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Fracturing a Fairy Tale, a guest post by Caroline Carlson
My daughter has been a book lover since birth. Even as an infant, she’d settle in her crib only if I read to her from whatever book I happened to have on hand, and she’d start fussing whenever I tried to stop. It became clear to me pretty quickly that I needed a readaloud that […]
Games and Puzzles as Storytelling Tools, a guest post by Deva Fagan and Jenn Reese
Deva Fagan: I’ve been a gamer for much of my life, starting on long summer road trips when I drew maps of imaginary worlds and then forced various car-bound family members to explore them at their peril. These days I mostly play videogames and help run Live Action Role Playing (LARP) games. But in today’s […]
The Middle Grade Graphic Novel, a guest post by Savannah Hartje and Hannah Spencer
The Middle-Grade Graphic Novel Elementary-age kids are flocking to the library in droves to check out the latest Dog Man or The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novel. All kinds of kids with all kinds of hobbies are interested in reading graphic novels. The format is gaining popularity at an extraordinary rate. Why is this? There are […]
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Finding Hope Between Light and Darkness, a guest post by Kendall Kulper
It was important to me that as Ruby and Guy came up against terrible forces—corruption, violence, exploitation—they still never lose their sense of hope.
How I Got Through My Dark Night of the Soul: When Night Breaks, a guest post by Janella Angeles
How the Dark Night of the Soul went on for over a year and brought challenges, revelations, and setbacks while writing.
Writing Whiteness, a guest post by Kate Hattemer
If we’re going to keep writing white protagonists, we need white protagonists to reckon with race — not as something they aren’t, but as something they are.
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Homeless: Seeing Past the Label to the Person, a guest post by Catherine Linka
Catherine LInka joins us to talk about her new book, chipping away at the stigma of homelessness, and reconsidering the words we use to talk about people experiencing homelessness.
The Building Blocks to Change, a guest post by Nancy Richardson Fischer
The author of THE SPEED OF FALLING OBJECTS joins us to talk about doubt, self-perception, and the valuing in sharing your own struggles.
Out and Proud (On the Page and In Real Life): My Long and Not-Straight Journey to Self-Acceptance, a guest post by Amber Smith
YA author Amber Smith talks about the constantly twisting road that led her to being out, happy, loved, and incredibly proud of the life she's created.
#ReadForChange: Women Conquer and Dragons Slay in Elana K. Arnold’s Damsel
Teen Librarian Toolbox is excited to be partnering with Marie Marquardt for her #ReadForChange project. Hop on over to this post to learn more about the initiative. Today, she and Elana K. Arnold join us for a conversation about fairy tales, rage, feminism, and Arnold’s 2018 book Damsel. I’m always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is […]
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