Jennifer Rofé is a literary agent at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency (ABLA). Jennifer earned a BA in English with a minor in Social and Ethnic Relations from UC Davis, and has a background in secondary education. Jennifer has been on faculty for the Big Sur Writer’s Workshop; the San Francisco Writer’s Workshop; and [ Read the full article… ]
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Let’s Get It Started
Well, you know it’s award season (CSK, what say you?) so that also means it’s 28 Days Later announcement time. This year, I find myself in a position of having to stay in my rabbit hole. In other words, I’m knee deep in my latest work in progress. Between that and pondering 28 Days Later [ Read the full article… ]
Helping Haiti
Yesterday, unimaginable devastation struck Haiti. Homes collapsed. Schools crumbled. Dreams exploded into dust. According to a CNN.com article, the powerful earthquake affected about three million people — one third of Haiti’s population. The Prime Minister said thousands, maybe even 100,000 or more, are feared to be dead. That’s mothers, daughters, fathers, sons, uncles, aunts, sisters, brothers, grandparents, friends. Here’s [ Read the full article… ]
Awards Season
Feel that excitement in the air. It’s that time again. Get ready for the children’s literature awards. The NAACP Image Award nominees were just announced. Congratulations to everyone who made the list! Here are the children’s and teen literature nominees: Outstanding Literary Work – Children “Child of the Civil Rights Movement” – Paula Young Shelton (Random House Children’s Books) “Negro Speaks [ Read the full article… ]
Super Cheer for Superzero!
Happy New Year! Thank you for supporting our site. Today is a special day for one of our own, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich. Today, her novel, 8th Grade Superzero (Arthur A. Levine, 2010), debuts. Yeah! Woohoo! Already, it’s winning accolades. Check out the starred review in Publisher’s Weekly: “Rhuday-Perkovich delivers a masterful debut, telling a layered middle-school tale filled [ Read the full article… ]
Shades of the Season
Chances are you’ve heard of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King and ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. They’re wonderful stories that have been shared for generations. But what if you’re looking for a tale that celebrates the season and African-American culture? Here are 10 picture books to consider adding to your holiday book list that salute Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year’s [ Read the full article… ]
Chall-lunge!
I am such a sucker for a challenge. I was lounging over at Miss Attitude’s site, Reading In Color, and saw the link to Story Siren’s YA/MG 2010 Challenge. The objective is to read a set number of YA and MG books by authors debuting in 2010. What I love about this is, it forces [ Read the full article… ]
EXPERT SCOOP
Being a new member of The Brown Bookshelf, and primarily a picture book writer, I thought it fitting that I dedicate myself to blogging about newbie/PB stuff. My mission is to provide inside info— tapping a broad spectrum of key decision makers that drive what is currently deemed marketable (and therefore, most likely to be [ Read the full article… ]