Blog Archive
blog archive
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Indies Introduce Q&A with Susan Metallo
I talked about Reasons to Hate Me with bookseller Mara Luther for the American Booksellers Association BookED podcast on September 3, 2025. You can listen to the interview…
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Check Your Connection: Character in YA literature
When I was a teen, I would hole up in my bedroom closet every night with a stack of library books. (The checkout limit was 75, so I was…
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Booksellers Recommend: Reasons to Hate Me selected for Indie Next Kids!
I’m so thrilled to share that Reasons to Hate Me was selected as an Indie Next Kids title—one of the ten YA titles most recommended by independent booksellers…
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ALA Annual 2025 Photo Dump
It was a huge privilege and joy to celebrate the upcoming release of Reasons to Hate Me with so many fellow librarians at ALA! We ran out of…
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Children’s Institute 2025 Photo Dump!
A smattering of photos from Children’s Institute 2025 in Portland, June 12-14! Photos are labeled starting in the top left and moving left to right.
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The Opposite of Pride
I’m not very comfortable with Pride. Is it because I’m an autistic introvert who finds parades and bright colors nausea-inducing? I mean, yeah. But it’s also because I…
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