Awards

May 21, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: New GLBT Titles

The Rainbow Committee is a group of readers and librarians who read and read and read all year long to put together a list of outstanding titles that focus on GLBTQ themes for kids and teens. Unlike some of the award committees that work in super secret, the Rainbow Committee has a blog that keeps […]

January 9, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Guest Blog: Stonewall Book Awards by Peter Coyl

Looking to add children’s and young adult GLBTQ literature to your collection? Start with the Stonewall Book Award’s Mike Morgan and Larry RomansChildren’s and Young Adult Literature prize. Added in 2010 to the first and most enduring awards for GLBTQ books, the Stonewall Book Awards, it is now one of three awards annually given by […]

October 11, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

My Cybils 2012 Wishlist (and what I’ve reviewed so far)

This year, I am excited (and honored) to be a first round panelist (judge) for the Science Fiction and Fantasy panel of the 2012 Cybils. The Cybils are the Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards. They are taking public nominations for awards through October 15th. You can nominate a title published between last year’s […]