This very short piece by Ira Glass confirms everything that the wonderful Young Adult authors at Rochester's Teen Book Festival shared with their young audience of potential writers. Write, create, and keep writing. You'll get better. Who can't benefit from such encouragement by those who create, write and know?
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
"Around the World" by Matt Phelan is due out this October.
Around the World, is Phelan's new graphic novel in which he chronicles the lives of three adventurers: Thomas Stevens, Joshua Slocum, and Nellie Bly. I'm looking forward to reading it and buying a copy when he visits Linden Hall this fall for Lititz's Kid-Lit Festival, Saturday, November 12th.
Lititz's Kid-Lit Festival is generously supported by Linden Hall and Aaron's Books. Kudos to both organizations for connecting kids, teens, books, and authors!
Lititz's Kid-Lit Festival is generously supported by Linden Hall and Aaron's Books. Kudos to both organizations for connecting kids, teens, books, and authors!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
A Message for Teens, "It Gets Better."
YA authors and illustrators share their life experiences...that life does indeed get better and better. Being a teen, navigating middle and high school, straight or gay, can be challenging. These people remember teen years. And they remember the hundreds and thousands of days and weeks that follow.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Book Trailers
I love the concept and the reality of book trailers - promoting books the way movies have been advertised.
We're all turning into media makers. Literacy skills include more than reading and writing.
We're all turning into media makers. Literacy skills include more than reading and writing.
Rochester NY's Teen and Children's Book Festivals!
Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival - an annual May event.
Rochester, New York is a gorgeous place and made more so by such spectacular events as a Children's Book Festival each November and a Teen Book Festival in May. I attended this year's Teen Book Festival, affectionately known as "TBF." Below are some YouTube clips of 2010 and 2011. They do a good job portraying what the events look and feel like. Yes, there is that much enthusiasm for YA authors and YA readers! When the first Greater Rochester TBF was held in 2006, 500 attended. This year's event, held Saturday, May 14th at Nazareth College, hosted 28 authors and more than 4000 attendees! Next year's event will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2012, again at Nazareth College aka "Naz," and will host 28 authors. With such stellar organizers, funders, and supporters, it's sure to be another event not to miss! I feel 17 again!!!
TBF Facebook Page
Author A.S. King's Blog about TBF - informative post & pictures. Scroll down to May 2011 to read her reflections and see her pictures of this year's event.
Rochester NY's Children's Book Festival 2010 (November)
Rochester Children's Book Festival Website. Saturday,November 5, 2011, from 10am to 4pm, at Monroe Community College, Brighton Campus, 1000 East Henrietta Rd.
Rochester, New York is a gorgeous place and made more so by such spectacular events as a Children's Book Festival each November and a Teen Book Festival in May. I attended this year's Teen Book Festival, affectionately known as "TBF." Below are some YouTube clips of 2010 and 2011. They do a good job portraying what the events look and feel like. Yes, there is that much enthusiasm for YA authors and YA readers! When the first Greater Rochester TBF was held in 2006, 500 attended. This year's event, held Saturday, May 14th at Nazareth College, hosted 28 authors and more than 4000 attendees! Next year's event will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2012, again at Nazareth College aka "Naz," and will host 28 authors. With such stellar organizers, funders, and supporters, it's sure to be another event not to miss! I feel 17 again!!!
TBF Facebook Page
Author A.S. King's Blog about TBF - informative post & pictures. Scroll down to May 2011 to read her reflections and see her pictures of this year's event.
Rochester NY's Children's Book Festival 2010 (November)
Rochester Children's Book Festival Website. Saturday,November 5, 2011, from 10am to 4pm, at Monroe Community College, Brighton Campus, 1000 East Henrietta Rd.
How cool is Rochester? Bibliophile Heaven!
Here are two more Rochester book events:
The annual Antiquarian Book Fair, September 11, 2011.
The annual Jewish Community Center Lane Dworkin Book Festival, October 30-November 6, 2011.
Amy King is right, Rochester Rocks!!!!!!!!
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Choose Privacy Week May 2-7, 2011
From the American Library Association (ALA) Office of Intellectual Freedom (OIF).
ALA Booklist offered a thoughtful, informative hour and a half webinar about privacy concerns from online privacy to TSA scans to the USA Patriot Act and its impact on library and bookstore transactions.
Recording: Choose Privacy Week Webinar :
Related resources for libraries.
If you have comments or questions, contact the seminar host, ALA Publishing Webinars, at: publishing.webinars@ala.org.
ALA Booklist offered a thoughtful, informative hour and a half webinar about privacy concerns from online privacy to TSA scans to the USA Patriot Act and its impact on library and bookstore transactions.
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Recording: Choose Privacy Week Webinar :
Related resources for libraries.
If you have comments or questions, contact the seminar host, ALA Publishing Webinars, at: publishing.webinars@ala.org.
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