It’s time for Battle of the Books!
Every summer, our local library hosts a Battle of the Books for the teens from all the branches to come together and compete over books they read. IT IS AWESOME....
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Adventures in Coloring
1. There are a lot (A LOT!) of coloring books for grown-ups out there. 2. Picking which coloring books to buy is an exercise in frustration AND fun. 3. Some of the books have...
Audiobook Review: The Living
Okay, here's the deal. I do not read a lot of post-apocalyptic fiction nor am I the target audience for this book. The latter is really important because I found this book to...
Top Ten Books that Celebrate Diversity
Ah, a topic near and dear to my heart. Obviously, I think books that feature POC or are written by POC qualify for this, so I have lots of choices. But I really want to focus...
The Artist’s Way & the Artist Date
This fall, I'm teaching a fiction writing class for the first time, and I'm super excited. Because I've never taught the class before, I'm using a co-worker's syllabus....
June 2015 in Review + Looking Ahead
Well, this post is late. Between wrapping up the end of the summer semester and traveling at the beginning of my summer break, I have not had time to really sit down and get...
May in Review
I have sucked so hard at blogging. School got out and then there was all the prepping for summer, and now it's summer, and I am deep in the throes of my summer class (only two...
This is a Meg Cabot appreciation post!
Meg Cabot is the bomb. There's just no way around it. I don't like to pick favorite authors, but if I had to pick one, she'd definitely be at the top of my list. Why? Well,...
Reading Roundup: April 2015
I read seven books this month: I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios (YA) In Real Life by Cory Doctorow, illustrated by Jen Wang (YA graphic novel) Get Over Yourself...