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Blog Tour: Dork Diaries
On June 2, 2009, author Rachel Renee Russell released her debut middle grade book Dork Diaries. Never fear, being a dork is cool these days and Nikki Maxwell, the dorky protagonist, embraces her dork status. To welcome Nikki and Rachel to The Brown Bookshelf family, I sat down with the two of them recently to [ Read the full article… ]
MG Book Review: Dork Diaries
Diaries are both mysterious and popular. There is a fascination with reading another person’s diary. There have been many television show episodes dedicated to a spouse, a sibling, a parent, or a friend reading someone’s diary and finding out a big secret. Diaries are not only popular on the television screen. Throughout literature, diaries have [ Read the full article… ]
Summer Reading 2009
It’s that time again. School is out for the summer and young adults are looking for something to read. There are plenty of great books on the shelves of local libraries and bookstores to entertain every type of reader. Here are 5 titles to add to your summer reading list or share with the young [ Read the full article… ]
BEA Pout-A-Thon Round-Up
What a BEA this has been. I’m more enlightened. I have new authors to follow and all without acquiring a double hernia. Laurie, you may have something here with the virtual version of BEA. I wanted to make sure all of the authors highlighted in Friday’s panel were listed. So here ya’ go. Go forth [ Read the full article… ]
Wk-End Panel – Can of Worms Pt. 2
Okay, so we’ve covered the importance of diversity. Now let’s flip the topic on its head and talk about the thin line of “exclusion.” When I’m speaking on behalf of The Brown Bookshelf I don’t believe I’m excluding my white counterparts. 9 times out of 10 I’m merely trying to get our names and books [ Read the full article… ]
Eve./Wkend Panel – Can of Worms Open
I originally posted this in the comment section of today’s earlier BEA Pout-A-Thon panel. I’ve decided to make it, its own post. I know this may be opening a can of worms, but I’m opening them because, this is after all a panel on diversity. As Mitali mentioned, when The BBS launched it generated healthy [ Read the full article… ]
BEA09PaT: Multi-Culti Panel
Hello and welcome to Day 2 of BEA Pout-A-Thon, sponsored by the lovely Laurie Halse Anderson. I’m your host for today’s panel – Who’s Who Among Brown Authors. This panel is 100% virtual. And although I’m known to talk to myself, I’d like it very much if you guys didn’t leave me hanging today. My [ Read the full article… ]