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Challenged Materials: A Primer on How to Respond

With Banned Books Week coming to a close, we in the YA community are watching in dismay as teachers and libraries are facing repeated–and sometimes, harassing–attempts to remove YA books from the shelves and the curriculum. Many folks have added their voices to the fight, and others, although they would like to help, are not sure what to say or to whom to say it.

Last summer, I discovered a letter on librarian James LaRue's blog. Mr. LaRue had written the letter in response to a challenge of o...

My Response to 'Laurie Halse Anderson's 'Speak' almost too much for Temecula'

The LA Times Jacket Copy blog has posted the following story:

Laurie Halse Anderson's 1999 young adult novel, "Speak," which was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Award and the National Book Award, was selected as School Library Journal's Best Book of the Year and received numerous other honors, was the focus of controversy in Temecula this week. The school board's trustees were deciding whether or not to add "Speak" to the list of books that may be taught in high school English classes, and ...

Halloween Treat: Win A Soul Enchilada Audiobook

Show Us Your Soul Celebration and Giveaway!

Soul Enchilada is all about Halloween and Dia de los Muertos (aka Day of the Dead). To celebrate the season, I'm giving away 13 copies of the audiobook of Soul Enchilada. Produced by award-winning publisher Brilliance and featuring the voice of debut reader Michelle Carmen Gomez, the audiobook brings the characters of Soul Enchilada to life. It's the perfect complement to the novel and a must have for the well-rounded library collection.

Here's how...

Free Books for a Year*

Call for 2010 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Selection Committee Members

Those interested in serving on the ALAN Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Committee may self-nominate by completing a self-nomination form. Members of the selection committee must be: 1) ALAN members and 2) classroom teachers, university professors, or librarians. To avoid potential conflicts of interest, authors and publishers are not eligible to apply.

To participate in the selection of the 2010 winner, please send completed ...

Skype an Author

Skype an Author Network is a site that lists many authors who are interested in doing virtual visits with school, libraries, and book clubs. I'm a member, and for the rest of 2009, I'm waiving my fee for visits up to one hour. More info below:

Presentations:

For Schools & Libraries

Author Talk and Q&A sessions– For students who have read his work, David will discuss his journey to publication and answer questions about specific works.

Classroom presentations — Writing is a process, especially for

Hugo Awards 2009

Fresh from the Twitter Feed are the winners of the 2009 Hugo Award winners, as voted on by the members of the SFWA, presented at WorldCon:

Best Novel: The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
Best Novella: "The Erdmann Nexus", Nancy Kress
Best Novelette: "Shoggoths in Bloom", Elizabeth Bear
Best Short Story: "Exhalation", Ted Chiang
Best Professional Artist: Donato Giancola
Best Graphic Story: Girl Genius, Kaja and Phil Foglio.
Best Editor: Short Form: Ellen Datlow.
Best Editor: Long Form: David G Hartwell
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Authors for ALAN Workshop 2009

The ALAN Workshop, the Greatest YA Show on Earth, will be held in Philadelphia this November. To whet your appetites, I've copied the list of appearing authors from the NCTE website. Each author's name is listed next to the sponsoring publisher, along with the title of her/his presentation.

Edward Bloor, author, Random House, New York, New York, 'Creating Peace While Moving through the World'Jay Asher, Razorbill, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, NY, NY, 'ALAN/CEL Special Session Part T

School Visits for Fall 2009 & Winter 2010

The back-to-to-school sales mean that we're about to start another school year. Schools are beginning to contact me for visits, so I thought this would be a good time to re-post my information regarding school and library visits. Because of the economy, I am being very flexible with travel/honorarium requirements, especially schools that are within a three hour drive of Wilmington N.C.

Hosting David Macinnis Gill at School Library, and Other Events

Contact:

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You're Undead To Me

My Rotten Life: Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie, by David Lubar launches today. Funny, disgusting, outrageous, funny, and sometimes, heart-warming, this novel is close to my heart. I predict it will sweep middle school and upper elementary schools like a faster than a fart joke.

Congrats, Mr. Lubar!