Podcast appearances and mentions of Michael L Printz

Send us a textAndrew Hacket, Ernesto Cisneros, Marcie Flinchum Atkins, Lisa Stringfellow, and Tina Athaide talk about creating classroom writing communities. In addition to their wonderful voices, authors Cindy Jenson-Elliott, Valerie Bolling, and Jody Little also contributed to this heartfelt discussion.Our next episode will feature the only two-time winner of YALSA's Michael L. Printz award, A.S. King. She's as honest and kind in conversation as she is in her books. So be sure to join us again in two weeks. Support the show

Send us a textAndrew Hacket, Ernesto Cisneros, Marcie Flinchum Atkins, Lisa Stringfellow, and Tina Athaide talk about creating classroom writing communities. In addition to their wonderful voices, authors Cindy Jenson-Elliott, Valerie Bolling, and Jody Little also contributed to this heartfelt discussion.Our next episode will feature the only two-time winner of YALSA's Michael L. Printz award, A.S. King. She's as honest and kind in conversation as she is in her books. So be sure to join us again in two weeks. Support the show

Today I am releasing a conversation that I had recently with Amy King - Grace's mom. Amy also happens to be an incredible write (psst... see down below) But the role she cherishes most in life, is being a mom to her two kiddos... she now bothers, like many of us, from both sides of 'the veil'. Gracie died by suicide in 2018. Amy's "other" episode _ Season 4 Ep. 3 "Suicide is Normal AND Tragic" And today, just a few things we chat about are: First, she talks about her loss survivor group & how it has influenced herComing face-to-face with a mom who had previously) judged her family - and how hearing her say it out loud - impacted her. The myths and realities of 'prevention' & stigma & shame...Meaningful conversations everywhere - incl. LGBTQA+ spaces...Living in a community where she is still 'targeted' and yet, her resolve is stronger than ever! Judgement, safe spaces, Gracie's House, soup and more ...Speaking our truth, judgement, creating safe spaces & having meaningful dialogue with teens (& others in our community) are key takeaways here. Take good care good you, my friend!"A.S. King has been called “One of the best Y.A. writers working today” by the New York Times Book Review. King is the author of highly-acclaimed novels including 2021's SW/TCH, 2020 Michael L. Printz Award winner and LA Times Book Prize finalist DIG, 2016's Still Life with Tornado, 2015's surrealist I Crawl Through It, Glory O'Brien's History of the Future, Reality Boy, the 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner, Ask the Passengers, Everybody Sees the Ants, 2011 Michael L. Printz Honor Book Please Ignore Vera Dietz among others. She also writes Middle Grade fiction as Amy Sarig King, including Attack of the Black Rectangles. She has edited an anthology of weird stories, The Collectors, which won the Michael L. Printz award in 2024, and will release a new YA novel, Pick the Lock, in fall 2024. In 2022, King received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature. In 2023, she accepted the ALAN Award from The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE for her "artistry, courage, and outstanding contributions to the field of adolescent literature."  She is a former faculty member of the Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA program at Vermont College of Fine Arts and spends many months of the year traveling the country speaking to high school and university students, educators, and humans who care about the mental health of young people. After a decade living self-sufficiently and teaching literacy to adults in Ireland, she now lives in Pennsylvania."_____________________________________________________________________My WEBSITE "The Leftover Pieces; Rebuilding You" is support central.PS....The FIRST SESSION of the Legacy Writing Project in 2024 has finished BUT you can get on the list for the FINAL Group of the year starting August 14 group NOW!!For a way to leave a Legacy of your child - GO HEREIf you, or someone you know, is struggling ww suicidal thoughts, reach out:CALL 988   OR, you can also TEXT the word "HOME" to 741741 in the USASupport the Show.

Inspired by her grandmother's childhood experiences in Holocaust-era Romania, Michael L. Printz honoree & National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold weaves an unforgettable tale of love and loss in the darkest days of the twentieth century. After their father abandoned the family seven years ago, Frederieke and Astra Teitler's grandfather did his best to provide for the sisters and shield them from antisemitism. But when war breaks out in Europe, their beloved home, Czernowitz, once considered a safe haven for Jewish people, becomes increasingly dangerous. First the Russians, then the Germans, invade. Almost overnight, Frederieke and Astra's world changes, and every day becomes a struggle: to keep their grandfather's business, their home, and their lives. As those that threaten Frederieke and her family close in around them, she must decide between holding on to her life or letting go of everything that has ever mattered to her—a choice she may not even have the chance to make.

Inspired by her grandmother's childhood experiences in Holocaust-era Romania, Michael L. Printz honoree & National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold weaves an unforgettable tale of love and loss in the darkest days of the twentieth century. After their father abandoned the family seven years ago, Frederieke and Astra Teitler's grandfather did his best to provide for the sisters and shield them from antisemitism. But when war breaks out in Europe, their beloved home, Czernowitz, once considered a safe haven for Jewish people, becomes increasingly dangerous. First the Russians, then the Germans, invade. Almost overnight, Frederieke and Astra's world changes, and every day becomes a struggle: to keep their grandfather's business, their home, and their lives. As those that threaten Frederieke and her family close in around them, she must decide between holding on to her life or letting go of everything that has ever mattered to her—a choice she may not even have the chance to make.

Libba Bray is a #1 New York Times bestselling and Michael L. Printz Award-winning YA author. In this two-part interview with Theo Baker, Libba speaks about her journey as a writer, her embrace of the absurd and surreal, and shares her writing advice!Part One: Libba on music, journaling, and how playwriting lead her to writing books for teens. (30:32)Part Two: Libba shares about a breakthrough moment in her own writing, and offers us writing advice that she follows.Support the show (http://scbwi.org/join-scbwi/)

#1 New York Times bestselling and Michael L. Printz Award-winning YA author Libba Bray speaks to Theo Baker about her journey to becoming a writer, her embrace of the absurd and surreal, and shares her best writing advice!Support the show (http://scbwi.org/join-scbwi/)

What is it like to live with anxiety and agoraphobia? Join us for our interview with Highly Illogical Behavior author John Corey Whaley. This young adult book explores the life of teenager Solomon Reed and his two friends Lisa and Clark. But does Lisa have an ulterior motive for reaching out to be Solomon's friend? And, will her ambition to be admitted to one of the top college psychology programs end up destroying their friendship? "Solomon never needed to leave the house anyway. He had food. He had water. He could see the mountains from his bedroom window, and his parents were so busy all the time that he pretty much got to be sole ruler of the house." John 'Corey' Whaley is an American author of contemporary realistic novels for young adults. His debut, Where Things Come Back , published in 2011, won the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature and the William C. Morris Young Adult Debut Award from the American Library Association. Whaley was also named a

Enjoy our presentation of I, Claudia written by Mary McCoy and published by Carolrhoda Lab. Claudia McCarthy never expected to be in charge of Imperial Day Academy, but is pulled into the tumultuous and high-profile world of the Senate and Honor Council. Suddenly, Claudia is wielding power over her fellow students that she never expected to have... and isn't sure she wants. Claudia intends to use her power to help the school, but there are forces aligned against her: shocking scandals, tyrants waiting in the wings, and political dilemmas with no easy answers. She must struggle with the question: does power inevitably corrupt?I, Claudia was named a Michael L. Printz Award winner.http://bit.ly/IClaudiaReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: http://bit.ly/IClaudiaLibbyEbookHoopla Ebook: http://bit.ly/IClaudiaHooplaEbookHoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/IClaudiaHooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

Enjoy our presentation of Code Name Verity written by Elizabeth Wein and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. “Verity” is a secret agent who has been caught by the Gestapo in Nazi-occupied France. The British spy plane she was traveling on crashed, and now she faces a spy's worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators are unforgiving, and she must decide if she should reveal her mission or face a grisly execution. As Verity writes her confession, she reveals how her past lead her to this point and how desperately she hopes to make it home alive.This title was named as a Michael L. Printz Honor Book in 2013.Code Name Verity is recommended for ages 15+. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/VerityReviewsThis title is available as an Ebook form through Libby: http://bit.ly/VerityLibbyEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

I’m joined in this episode by Neal Shusterman, author of GAME CHANGER. This young adult sci-fi novel follows Ash, a pretty average middle class kid with few ambitions beyond winning football games and hanging out with his friends. That all changes when a hard hit on the football field alters Ash’s world, but in a way only he seems to notice. Suddenly all the stop signs are blue and, to his rising anxiety, nobody thinks that’s weird or even remembers them being red. Another game, another impact and Ash’s world shifts more dramatically. Now he drives a fancy car, his parents have money, his difficult brother has a good relationship with him. But in this new version of his world, he’s also made some terrible and dangerous choices—ones that affect this friends, his community, and his safety. With each dimensional transition, Ash sees his life and perspectives alter more radically. In every world that is almost, but not quite, his own, he is challenged by his shortcomings, and the ways he has let down those he loves most. Ash will need to harness his dimension-hopping ability swiftly, or risk letting his true life vanish entirely from existence. GAME CHANGER is introspective and propulsive YA sci-fi, published by Quill Tree Books and available now: Amazon » Bookshop » Barnes & Noble Books-a-Million IndieBound » Some of these are affiliate links. Using them supports the channel, at no additional cost to you! Whenever possible, though, I encourage you to purchase from your local bookstores.  About Neal Shusterman Neal Shusterman is the New York Times best-selling author of over thirty novels for children, teens, and adults. He won the 2015 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for Challenger Deep-and his novel, Scythe, was a 2017 Michael L. Printz Honor book—and is in development with Universal Studios as a feature film. His novel, Unwind, has become part of the literary canon in many school districts across the country-and has won more than thirty domestic and international awards. He co-wrote his most recent novel, Dry, with his son Jarrod, and in addition to being on numerous award lists, Dry is currently in development with Paramount Pictures. His upcoming novel, Game Changer, is in development with Netflix as a TV series, and he is co-writing the pilot episode. Follow Neal Shusterman Website Twitter Instagram Amazon Profile » Goodreads About GAME CHANGER All it takes is one hit on the football field, and suddenly Ash’s life doesn’t look quite the way he remembers it. Impossible though it seems, he’s been hit into another dimension—and keeps on bouncing through worlds that are almost-but-not-really his own. The changes start small, but they quickly spiral out of control as Ash slides into universes where he has everything he’s ever wanted, universes where society is stuck in the past…universes where he finds himself looking at life through entirely different eyes. And if he isn’t careful, the world he’s learning to see more clearly could blink out of existence… This high-concept novel from the National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of the Arc of a Scythe series tackles the most urgent themes of our time, making this a must-buy for readers who are starting to ask big questions about their own role in the universe.

All it takes is one hit on the football field, and suddenly Ash’s life doesn’t look quite the way he remembers it. Impossible though it seems, he’s been hit into another dimension—and keeps on bouncing through worlds that are almost-but-not-really his own. The changes start small, but they quickly spiral out of control as Ash slides into universes where he has everything he’s ever wanted, universes where society is stuck in the past…universes where he finds himself looking at life through entirely different eyes. And if he isn’t careful, the world he’s learning to see more clearly could blink out of existence… Game Changer, the high-concept novel from the National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of the Arc of a Scythe series tackles the most urgent themes of our time, making this a must-read for those who are starting to ask big questions about their own role in the universe. Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author ofChallenger Deep, which won the National Book Award; Scythe, a Michael L. Printz Honor title; Dry; Bruiser, which was on twelve state lists; The Schwa Was Here; and the UnWind series, among many other books.

All it takes is one hit on the football field, and suddenly Ash’s life doesn’t look quite the way he remembers it. Impossible though it seems, he’s been hit into another dimension—and keeps on bouncing through worlds that are almost-but-not-really his own. The changes start small, but they quickly spiral out of control as Ash slides into universes where he has everything he’s ever wanted, universes where society is stuck in the past…universes where he finds himself looking at life through entirely different eyes. And if he isn’t careful, the world he’s learning to see more clearly could blink out of existence… Game Changer, the high-concept novel from the National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of the Arc of a Scythe series tackles the most urgent themes of our time, making this a must-read for those who are starting to ask big questions about their own role in the universe. Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author ofChallenger Deep, which won the National Book Award; Scythe, a Michael L. Printz Honor title; Dry; Bruiser, which was on twelve state lists; The Schwa Was Here; and the UnWind series, among many other books.

All it takes is one hit on the football field, and suddenly Ash’s life doesn’t look quite the way he remembers it. Impossible though it seems, he’s been hit into another dimension—and keeps on bouncing through worlds that are almost-but-not-really his own. The changes start small, but they quickly spiral out of control as Ash slides into universes where he has everything he’s ever wanted, universes where society is stuck in the past…universes where he finds himself looking at life through entirely different eyes. And if he isn’t careful, the world he’s learning to see more clearly could blink out of existence… Game Changer, the high-concept novel from the National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of the Arc of a Scythe series tackles the most urgent themes of our time, making this a must-read for those who are starting to ask big questions about their own role in the universe. Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author ofChallenger Deep, which won the National Book Award; Scythe, a Michael L. Printz Honor title; Dry; Bruiser, which was on twelve state lists; The Schwa Was Here; and the UnWind series, among many other books.

Enjoy our presentation of Dig, written by A.S. King and published by Dutton Books for young readers. Five white teenage cousins who are struggling with the failures and racial ignorance of their dysfunctional parents and their wealthy grandparents, reunite for Easter.Dig won the Michael L. Printz Award for 2020. This title is recommended for ages 14+ for language and sexuality. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/DigReviewsDig is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: https://bit.ly/DigLibbyEbookLibby Audiobook: https://bit.ly/DigLibbyAudiobookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

Lalitha Nataraj is the Social Sciences Librarian at California State University San Marcos. She holds an MLIS from UCLA and a BA in English Literature and Women’s Studies from UC Berkeley. Her research interests include: feminist pedagogy, relational-cultural theory in LIS, South Asian Americans in librarianship, mindfulness practices and contemplative pedagogies in the IL classroom, as well as the intersection of sartorial representation and teacher & student-scholar identities. Lalitha also used to be a public librarian working primarily in youth services, and has served on several youth book selection committees, including the John Newbery Award, Michael L. Printz Award, and the Amelia Bloomer Project (a list of feminist books for ages 0-18). She strongly believes that books are mirrors into which all children can see themselves represented. Lalitha resides in Carlsbad, a couple of miles from the Pacific Ocean, with her husband, two sons, and a couple of lovely cats; in her spare time, she enjoys running, reading PoC romances, cooking, and collecting Hello Kitty/Sanrio.

Today we are so excited to have Nina LaCour on our show. We have been HUGE fans of Nina’s for a long time. Nina is the bestselling and Michael L. Printz Award-winning author of five critically acclaimed young adult novels published by Dutton Books. Her latest book is called Watch Over Me, a spooky atmospheric but also kind and warm book that we both devoured recently and loved. We have a wide-ranging discussion on her literary friendships and collaborations, building communities, how she balances many projects, and also her latest book.You can find her on her website at ninalacour.com, at her podcast Keeping A Notebook, her course The Slow Novel Lab, or her newsletter Letters from Nina. She's @nina_lacour on Instagram, and also on @theslownovellab for her course. Enjoy! * * * As always, we'd love for you to take a minute to rate and review us in your podcast app, as this helps other listeners find the show. Find us on Instagram @marginallypodcast. Meghan's occasionally on Twitter @meghanembee, and Olivia’s @roamingoliviaTheme music is "It's Time" by Scaricá Ricascá. Have a question you'd like us to try to answer, or a topic you'd love to have us cover? Interested in being a guest? Contact us here.  Thanks for listening, and get to work!If you like Marginally, you should check out #amwriting, with Jess and KJ, where two much more experienced writers talk through their processes with each other and celebrated guests.

Enjoy our presentation of Bone Gap written by Laura Ruby and published by Balzer + Bray. Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps—gaps to trip you up, gaps to slide through so you can disappear forever. So when young, beautiful Roza vanishes... well, it isn't the first time that someone has slipped away and left Finn and Sean O'Sullivan on their own. But Finn knows Roza didn't just leave. She was kidnapped, ripped from the cornfields by a dangerous man whose face Finn cannot remember. But the searches turned up nothing, and no one believes him. Can Finn find Roza and prove there's more to him, and this town, than meets the eye?Bone Gap was awarded the 2016 Michael L. Printz Award and was a National Book Award Finalist in 2015. Bone Gap is recommended for ages 14+ for violence, language and implied sexual content. For more information and reviews please see Common Sense Media for more information. http://bit.ly/BoneGap_ReviewsBone Gap is available as an ebook and audiobook on Hoopla and Libby by Overdrive.Hoopla Ebook - http://bit.ly/BoneGap_HooplaEbookHoopla Audio - http://bit.ly/BoneGap_HooplaALibby Ebook - http://bit.ly/BoneGap_LibbyEbookLibby Audio - http://bit.ly/BoneGap_LibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/ 

Marva Sheridan was born ready for this day. She's always been driven to make a difference in the world, and what better way than to vote in her first election? Duke Crenshaw is so done with this election. He just wants to get voting over with so he can prepare for his band's first paying gig tonight. Only problem? Duke can't vote. When Marva sees Duke turned away from their polling place, she takes it upon herself to make sure his vote is counted. She hasn't spent months doorbelling and registering voters just to see someone denied their right. And that's how their whirlwind day begins, rushing from precinct to precinct, cutting school, waiting in endless lines, turned away time and again, trying to do one simple thing: vote. They may have started out as strangers, but as Duke and Marva team up to beat a rigged system (and find Marva's missing cat), it's clear that there's more to their connection than a shared mission for democracy. Romantic and triumphant, The Voting Booth is proof that you can't sit around waiting for the world to change?but some things are just meant to be. Author Brandy Colbert is in conversation with Nina Lacour, author of the widely acclaimed Hold Still, The Disenchantments, and Everything Leads to You, and the Michael L. Printz Award-winner, We Are Okay. _______________________________________________ Produced by Maddie Gobbo & Michael Kowaleski Theme: "I Love All My Friends," a new, unreleased demo by Fragile Gang. Visit https://www.skylightbooks.com/event for future offerings from the Skylight Books Events team.

Hey there word nerds!  Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Susann Cokal. Susann is a moody historical novelist, a pop-culture essayist, book critic, magazine editor, and sometime professor of creative writing and modern literature. She lives in a creepy old farmhouse in Richmond, Virginia, with seven cats, a big dog, a spouse, and some peacocks that supposedly belong to a neighbor. Susann's first young adult novel, The Kingdom of Little Wounds, received several national awards, including a silver medal from the American Library Association's Michael L. Printz Award series. Her books for adults, Mirabilis and Breath and Bones, received some nice notice too. Her shorter work has been published in a variety of literary journals and anthologies, such as Electric Lit, Prairie Schooner, Writers Ask, and The New York Times Book Review. Today we’ll be talking about her new novel, Mermaid Moon, which is out now and is about a mermaid who leaves the sea in search of her landish mother. In this episode Susann and I discuss: How to craft a “mood” in your story. Using point of view to illustrate character and world-building.  What makes a prologue “work.” Why it’s so important to experiment as you write.  How exploring different possibilities can be a powerful writing tool.  Plus, her #1 tip for writers. For show notes and more info: diymfa.com/309

On today's Story Saturday, Laura talks with bestselling and Michael L. Printz Award-winning author Nina LaCour, who started this time of sheltering in place in major transition. Laura and Nina have known each other for sixteen years, and talk about how COVID-19 has changed their lives, their writing, and what they hope is ahead for all of us. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Librarian Natalie McCall talks with Nina LaCour, the bestselling and Michael L. Printz Award-winning author of four critically acclaimed young adult novels: We Are Okay, Hold Still, The Disenchantments, and Everything Leads to You. Born and raised in the East Bay, Nina received her undergraduate degree from San Francisco State University and an MFA in Creative Writing at Mills College. Her graduate thesis became her first novel, Hold Still, which received a William C. Morris honor from the American Library Association. Before the terms, “social distancing” and “shelter-in-place” were part of our daily vocabulary and experience, Natalie and Nina met in the Library’s cozy, purple-walled recording booth and chatted over a small stack of books that impacted Nina’s life as a child, teenager, young woman, and burgeoning writer. They talk about why adults should read picture books for their own pleasure (and edification), whether children should be protected from certain content in the books they read, and the beauty of relating to a character in a book who is outwardly different than you in every way.

We’re so excited to talk about the books we’re looking forward to this spring and summer (there are soooooooooo many!) And we’ll finish with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Public Library Association (PLA) Conference 2020We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan BarryEpisode 58 – WitchesThe Heir Affair by Heather Cocks and Jessica MorganThe Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica MorganEpisode 63  – Royal Reads Ann’s picks: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell In Five Years by Rebecca Serle– Rebecca Serle books– Taylor Jenkins Reid books– The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel– The Act (TV) Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo– The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo– Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature– With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld– Curtis Sittenfeld books Mexican Gothic by Silvia Morena-Garcia One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London– The Bachelor (TV) The All-Night Sun by Diane Zinna– Midsommar (film) Halle’s picks: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel– Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane– Mhairi McFarlane books– The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters– The Hating Game by Sally Thorne The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett– The Mothers by Brit Bennett The Marriage Game by Sara Desai I Was Told It Would Get Easier by Abbi Waxman– The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan– Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi– Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Meet Cute by various authors– My True Love Gave to Me edited by Stephanie Perkins– Sara Shepard books– Nicola Yoon books– Julie Murphy books– We Are Okay by Nina LaCour– Episode 60 – Books for December Halle: The Holdout by Graham Moore– Serial (podcast)– O.J.: Made in America (TV) Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on Twitter

Nikki Grimes (@nikkigrimes9) shares ORDINARY HAZARDS, a memoir in verse that has not only garnered six starred reviews on top of being named a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, and a Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book, but it is also without question one of the most beautiful, heart-breaking and heart-mending audiobooks I have ever heard. For those familiar with Grimes’ body of work, you will find through lines throughout pointing back to childhood trauma, family separation, and yearning to be cared for, but also a fierce resilience earned by assurance of the strength found within. For those new to Grimes’ work, it is a powerful reminder of the influence of adults in a child’s life and our ability to protect and nurture or to inflict harm. It had me thinking about my family as well as my students throughout. Nikki also shares her latest picture book, BEDTIME FOR SWEET CREATURES and the great fun she’s having writing stories. You can access even more information about this book and its author by visiting www.matthewcwinner.com/podcast. Thank you to this week's sponsor: Libro.fm And to the generous support from our Patrons.

Warm welcome to our new listeners! Head over to https://www.instagram.com/88cupsoftea/ to watch Libba Bray's Instagram takeover filled with exciting behind-the-scenes footage of her writing life!  --------------------------------------- Curious to discover how to productively take feedback to help you reach your writing goals? Or how to know when it's time to let go of a project? Or strategies to help push yourself out of your comfort zone? How about ways to balance finances as an artist? We talk about it all and more with Libba Bray. Libba is the New York Times bestselling author of The Gemma Doyle trilogy, the Michael L. Printz Award-winning Going Bovine, the L.A. Times Book Prize finalist Beauty Queens, and The Diviners series which includes the fourth and final book in the series, The King of Crows, out now! In our conversation, Libba and I talk about what it was like living and surviving in NYC when she first moved from Texas and dive into her first love of playwriting and the realities of producing a play. We then get into some real talk about money planning in creative fields and how to make an income while still making time for your craft. We discuss how she began writing YA novels, the steps she took to learn the structure of a novel and discover her writing process, and how learning to receive and give feedback can help shape your writing style.  And later in the episode, we go into detail about knowing when it's time to move on from a project, I know there's a lot of listeners in our Facebook group who've been wondering about this, so pay special attention to Libba's experiences and advice and hopefully, it'll help guide you with your decision-making. We wrap up our conversation by discussing how to best work with your writing partners so it's a win-win relationship, and how writing has helped Libba to make sense of her place in the world.  Please say 'Hi' to Libba on Twitter! https://twitter.com/libbabray Head over to Libbas's shownotes page at https://88cupsoftea.com/libba-bray to find the resources and books mentioned in her episode, tweetable quotes, and the timestamps of highlights throughout the entire conversation. 

Author A.S. King takes us behind the scenes of her YA novel, DIG, which recently won the 2020 Michael L. Printz Award.This episode is sponsored by Heinemann and their professional book READING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Librarian Natalie McCall chats with award-winning Canadian author Mariko Tamaki in this episode of 8 Books Remix. In 2015, Tamaki received the Michael L. Printz Award and a Caldecott Honor for her graphic novel This One Summer (two of the three major literary awards for youth awarded by the American Library Association). Her most recent book, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, is a sweet, spirited graphic novel about a Bay Area teen whose girlfriend keeps breaking up with her. Tamaki is one of the few graphic novelists with the distinction of writing comic books for both Marvel and DC (about characters from Harley Quinn to She-Hulk to the X-Men). Natalie and Mariko talk about the book that invented the term “Generation X” back in the day, what it’s like to be a girl in rural Canada, and hitchhiking across the galaxy.  Mariko’s Eight

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into two great works of historical fiction, Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys and The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee, but before they do that they look back on a year of reading and ponder which titles they think could take the Michael L. Printz award. The Printz award is given by the ALA to a work of literary excellence in Young Adult Literature. As always, we would love to hear from you. What books did you love this year? Which do you think could take the Printz? Let us know at teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by librarians at Derry Public Library and was hosted and produced by Derry-CAM, Derry Community Access Media: Empowering Independent Voices. The theme was created and performed by Banded Starling. Did you enjoy this podcast? Don't forget to follow, rate and review to have our endless love and gratitude.   ~~~~~Teen Title Talk will be on winter hiatus until January 23rd, 2020!~~~~~

Gene Yang is a Bay Area native, author, and teacher. While teaching computer science at the Catholic high school where I now teach he also casually wrote an award-winning graphic novel, American Born Chinese. It was a finalist for the National Book Award in the category of young people’s literature. It did win many awards outright. Let me list them: the 2007 Michael L. Printz Award, the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New, the Publishers Weekly Comics Week Best Comic of the Year, the San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year, the 2006/2007 Best Book Award from The Chinese American Librarians Association, and Amazon.com Best Graphic Novel/Comic of the Year. He also received the MacArthur fellowship in 2016.

Gene Yang is a Bay Area native, author, and teacher. While teaching computer science at the Catholic high school where I now teach he also casually wrote an award-winning graphic novel, American Born Chinese. It was a finalist for the National Book Award in the category of young people’s literature. It did win many awards outright. Let me list them: the 2007 Michael L. Printz Award, the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New, the Publishers Weekly Comics Week Best Comic of the Year, the San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year, the 2006/2007 Best Book Award from The Chinese American Librarians Association, and Amazon.com Best Graphic Novel/Comic of the Year. He also received the MacArthur fellowship in 2016.

We’re getting into the spirit of the season and talking about books to read in December. Afterward, we discuss what we’re reading this week. Happy Holidays from your friends at Well-Read! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Hallmark Countdown to Christmas Ann’s picks: Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews– Weezie and Bebe series by Mary Kay Andrews– Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews– Savannah Breeze by Mary Kay Andrews– Schitt’s Creek (TV)– Christmas Bliss by Mary Kay Andrews We Are Okay by Nina LaCour– Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand– My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows– A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Halle’s picks: Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory– Episode 55: Fall 2019 Book Preview– The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory One Day in December by Josie Silver Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak– The Family Stone (film) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: The Hiding Place by C.J. Tudor– It’s a Wonderful Life (film)– Richard Armitage filmography– North and South (TV) Halle: The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher– ALA RUSA CODES Reading List Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on Twitter

Librarian Alicia Kubas reviews "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor — a New York Times bestseller and Michael L. Printz honor book, which is an epic fantasy about a mythic lost city and its dark past. The post ‘Strange the Dreamer’ is highly recommended appeared first on continuum | University of Minnesota Libraries.

Librarian Alicia Kubas reviews "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor — a New York Times bestseller and Michael L. Printz honor book, which is an epic fantasy about a mythic lost city and its dark past.

Librarian Alicia Kubas reviews "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor — a New York Times bestseller and Michael L. Printz honor book, which is an epic fantasy about a mythic lost city and its dark past.

Jack Gantos has written books for readers of all ages, from picture books and middle grade fiction to novels for young adults and adults. His works include Hole in My Life, a memoir that won the Michael L. Printz and Robert F. Sibert honors; Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, a National Book Award Finalist, Joey Pigza Loses Control, a Newbery Honor book, and Dead End in Norvelt, the 2012 Newbery Award Winner, and the Scott O’Dell Award Winner for Best Historic Fiction. In this wide-ranging conversation, Jack Gantos delves into the heart of his craft, dispensing everything from practical writing tips to his thoughts on the fundamentals of why children read and why we write for them.Support the show (http://scbwi.org/join-scbwi/)

Warm welcome to our new listeners, be sure to check out our archive of episodes by clicking here! --------------------------------------- Did you know we collaborated with VCFA's MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults to curate a thoughtful series of intimate essays and podcast episodes so you can feel empowered throughout your writing journey? Click here to explore the published pieces. Vermont College of Fine Arts is a global community of artists continuously redefining what it means to be an arts college. They’re accredited by the New England Commission on Higher Education and offers the Master of Fine Arts degree in a variety of fields, including Writing, Writing for Children & Young Adults, and Writing & Publishing, along with an International MFA in Creative Writing & Literary Translation. With low-residency and fully residential options, VCFA has the graduate program to fit your needs. Be sure to learn more about VCFA by clicking here! ---------------------------------------  This episode contains content and discussion about suicide. If this topic is triggering or upsetting for you, please skip this episode. Thank you. Curious about crafting your stories with vibrancy? Ever wondered what kind of work goes into building powerful vignettes? How about the role that community serves in your creative pursuits? We talk about it all and much more with An Na. Na is the author of "The Place Between Breaths", "The Fold", "Wait for Me", and "A Step from Heaven", which was a National Book Award Finalist and won the Michael L. Printz Award. Her honors include the International Reading Association Award and the Parents Choice Gold Award. Her books have been named as ALA Best Books for Young Adults and a New York Times Notable Book. And she also teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts in the Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA. In her episode, Na shares how she fell in love with storytelling, giving us a peek into her childhood, and the heartwarming impact that representation has in the world. We dive into her writing process for vignettes and how she builds upon emotions and feelings to craft her scenes. She shares her experience serving on the National Book Awards committee and what the selection process looks like behind the curtain. She tells her story of grief and heartbreak that inspired her novel "The Place Between Breaths", we discuss the harmful narratives created around mental illness, and she stresses the importance of mental health resources. We then continue to dig into her experience writing for TV, the steps you can take to break into TV writing, and the important role that community serves in your creative pursuits and how you can find that through an MFA experience. Say 'Hi' to An Na on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anwriting/ Head over to Na's shownotes page at https://88cupsoftea.com/podcast/an-na/ to find all the resources and books mentioned in her episode, tweetable quotes, and the timestamps of highlights throughout the entire conversation.  --- If you enjoyed this episode and would love to support our show, Patreon is the best way! Patrons at certain tiers get early access to extended interviews with Rachel Hawkins and New Leaf literary agent JL Stermer this month along with a collection of fantastic extended interviews from previous podcast episodes! If you’re not yet a Patron and you’d love early access to these interviews in addition to other cool benefits (snailmail, Storyteller Welcome Box, livestream hangouts with bookhaul and mystery box giveaways, etc.) head on over to patreon.com/88cupsoftea to sign up! 

This podcast was recorded at the first meeting of DCPL's Mock Printz Award committee. In it, we discuss our nominees and let you know how our version of the Printz Awards will work. A description of the actual Printz awards, from ALA.Org: "The Michael L. Printz Award annually honors the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit, each year. In addition, the Printz Committee names up to four honor books, which also represent the best writing in young adult literature. The awards announcement is made at the ALA Midwinter Meeting as part of the Youth Media Awards and is celebrated with a program and reception each year at the ALA Annual Conference."

Biggest Takeaways: We Are Okay is the 2018 Printz Award Winner This is a gripping and powerful novel about grief and loss Empathy is an important skill to have as a parent and to model for teens Great books can help you grow your empathy – We Are Okay is one of them   Issues: Grief Loss Depression Dating Sexuality Friendship Secrets Parent/Family Relationships Community   Referenced in this episode: We Are Okay by Nina LaCour The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature The Ish Girl on FaceBook Ep. 11 | How to Rock a Teen Book Festival Questions for We Are Okay

Today on "State of Wonder," we talk finalists for the Oregon Book Awards in fiction, poetry, graphic literature, and more."Strange the Dreamer" with Laini Taylor — 1:42Laini Taylor possesses an epic imagination. In her best-selling “Daughter of Smoke and Bone” series, she dreamed up a world where a girl who has a monster as a foster parent gets caught up in an epic war with not-so-benevolent angels. And now she is starting a new series with “Strange the Dreamer,” the story of a day-dreaming librarian who journeys to a fabled land living in the shadow of a war it has yet to recover from. The book received Michael L. Printz Honors for Young Adult lit and is a finalist for the YA Oregon Book Award."American War" with Omar El Akkad — 11:46Journalist Omar El Akkad has spent his career covering the Arab Spring in Egypt, military trials at Guantanamo Bay, refugee camps in Afghanistan and the Black Lives Matter movement in Ferguson, MO. Now he’s poured all of his experiences into his new novel “American War,” a story about a second American civil war over fought over fossil fuels and set in a Louisiana that is underwater from rising sea levels."Field Theories" with Samiya Bashir — 19:36In her newest book, Samiya Bashir has named her poems after scientific principles like “Plancks Constant” and “Synchronous Rotation.” Their verse plumbs the space where theory collides with real life: from the back seat of a taxi cab to jazz clubs, early morning cigarettes, gun violence, and tall tales. Bashir is a creative writing professor at Reed College and a consummate artist who can’t be contained by the page. "Field Theories” is a finalist for the Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry."Fetch" With Nicole Georges — 30:45What do we owe the pets in our lives when they don’t make our lives easy? And what can we gain from taking care of these animal companions despite their foibles? These are some of the questions illustrator and comic book artist Nicole Georges asked when writing her graphic memoir “Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home.” The book focuses on Georges’ symbiotic relationship with a spirited, neurotic and sometimes fearfully aggressive dog named Beija, and it's a contender for the Oregon Book Award for Graphic Literature. “In the Pocket of Small Gods” with Anis Mojgani — 38:34The poet Anis Mojgani isn’t up for one of Literary Arts' Oregon Book Awards — at least not this year — but he is a Literary Arts favorite. He regularly emcees Verselandia, the annual high school poetry slam organized by Literary Arts, and he is himself a two-time National Poetry Slam Champion who tours the country reading and performing.Mojgani’s work is known for its optimism and joy, but his newest book,“In the Pockets of Small Gods,” is all about vulnerability, particularly as it relates to grief.

Sep. 21, 2013. Paolo Bacigalupi appears at the 2013 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Speaker Biography: Paolo Bacigalupi is the science fiction writer of "The Windup Girl," "Ship Breaker" and the National Book Award finalist "Zombie Baseball Beatdown". He has worked as an environmental newspaper editor, which exposed him to scientific journalists' discoveries that have served as his inspiration. "I get to take their nightmares and translate that into my fiction," he told Publishers Weekly. His works have been featured in "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction" and "Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine" and have garnered many awards, including the Michael L. Printz, the Hugo, the Nebula, the Locus, the Compton Crook, the John W. Campbell Memorial, the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial and several international awards. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6053

  Hey there word nerds! I’m so excited to share today’s episode with you. It’s not often that I have an author on the show where I’ve read almost their entire body of work. Carolyn Mackler is one of those rare authors. As an MFA student, I wrote a term paper for my YALit class examining the mother-daughter relationships in her first four novels. Since then I’ve been an avid reader of her work and have eagerly awaited her subsequent novels. Usually, when I interview authors on the show, we focus our discussion on that author’s latest work. This is often a pragmatic consideration because I don’t often have the opportunity to read every book that author has written. But before we dive into today’s interview I want to pose a challenge to my word nerd listeners. The Challenge We can’t all read every single book by every single author on the planet, but I want you to try doing this with one or two authors whose work you love. The insights and benefits you'll get from this practice will amaze you. When you read an author’s body of work, you not only get to enjoy great stories from an author you love, but you get to see that author’s process and creative growth over time. As I interview Carolyn today, we’re not just going to talk about her latest book, but also how different themes and elements of craft have developed in her writing over the course of various books. But first, a quick intro about today’s guest. Carolyn Macker is the author of several highly-acclaimed YA novels, one new middle grade novel, and a collaborative novel with bestselling author Jay Asher. Her second book: The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things received the Printz Honor and her latest book Infinite In Between has already garnered starred reviews. A fellow New Yorker, Carolyn lives in NYC with her husband and two young sons. In this episode Carolyn and I discuss: Taking the leap into YA, even though the “market” wasn’t great. Writing your second book. Trying something new. Characterization and craft from one novel to the next. The importance of knowing your protagonists. Diversity in characterization. Plus, Carolyn’s #1 tip for writers. More About Carolyn Mackler Carolyn Mackler’s latest novel for teens, Infinite in Between, has already garnered several starred reviews. She is also the author of the popular YA novels, The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things (A Michael L. Printz Honor Book), Tangled, Guyaholic, Vegan Virgin Valentine, and Love and Other Four-Letter Words. Carolyn’s novel, The Future of Us, co-written with bestselling author Jay Asher, received starred reviews and appeared on bestseller lists. Her first middle grade novel, Best Friend Next Door, came out in May 2015.  Carolyn’s books have been published in more than twenty countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Korea, the Netherlands, Denmark, Israel, and Indonesia.Carolyn lives in New York City with her husband and two young sons. To learn more about Carolyn and her books, follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or visit her website. For more info and show notes: DIYMFA.com/085  

Sep. 5, 2015. Libba Bray discusses "Lair of Dreams: A Diviners Novel" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Libba Bray is the author of the Gemma Doyle trilogy, “Beauty Queens,” and the young adult novel “Going Bovine,” a winner of the Michael L. Printz Award. She has also written the Diviners series, whose latest addition is “Lair of Dreams: A Diviners Novel.” In her spare time she sings and plays various instruments for Tiger Beat, a rock band whose members are all young adult authors. Her advice is to “know that you can write your way out of something that feels completely unwinnable and into something better and, just possibly, into something wonderful.” For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6950

John Green appears at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Speaker Biography: John Green is the New York Times best-selling author of "Looking for Alaska," "An Abundance of Katherines" and "Paper Towns." He is also the co-author, with David Levithan, of "Will Grayson, Will Grayson." He has received the Michael L. Printz Award (2006), an Edgar Award (2009) and has twice been a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Green's books have been published in more than a dozen languages. His newest book is "The Fault in Our Stars." For captions, transcript, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5639.