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October 21, 2014 by Betsy Bird

Announcing the Debut of Fuse #8 TV

October 21, 2014 by Betsy Bird   6 comments

Got me a blog. Got me a library job. And now I’ve got me a TV show. Sorta kinda.

The nice folks here at SLJ took a gander at that little Newbery/Caldecott pre-game/post-game show I created with Lori Ess last January (and I just rewatched the post-game show which I would like to play at my funeral someday) and decided to give me a little airtime. Announcing the debut of Fuse #8 TV! Here’s the official description:

Fuse #8 TV is a monthly webcast hosted by A Fuse #8 Production’s Elizabeth Bird featuring interviews with notable authors of literature for children and young adults. Recorded live online, it is made possible by Scholastic, Penguin Random House, Little Brown, Macmillan, HarperCollins, and School Library Journal.

In a way, I sort of wanted to create an offshoot of my Children’s Literary Salons held here in NYC.  Conversations on a myriad of different topics in bite-sized pieces.

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Now for our first episode I wanted to start things off with a bang.  So Travis Jonker was kind enough to help me relive the glory of our previous wordless conversation.  After that, I decided to do something timely.  I engaged Coe Booth (KINDA LIKE BROTHERS) and Kekla Magoon (HOW IT WENT DOWN) in a discussion ranging from women writing as boys, the “next” Walter Dean Myers, African-American women writers, and more.  Here are the results:

We’ll be putting one of these out each month. Stay tuned for more!

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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. Allie Jane Bruce says

    October 21, 2014 at 3:50 pm

    Congratulations, Betsy!! Your very own SHOW!!
    And thank you for a wonderful discussion. I think Kekla Magoon said it perfectly–we need LOTS of Walter Dean Myerses.

  2. Kathi Appelt says

    October 21, 2014 at 7:00 pm

    Betsy, that was great. And two wonderful authors to kick it off–Coe and Kekla!

    Congratulations. I look forward to more episodes.

  3. Mitali Perkins says

    October 21, 2014 at 11:30 pm

    Ellen, look out. Congratulations, Betsy.

  4. Ruth Guerrier-pierre says

    October 22, 2014 at 2:55 pm

    I am happy for you! 🙂

  5. Sam Juliano says

    October 22, 2014 at 3:55 pm

    Congratulations!!!! Great stuff!!!

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