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Fan Mail, Hate Mail & When to Respond to Both
Life got a bit bananas late last month when CNN decided to feature my story about combatting book bans with novel-writing, Little Free Libraries, and an inflatable T-rex costume. I learned so much from this adventure. First, always ask to see the footage as it’s being filmed, so that the lighting set up doesn’t make you lookContinue reading “Fan Mail, Hate Mail & When to Respond to Both”
Stressed? Read a Novel!
It’s Mental Illness Awareness Week. Do you know where your novel is? I wrote in my chapter on Mental Illness in Better with Books about how cognitive neuropsychologists at the University of Sussex found that reading can reduce stresslevels by almost 70 percent. Participants in the study demonstrated reduced muscle tension and slower heart rateContinue reading “Stressed? Read a Novel!”
A New Season of Diverse Children’s/YA Literature!
Last Sunday, I moderated a panel at the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Fall Tradeshow. Titled “What’s Next: Children’s/YA Books to Celebrate Diversity and Empathy,” it included Fall and Spring Season previews of new releases that had me longing to drop my microphone and sprint to Powell’s Books. I wanted to share with you some of theContinue reading “A New Season of Diverse Children’s/YA Literature!”
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