Links Galore

Some good links for the week:

Fellow 2014 debut author and delightful agent-mate Emery Lord on why it’s okay if not everyone loves your book.
I think I’m still too easily scared for Goosebumps.
Definitely too easily scared for the scariest books of all time.
I know it seems like all the great books are banned or challenged, but it sucks when it actually happens to you.
“If you allow [characters] to do what they’re going to do, think and feel what they’re going to think and feel, things start to happen on their own. It’s a beautiful and exciting alchemy.” I love this feeling.
On the other hand, Susan Dennard argues that we all plot/plan/outline to some extent. (She’s got me pegged on the playlists.)
I’m surprised Moby-Dick or Little Women didn’t take it for MA in this list of famous books set in every state.
Great post on friendship in YA, something I’d love to see come to the forefront in more YA titles.
And speaking of best friends, every author needs a good (furry) one.
If you’re in the Boston area, make sure to check out the Boston Book Festival this weekend! Not convinced? Here’s a list of reasons why.
Keep the Boston book love going by bidding on amazing art by kidlit illustrators and helping to raise money for the Emergency and Trauma Fund at Boston Children’s Hospital.