The Horn Book Guide reviews have come out for several of Tu’s recent books. Thought I’d share a couple of the highlights. Review of Awakening by Karen Sandler “The innovative premise, detailed world-building, and ethnically diverse cast make this a must-read for science fiction fans.”—Horn Book Review Review of Diverse Energies edited by Tobias Buckell … Read more
Long weekend ahead! I’m really looking forward to enjoying the freedom that I’ve inherited (remembering those who died in the Armed Services) by putting some final touches on my not-so-new-anymore apartment, like hanging pictures on the walls and getting that last set of curtains up. I should probably put the AC in as well. And … Read more
Like I said yesterday, people are loving our spring books just as much as they loved those we published in the fall (for which we’re still getting reviews in–maybe I should do another roundup of those). Here’s what people are saying about Kimberly Pauley’s Cat Girl’s Day Off: Booklist: In a multicultural family bestowed with … Read more
And I so totally agree. (Here’s the cat’s review.) Hollywood, are you listening? Dani Alexis also has some pithy thoughts on Cat Girl‘s subtle commentary on celebrity culture: Behind the on-screen action of Cat Girl’s Day Off is a well-played critique of celebrity movie teen squee culture. Without giving too much away, I’ll say that … Read more
I am having more (of the same) computer issues. At least my new phone works (kind of. Apparently hulu plus stopped supporting Galaxy Nexus? If so, I may be returning the phone for that reason alone). In the meantime, have a Mogget picture.
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I haven’t had a chance yet to post about my time at the Ventura/Santa Barbara SCBWI conference over Halloween weekend. I had a great time—the organizers, including Lee & Low author Alexis O’Neill, the V/SB SCBWI RA, were extremely organized, and it was so nice to meet so many authors and illustrators who are either … Read more
From the engineers who brought you The Engineer’s Guide to Cats:
To tell me about your favorite children’s book/publishing related websites. I so seldom actually look at my own front page that it took me until today to realize that not only did I have out of date links on the sidebar from since I’d left Mirrorstone, but that I’d never really updated them when I … Read more
My roommate apparently told another roommate that she thinks Tildrum is obese. Given that I’d just been noticing how much bigger Tildrum is than Mogget, this had me worried, because I had been thinking that perhaps Mogget wasn’t eating enough but that Tildrum—slight chunk that he is—was just normal. (Mogget, when you get him wet, … Read more
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