The occasional postings of a writer, illustrator, and mom. Please contact me at annaeleanorjordan at gmail dot com. I am represented by the amazing Alexandra Penfold at Upstart Crow Literary.

On Being a Good Librarian and a Bad Reader. April 6, 2015 in Libraries. I was bad before I read about it on the internet, at any rate. Why on earth not? Is nicely matched to the work of a librarian. The Old Wax Recordings Still Speak to Me. April 25, 2013 in Poetry. If I have to think of a j.

I finished two things this week.

Loquacious, vivacious, and unapologetic. Should you really call yourself fat? The Message of Your All White Booklist. If I like what I like. Back in July, Grace Lin. Shared a picture from her local public library on Twitter. When I saw it, my heart sank. I felt a shock of embarrassed sadness. And then I just felt fucking. First, imagine Grace Lin is your library patron! She has a Newbery Honor Medal! Are the stories your libr.

Book Lovers, Writers, Artists, Dreamers.

Childrens Publishing News from the Central U. I just read a graphic novel that made me furious. The author and editor and publisher is entitled to express that. A Marine corporal shows up at the door to tell this teen boy his father has been killed in Iraq.

The Slice of Life Challenge. We have shared our slices. Of success, of loss. To the words of peers;. But words not yet,. Keep living the writerly life of a slicer.

MENTOR MONDAY Because Mentors are Heroes, too. Would You Like Lynda to Visit? Media Page and FAQs. MG Authors Love Teachers and Librarians GIVEAWAY, 2018. Okay so to enter the.