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YA Super Panel on EC NING

Please join YA authors Jo Knowles, Kate Messner, and me for a very special webinar about using YA literature and the classics, aka the "2011 ECN Summer Webstitute: Reading Classic and Young Adult Literature with Students," on Monday, July 11 5-6 p.m. EST

For more info: http://englishcompanion.ning.com/grou...

Cover for Black Hole Sun Paperback!

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Bookanista Feature: David McInnis Gill's BLACK HOLE SUN

NY Times best-selling author of Across the Universe and fellow Carolinian Beth Revis, has interviewed me for her blog. Come see what I think about black Hole Sun meanings, Invisible Sun gleanings, and ugly semi-colons. Beth Revis: Bookanista Feature: David McInnis Gill's BLACK HOLE SUN.

Talking Teen Books: Black Hole Sun

"My Thoughts: Durango is a young man who is struggling to follow the rules of being a Regulator and questioning what is the right thing to do in a violent world. Durango and his AI, Mimi, are hilarious...Highly recommended!" Talking Teen Books: Black Hole Sun by David Macinnis Gill.

Author Promoting Book Gives It Her All

Author Promoting Book Gives It Her All Whether It's Just 3 People Or A Crowd Of 9 People | The Onion - America's Finest News Source.

Author Promoting Book Gives It Her All Whether It's Just 3 People Or A Crowd Of 9 People | The Onion – America's Finest News Source

Author Promoting Book Gives It Her All Whether It's Just 3 People Or A Crowd Of 9 People | The Onion – America's Finest News Source.

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2011 ALAN Workshop Authors

The 2011 ALAN Workshop will be hosted at the Chicago Hilton from November 20-22
and will continue the tradition of celebrating the very best of young adult literature. This
year's lineup is wonderful indeed:

M.T. Anderson will deliver the keynote address at the Workshop, and Jacqueline
Woodson will serve as the 2011 ALAN Breakfast speaker (Saturday morning, November
19, during NCTE).

Several fantastic authors will speak on Monday, including Angela Johnson, Walter
Dean Myers, Richard Peck, Janet Tashjian, Sean Beaudoin, John Green, Matt de la
Peña, Leslie Margolis, Wendy Mass, Sarah Weeks, Rita Williams-Garcia, Sarah Dessen,
Lauren Myracle, Cheryl Rainfield, Andrew Smith, Paul Yee, Kazu Kibuishi, Maureen
Johnson, Abby McDonald, and Laurie Halse Anderson. The evening will conclude with
a reception honoring the finalists for the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award (AEWA).

Tuesday will feature an equally impressive collection of authors, including Chris
Crutcher, Cara Chow, Sharon Draper, J.L. Powers, Matthew Quick, Cassandra Clare,
Jennifer Donnelly, Neal Schusterman, Coe Booth, B.A. Binns, Simone Elkeles, Stephanie
Perkins, Sara Zarr, James Dashner, Megan McCafferty, Veronica Roth, Dom Testa, Katie
Alender, Beth Fantaskey, Michelle Hodkin, Thanhha Lai, and David Levithan.

The Workshop will begin with a cocktail reception on Sunday evening where attendees
can mingle and chat with participating authors over wine and light snacks. Monday
sessions will be held from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with the AEWA reception following
from 5:15-6:15 pm. Tuesday sessions will be held from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. We
encourage participants to attend the full workshop to avoid missing any worthwhile
presentations. Space is limited to 500 attendees; registration should open soon at
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2011 ALAN Workshop Authors Announced!

The 2011 ALAN Workshop will be hosted at the Chicago Hilton from November 20-22

and will continue the tradition of celebrating the very best of young adult literature. This

year's lineup is wonderful indeed:

M.T. Anderson will deliver the keynote address at the Workshop, and Jacqueline

Woodson will serve as the 2011 ALAN Breakfast speaker (Saturday morning, November

19, during NCTE).

Several fantastic authors will speak on Monday, including Angela Johnson, Walter

Dean Myers, Richard Peck, Janet Tashjian, Sean Beaudoin, John Green, Matt de la

Peña, Leslie Margolis, Wendy Mass, Sarah Weeks, Rita Williams-Garcia, Sarah Dessen,

Lauren Myracle, Cheryl Rainfield, Andrew Smith, Paul Yee, Kazu Kibuishi, Maureen

Johnson, Abby McDonald, and Laurie Halse Anderson. The evening will conclude with

a reception honoring the finalists for the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award (AEWA).

Tuesday will feature an equally impressive collection of authors, including Chris

Crutcher, Cara Chow, Sharon Draper, J.L. Powers, Matthew Quick, Cassandra Clare,

Jennifer Donnelly, Neal Schusterman, Coe Booth, B.A. Binns, Simone Elkeles, Stephanie

Perkins, Sara Zarr, James Dashner, Megan McCafferty, Veronica Roth, Dom Testa, Katie

Alender, Beth Fantaskey, Michelle Hodkin, Thanhha Lai, and David Levithan.

The Workshop will begin with a cocktail reception on Sunday evening where attendees

can mingle and chat with participating authors over wine and light snacks. Monday

sessions will be held from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with the AEWA reception following

from 5:15-6:15 pm. Tuesday sessions will be held from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. We

encourage participants to attend the full workshop to avoid missing any worthwhile

presentations. Space is limited to 500 attendees; registration should open soon at

www.ncte.org.

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