The Yarn
March 24, 2026 by Betsy Bird
"A writer can’t be afraid to make a big mess, to really crack the thing open and find out what the book wants to be. That includes cracking yourself open, too." We have a grand talk today with a grand author.
July 22, 2015 by Betsy Bird
Like the rest of America I have watched, enthralled, the debate going on at the child_lit listserv as to whether or not folks should/are choosing to eschew reading Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman. I’m sorry, what that? I’m being informed that despite my opinions on the matter, America does not collectively read child_lit. I […]
April 24, 2013 by Betsy Bird
Well sir, it’s a heckuva week. Book stuff is happening out the wazoo, but for a moment I’d like to concentrate on what else is going on in the wider children’s literary world. What say we Fusenews it up a bit, eh? Of course there’s no way to begin today without a hat tip to […]
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