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TLA Reduex: Christie’s Speaker Notes
So, a couple of weeks ago I presented with Peter Coyl, the chair of the Stonewall Committee, and author David Levithan (Two Boys Kissing, Every Day) at the Texas Library Association about awesome books dealing with GLBTQI/QUILTBAG topics, issues and characters. (for those that don’t know, QUILTBAG stands for Queer/Questioning, Undecided, Intersex, Lesbian, Transgender/Transsexual, Bisexual, Allied/Asexual, […]
Christie’s TLA in a Nutshell
So I had an awesome time at the Texas Library Association last week. I got to meet Justin the Librarian and we talked and mutually fancrushed, and I got some wonderful ideas from his makerspace presentation that I’m implementing. He also reinforced what I’ve been thinking and saying (mumbling) all along: IF YOU HAVE […]
The Relational Reading Revolution Revisited
Earlier today author Mindy McGinnis (Not a Drop to Drink, In a Handful of Dust) and I presented at TLA on the ways that you can use social media to get teens connected with authors and invested in a rich, rewarding, and affirming reading community. You can read the initial post here. And here is […]
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What happens at TLA stays at TLA. Well, until I write this blog post.
So, last weekend TLA happened. This was my second year attending TLA and it was incredible. Here are 5 of my highlights and 5 of the titles I am looking forward to reading. 1. I MET A.S. KING On Thursday, I had a couple of hours to kill and a bag full of stuffs, so […]
TLA Baby!
Tuesday night I left work and drove 4 1/2 hours to make my pilgrimage to TLA. TLA baby, here I came! It was a truly amazing day where I met a ton of amazing teen authors, talked to publishers and yes, I received some ARCs (which will get their own post). Although the exhibit halls […]
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