Friday Links List and Illustrators' Treehouse News - 3 July 2020


From Library Journal:
     Stacey Abrams: Libraries Must Tell the Story of America | ALA Virtual 2020
     How to Make the Most of Zoom for Every Kind of Event

From SLJ:
     7 Graphic Novels That Offer Powerful Mirrors & Windows for Teens | Summer Reading 2020
     So I Guess Now I’m Someone Who Talks About Boobs, a guest post by Laura Zimmermann (author of My Eyes Are Up Here)
     37 Picture Books That Celebrate #BlackJoy | Summer Reading 2020

From The Guardian: 'The fascists were upset': radical Austrian fairytales published in English for first time

From Myth and Moor: The sídhe and the sìth

From PW:
     2020 Virtual ALA Youth Media Awards Celebration: A Photo Essay
     United Nations Publishes Coronavirus Picture Book by Intern
     People of Color to Publishing: We’re Not Okay
     A Beacon of Light: Spotlight on Christopher Vogler
     #KidlitForMasks Spreads Awareness
     Sale of Book-Themed Masks to Benefit Binc

From the AALBC (The African American Literature Book Club): Bookstores in the United States that Specialize in Black Literature

From Shelf-Awareness:
     Happy 15th Birthday Little Shop of Stories! (my old bookstore)
     Absolutely 'Metal' Bicycle Book Deliveries in Edinburgh's Old Town
     ALA's All-Day Book Awards Celebration

From BYU: 33rd BYU Symposium on Books for Young Readers, July 16—August 13, 2020

From NPR: Mermaids, Werewolves And Witches: Welcome Summer With These 6 New YA Novels

From Brightly: Julián Is a Mermaid: A Heartwarming Lesson in Identity and Unconditional Love I interviewed Jessica Love HERE.

From The New Yorker: The Unruly Genius of Joyce Carol Oates

VIDEO: The Great Realization

From BookBub: 13 Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels with Shocking Twists



ILLUSTRATORS' TREEHOUSE NEWS
From Will Terry: Illustrators. Stop Starving; Start Thriving. "Discover how you can turn your art skills into your own thriving career in illustration." I know Will and am sure this is going to be fantastic!

Do you know about Thinking With Type? If you're in Graphic Design, it's worth following!

From Muddy Colors:
     ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: SULAMITH WÜLFING By Corey Godbey
     A Note of Gratitude to Milton Glaser
     JUBILANT SKYBONDER with JESPER EJSING
     How to Constructively Critique

From Picture Hooks: From Seed to Table – a Picture Hooks Competition FREE TO ENTER!

From CG Society: Pursuing a Career in Animation - Industry Deep Dive

From PW: The Fanatic - July Graphic Novel Newsletter

From Urban Sketchers: Drawing Attention - July Newsletter

From ShopMatter: Introductory Ethic for Designers GOOD!

My friend Mark Braught recently updated his website and online portfolio

From The Mazza Museum: Mazza Artist Mondays is going Monthly! Join Mazza Museum Director, Ben Sapp, Mazza staff members, and a special artist once each month via Zoom webinar! This special virtual Q&A is your opportunity to listen in to interviews with your favorite artists, ask questions of your own, and join in for a special draw-along at the end. This free, monthly event is open to everyone!

From CommArts: Everyday Experiments - I want one of THESE! A speaker with visuals!

From The Guardian:
     Tom Gauld on the new normal for shopping – cartoon
     Children’s books roundup – the best new picture books and novels

From KinderComics.org: Sexism, Sexual Harassment, and the CBLDF

Do you know about Bear Tree Media? They make icons!

Do you know about this drawing app: Tayasui Sketches Pro?

From The Art Room Plant: Natalia Shaloshvili


Do you know about Adobe Aero: Augmented reality. Now a reality. Introducing Adobe Aero, the most intuitive way to view, build, and share immersive and interactive AR experiences.



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