In today's post, regular contributor Denise Neary shares her love of YA books (and I have to admit - I'm a sucker for them too), and introduces to an up and coming YA author!
Julia Avarez, author of
HOW TIA LOLA LEARNED TO TEACH (released Oct 12th)
Check out Bookreporter.com's Coming Soon list to stay up to date on all the latest titles as well as those coming in the weeks and months ahead!
On Sale This Week:
Leigh Brodsky is a teacher at Watchung Hills Regional High School in Warren, New Jersey.
Today we have a very special author post from Swati Avasthi on inspiration, and how she as an author finds it. Please be sure to comment on this post!
Today I thought I'd share some more of our 10th Anniversary Contest Results. Here are the top 10 classic books for book club (in alphabetical order):
Illustrator Jamar Nicholas talks to Calvin Reid of PW Comics Week. In the background, John Gallagher (Buzz Boy) chats with Harold Buchholz of Renaissance Press, Inc.
Whether it is better to find an existing book club that's taking new members or start a new one?
Okay - that's enough of my play on Shakespeare... but you get the idea. If you're not currently in a book club but would like to be that is probably the first question you ask. And though your gut may be telling you that you want to start a new book club, your head may be saying "No, no... too much work... too much responsibility.... I don't know how... etc."
Dr. Katie Monnin is an assistant professor of literacy at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. She is also the author of Teaching Graphic Novels and the upcoming Teaching Early Reader Comics & Graphic Novels.
