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by Erika Thulin Dawes
October 21, 2011 by Sarah Couri
Reading is an immensely personal experience. Except when it isn’t. This conundrum is at the heart of reading for a committee, or list, or award. We talk about this a lot. Today, we will talk (in full paragraphs!) here, so that everyone knows what’s going on in our heads and can chime in. Karyn: A […]
October 18, 2011 by Karyn Silverman
I keep starting to write about Chime. And then stopping. (This is take 5.) I’ve read a lot of books I really enjoyed thus far this year. And I’ve read a lot of really excellent books. Sometimes they’re even the same book. But Chime was the first 2011 book that made me say wow, and […]
October 16, 2011 by Sarah Couri
We have one graphic novel on our current list of contendas. (Well, we wanted to consider Craig Thompson’s Habibi, too, but that was published for adults, which means it’s ineligible. Le sigh.) In any case, Anya’s Ghost is getting a lot of critical love (four starred reviews as of 9/1) and even has a blurb […]
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October 14, 2011 by Karyn Silverman
Blink & Caution has received stars from Kirkus and SLJ, and PW, a 5Q/4P from VOYA (per Books in Print), and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, plus it was just named a finalist for the Canada Council for the Arts Governor General’s Literary Awards. So, you know, this book is no slouch. And let’s get […]
October 12, 2011 by Sarah Couri
We thought we’d have a conversation about Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma. It’s been getting enthusiastic reviews (four of them starred), including a spoiler-free write up from the esteemed Liz B. And then we had a quick chat about it over the phone and we realized….we suspect that we totally agree, which may or […]
October 10, 2011 by Karyn Silverman
That pile? That’s what it looks like when you are on a committee. Every day. (I still reflexively check every package that arrives at school, conditioned by years of book committees. I think I got hooked on the rush. The packages are rarely for me anymore, but somehow, two years later, I still live in […]
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