a completely new way. " Continue reading
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Blogging Writers Raise Funds for Libraries
April 6th, 2009 by writerjenn · Email post
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In late March 2009, about twenty writers who blog--including Cynthea Liu, the founder of AuthorsNow!, and several writers who are featured on this site--issued a challenge: Leave a comment on my blog, and for each commenter I'll donate money to my local library (or to a book-related charity such as Books for Africa).
The pledges per comment, and the comment caps, varied, but word spread through cyberspace. Five people were also inspired to make flat donations to their local libraries. Ultimately, the bloggers raised more than $1500 for libraries and organizations throughout the world. A few of the bloggers still have… Continue reading
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A Dynamic Duo and More at First-Ever AACBWI Conference
March 16th, 2009 by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich · Email post
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On Saturday, April 25,2009, the African American Children\'s Book Writers and Illustrators (AACBWI) will host its first-ever national conference at the Hilton University Place in Charlotte, NC. Workshops, critiques, and aunt/nephew publishing powerhouse keynotes: -- Eleanora Tate and Don Tate. For more info, visit the AACBWI site
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Young Adult Author Karen Healey collecting funds to combat effects of Australia bushfires
February 9th, 2009 by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich · Email post
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YA author Karen Healey is collecting funds for the Red Cross efforts to combat the effects of last week's bushfires in Australia. Stop by for an update and for more info on ways to help out. (Warning -- the post contains adult language.)…
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Five (Plus) Faves on Friday: A Digital Feast
February 6th, 2009 by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich · Email post
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With all of the grim industry forecasts around, it was heartening to read this op-ed declaring that all was not lost a few months ago. Then there are the articles that tell me that I'm not alone; The Book Loved By Everyone But You, and, at A Fuse #8 Production, a confession of Most Shameful Non-Reads, both nudge and comfort. Those blog posts that have you talking to the computer (it's not just me, right?)...the articles that you forward to all of your friends and then call right away to see if they've read them yet...the… Continue reading
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Teaching with Historical Fiction
December 22nd, 2008 by Cynthea Liu · Email post
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Terry Lindquist discusses how and why she teaches with historical fiction on Scholastic.com. In this article she covers seven reasons for teaching with HF, tips for choosing good HF books, and fifteen new HF books. She also uses the story of Pocahontas as a teaching point to discover where history stops and story starts. Read more at http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4346
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Celebrate the Holiday Season with Childhood Favorites
December 13th, 2008 by Deva Fagan · Email post
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This holiday season, for each day of the month through New Year's Eve, Deva Fagan discusses some of her favorite books from childhood, including Professor Wormbog in Search for the Zipperump-a-Zoo and The Young Wizards series. Stop by to share in the nostalgia and recommend some of your own childhood favorites! Read more at http://devafagan.com/tag/childhood-favorites/
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Publishers Aim for Teen African-American Audience
December 12th, 2008 by David Macinnis Gill · Email post
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In a shift to reach out to more African-American readers, publishers of young adult books are taking action to provide quality literature specifically for this under-served group. Read more at: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6620241.html…
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South Asian teens discuss young adult literature
December 8th, 2008 by Neesha Meminger · Email post
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Recently, I had the privilege of surveying seven very cool South Asian teens on their likes and dislikes regarding book genres, themes, language, and sexuality content in their reading material. I wanted to share the (revealing! Surprising! Fascinating!) responses I got with the AuthorsNow! readership.
To keep from taking over the site completely, I've included the first half of the survey here. If you'd like to read the rest of the questions and responses, they are up on my site at www.NeeshaMeminger.com/funstuff.
Q. What are some of the most recent books you've read for fun? Which ones did you like the… Continue reading
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Publishers Weekly highlights upcoming books about the undead
December 8th, 2008 by Cynthea Liu · Email post
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Publishers Weekly discusses upcoming teen books featuring the undead including AuthorsNow! member Carrie Ryan and other upcoming authors! Read more at http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6615438.html?industryid=47139…
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