I am so excited to have been able to interview Sonia Manzano! She’s the person we all feel like we know personally, but who has many larger than life accomplishments. In her role as Maria on Sesame Street, she has been named one of the 25 Greatest Latino TV Role Models Ever. Her first young… Read More Author Interview: Sonia Manzano
I actually met Alaya (‘rhymes with papaya’) Dawn Johnson at ALAN in Las Vegas last winter. She radiated an energy that was fresh and new to YA and I knew I wanted to interview her. Since then, she’s released The Summer Prince and, from the reviews I’ve been seeing, she’s been quite busy! Thankfully, I… Read More Interview: Alaya Dawn Johnson
I’ve recently posted about the fabulous books published by Goosebottom Books that I found at JCLC. The postings included a video of their wonderful interact book, Horrible Hauntings and a review of Qutlugh Terkan Khatun of Kirman. I think it’s time to look behind the books and find out a little more about Goosebottom. I’ve reached out to… Read More GooseBottom Books: A real treat!
Ashley Hope Perez is one of those authors you can’t wait to meet in person. She’s got this intellectual side (PhD in Comparative Lit) that tells you she can go quite deep on a variety of topics but she’s also got this side that feels fun and easy to talk to. Even while suffering from… Read More Ashley Hope Perez: Summer Blog Blast 2012
L. Divine is probably the first author I obsessed over as a YA blogger and posts about her books are among the few that get responses from teen readers on my blog. Her Drama High series began in 2006 and provided teens with a fresh literary perspective by presenting a primarily Black cast of characters in a contemporary setting faced… Read More L. Divine: 2012 Summer Blog Blast Tour
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