Award Season Speculation: How Has the Process of Discussion Changed Over the Years?

Are you excited? I’m excited. Who wouldn’t be? Very soon, almost too soon, it will be Monday morning and all around the world we’ll be able to tune into the live feed of ALA’s Youth Media Awards to hear the winners of the Caldecott, Newbery, Printz, etc. Not like in the old days when you had to either be there or have a friend there near a pay phone. News travels far faster these days, and it’s not just news. If the internet era has given us anything it’s been the ability for these major awar...