Rally Cry For Reading

  Rally Cry For Reading The Brown Bookshelf Announces 2011 Spotlight Authors & Illustrators Today, The Brown Bookshelf announced the twenty-four authors and four illustrators to be spotlighted in the group’s fourth annual 28 Days Later initiative, a month-long celebration of veteran and emerging children’s authors of color. “Four years in and spotlighting authors of [ Read the full article… ]

Open Sesame

Or is it…open says me? I never knew. Which ever it is, the window is now open for 28 Days Later submissions. The Brown Bookshelf is still here four years later because of word-of-mouth. For those who visit regularly, we appreciate your spreading the word about submission time and then promoting 28 Days Later when [ Read the full article… ]

Giving Time

Every Sunday my pastor does her little routine… “What time is it?” she says, a glint in her eye as she scans the church. And the congregation responds, “It’s giving time.” And everyone knows that it’s time to dig deep into their pockets or checkbooks and prime themselves for the offering. Well, it’s giving time [ Read the full article… ]