From The New Yorker: Interesting article on "How Ruth Krauss Made a New Kind of Children's Literature"
From Nathan Bransford: A great article on "How to create a great villain"
From the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, the Illustration West 63 Call for Entries is now open! The deadline for submissions is October 31, 2024. CLICK HERE to learn more!
From Literary Hub: Looking After the Books: Remembering Children's Author Joan Aiken - a lovely article.
From PW: Comedian and actress Kate McKinnon is releasing a mid-grade novel called "The Millicent Quibb: School of Etiquette for Young Laides of Mad Science." I'm not usually into celebrity books, but the title seems promising. Read more about it HERE.
The Folklore Society has a marvelous talk coming up: Fairy Encounters in Medieval England with Jeremy Harte, Tuesday 8 October 2024 18:00-19:30 BST on Zoom - get tickets at HERE. (Do notice this is on British time!)
Jason Reynolds has been selected as one of this year's MacArthur Foundation Fellows - well earned!
From CrimeReads: A lovely article about rediscovering one's love for writing books through making books: "The Magic of Making Books" by Steph Post
