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January 30, 2010 by Betsy Bird

In Lieu of Blogging . . .

January 30, 2010 by Betsy Bird   10 comments

I place the blame squarely on the shoulders of my two favorite sins, Sloth and Pride.

Which is to say, I cannot blog today because last night I spent my evening at the SCBWI Cocktail Party and the Kidlit Drink Night in the company of the nefarious personalities of  . . .


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Lee Wind of We’re Here, We’re Queer, What the Hell Do I Read?


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Dan Yaccarino of the upcoming picture book Lawn to Lawn

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Meghan McCarthy (she’s shy) of the upcoming Pop: The Invention of Bubble Gum

And Peter Brown (pictured here with Melanie Hope Greenberg) of the upcoming The Purple Kangaroo.

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And many others.  Thanks to everyone who came out.  Good show, folks!

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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  1. rams says

    January 30, 2010 at 6:13 am

    Don’t forget intemperance …

  2. Fuse #8 says

    January 30, 2010 at 7:10 am

    Hmmm. Minor sin. Didn’t even crack the top seven.

  3. mhg says

    January 30, 2010 at 7:36 am

    And I wasn’t even drinking!

  4. Meghan M. says

    January 30, 2010 at 12:43 pm

    You should have a – guess what I’m drinking – contest.

  5. Fuse #8 says

    January 30, 2010 at 6:00 pm

    Hmmm. Hard to say. What I do know is that you appear to be 8 feet tall. Don’t ever tell anyone else otherwise.

  6. karen gray ruelle says

    January 31, 2010 at 7:52 am

    Oooh, sounds like it was fun. Sorry I missed it. Next time?

  7. Jaime Temairik says

    January 31, 2010 at 8:05 am

    SO glad to see you! Hope you don’t fall on any eco-ice today. xoxoxo

  8. Beth Kephart says

    January 31, 2010 at 3:09 pm

    too much fun (looks fantastic)

  9. janeyolen says

    February 1, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    Great seeing you for a moment! Though I never saw you again.

    Jane

  10. Fuse #8 says

    February 1, 2010 at 8:43 pm

    I know! Where did you go? I never saw you in the cocktail party room. Maybe one brief glimpse but then you were gone.

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