100 Scope Notes
January 31, 2009 by Betsy Bird
"Murder your darlings. The advice is frequently trotted out in writing circles. (It is just as often misattributed to Oscar Wilde or F. Scott Fitz or some other luminary. In actuality, the mantra comes from Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, and he probably stole it from his grandmother)." Author N.D. Wilson (Leepike Ridge amongst others) discusses an […]
January 31, 2009 by Betsy Bird
Heroes of the Valley By Jonathan Stroud Hyperion (an imprint of Disney Book Group) $17.99 ISBN: 978-104231-0966-2 Ages 10 and up On shelves now Jonathan Stroud simply is not a fan of innocent protagonists as pure as the newly driven snow. He has little patience for innocents as main characters. No time for guys like […]
January 30, 2009 by Betsy Bird
Just a great big shout out going to my mom. Her poem “Pickled Heads: St. Petersburg” will be appearing in the book The Best American Poetry 2009. Whoop! Way to go, mom!
January 30, 2009 by Betsy Bird
Sad news precedes our usual Fusenews selections today. From The Greenwich Time: "Two town women, longtime librarians for the Perrot Memorial Library in Old Greenwich, were killed en route to the Denver airport Wednesday morning when their cab was struck by a hit-and-run driver, police said. The library’s head of youth services, Kathy Krasniewicz, 54, of […]
January 29, 2009 by Betsy Bird
Two in one week? I must be insane. In any case, join Cheryl Klein and myself, then, for our annual post-SCBWI Cocktail Party Party. Here are the details: All writers, illustrators, agents, editors, teachers, librarians, and other makers, users, and fans of children’s literature are welcome at the annual SCBWI Kidlit Drink Night, after the […]
January 29, 2009 by Betsy Bird
I have an ulterior motive at work here. On Saturday, February 7th Mr. Denenberg will be in my library talking to the general public (see the announcement below this post) and I would like to get some butts in them thar seats. As such, Mr. Denenberg has kindly consented to a little interview here. So […]
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January 29, 2009 by Betsy Bird
Two authors for the price of one? Which is to say, free. How you gonna beat that? The Children’s Literary Café at the new Children’s Center at 42nd Street is pleased to announce our February event on Saturday, February 7th at 2:00 p.m.: In conjunction with celebrating Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday, join Candace Fleming (Ben […]
January 29, 2009 by Betsy Bird
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January 28, 2009 by Betsy Bird
At the beginning of this year I was fairly certain that I would be moving from New York to L.A. in May. Now a personal difficulty has raised its ugly head (which I won’t go about describing here) and as a result it looks as if I will be staying in New York for a […]
January 28, 2009 by Betsy Bird
Beats working! Working, in this particular case, meaning writing more reviews. Here are some more thoughts for those of you with any interest. Printz Winners: I am extraordinarily unqualified to discuss this award since (in theory) I do not read YA. But I read a fair amount of blogs that DO read YA and it […]
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