EVENT ALERT: Folks in NYC! PEN America has put together a superstar YA panel on the intersections between young adult literature and activism that will be held at the Strand Book Store this coming Monday, 10/22 – moderated by Ibi Zoboi and featuring Dhonielle Clayton, Emily X.R. Pan, Joseph Bruchac and Kheryn Callender. Details and tickets here!
(Source: pen.org)
WNDB’s lineup for ALA this year is awesome! On Saturday, come see our Native YA Today panel!
There is an insidious process--when writings don’t get published at all due to reluctance to publish books about people from cultures and situations out of the mainstream.
Portland! I shall be in you Oct. 3rd for Banned Books week, talking about Censorship by Omission with the lovely Isabel Quintero and Stacey Lee.
Many things will be talked about! Likely including anecdotes from teen!Tess’s experiences querying diverse books 11+ years ago and how the publishing landscape has changed since.