April 2012
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month: some seriousness... →
shelftalkersanon:
Some insights from Veronica into Tris’ character and a mistake she wishes she could take back from the first book.
This month is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. And in the past year, I’ve seen a lot of blog posts from very smart people about a new and problematic trend in YA: the “throwaway” sexual assault trope. This trope is included to artificially raise the stakes in a...
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“My tax dollars fund these games – if this is how she’s going to play, I...”
– Rush Limbaugh on Katniss and the Hunger Games
(from our April 1st post. obviously. leave a comment and enter to win the Hunger Games soundtrack.)
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“People with disabilities can be interesting, strong, and capable without being...”
– Kody Keplinger on diversity and disability in literature.
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“Writing coming-of-age novels of my own has led to a profound discovery. There...”
– Matt de la Pena, “Seeing Themselves in Books” (The Power of Young Adult Fiction, Room for Debate—NYT)
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beellette:
dad just said “there should be a netflix for books”
five minutes later he shouted “THE LIBRARY”
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Looking for YA authors who write steampunk...
vlcphoto:
and want to be part of my new video series. Email me at vandsmedia[at]gmail.com for info.
Don’t be shy, now! Email away!
March 2012
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Paper Lantern Lit: Independent Book Blogger Awards... →
Nominate your favorite book or industry blog!
paperlanternlit:
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March 29, 2012; New York – If you’re a blogger who loves books, that passion might get you far: all the way to New York and the…
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