2014: pretty great!

It's a day past Beethoven's birthday and you know what that means. Ok, I don't know what it means either... I guess it means it's time for my 2014 wrap up post! I looked back at my 2013 wrap-up, and it was a bit of a downer. Sorry. 2013 was not my best year. Though as … Continue reading 2014: pretty great!

Another note from Austin: living your life is not “too much”

I have another story from Austin I can't believe I forgot to write about it last week. I really should be at the grocery store right now because I forgot to get basil for the pizza I'm making (I cook Tuesday mornings because I work Tuesday nights) but I hate the grocery shopping. Anyway, at the … Continue reading Another note from Austin: living your life is not “too much”

I have returned from the land of chicken fried steak

I'm back from Austin and the YA Literature Symposium and had a great time! I wish that I had more time to explore the city and I know I missed out on some food truck awesomeness. It was so nice to hang out with fellow YA lit enthusiasts and learn about new titles. I also really … Continue reading I have returned from the land of chicken fried steak

Off to Texas

My other post about adult programming is languishing lasciviously in the drafts folder, fraternizing with all the other unpublished drafts. It will have to languish for a bit more as I won't work on it now, and I'm headed to YALSA's YA Lit Symposium tomorrow in Austin. My library is paying for me to go … Continue reading Off to Texas

High vs. low, adult vs. teen? Just read, folks.

[I've had two draft posts sitting around for a week or so without finishing them. Here's one. The next one is about adult library programming!] Apparently, there's another article about how books for kids/books for teens/trashy books/comics/not "literary fiction/not the classics/not the books the writer likes to read are bad for you and you shouldn't … Continue reading High vs. low, adult vs. teen? Just read, folks.