Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: October 24
October 24, 2014
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. There are a ton of links this week on topics including: book lists, book awards, recent controversies, diversity, growing bookworms, events, cybils, kidlitcon, kidlitosphere, reading, pubishing, social media, and libraries.
Book Lists and Awards
10 Great New Non-Fiction Books for Younger Readers selected by @TrevorHCairney http://ow.ly/DfAad #kidlit
Meet the 2014 Teens' Top Ten titles from @yalsa @bkshelvesofdoom http://ow.ly/DeYbD #yalit
Stacked: (Mostly) YA book suggestions from @kimberlymarief for various October themes (American Cheese Month, etc.) http://ow.ly/Db32d
A welcome mini-trend highlighted @HornBook | Grrrl power grrraphic novels (memoirs or w/ similar feel) http://ow.ly/Db1eg
Story Time Secrets: 8 Funny Middle School Series for Boys selected by @mrskatiefitz http://ow.ly/D7C1N #kidlit
Sleuths, Spies + Alibis: Calling All Junior Secret Agents: Resources for Budding Spies + Detectives by F.T. Bradley http://ow.ly/D7BRn
(Many) Nominations for 2015 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals | @tashrow http://ow.ly/D7ByM #kidlit
12+ Classic Books for Tweens selected by @momandkiddo (all more than fine for middle grade) http://ow.ly/D3cTk #kidlit
10 Awesome Middle Grade/YA Families from @Book_Nut http://ow.ly/CZHCr #kidlit
The Need for Big Books: A Top “Ten” List for (mostly) boys who crave longer books by @stephaseverson @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/CYz08
A Tuesday Ten: Twins! in speculative #kidlit from @TesseractViews http://ow.ly/CWyGb
7 Books That Will Get Young Boys Readingby @bobshea + Lane Smith in @HuffPostBooks http://ow.ly/CWxmw via @tashrow
Controversies
Afternoon links: Amazon Vine as the wild, wild west. As always, @bkshelvesofdoom tracks down the scoop http://ow.ly/DeXJ4
Yes, I Am Afraid, says @LizB on putting one's name and face out publicly in the blogging world, and Kathleen Hale http://ow.ly/D35xt
Morning links: The author-as-stalker edition, @bkshelvesofdoom rounds up links on Kathleen Hale stalking a reviewer http://ow.ly/D37Bk
Morning links: The author-as-stalker edition, part two from @bkshelvesofdoom (w/ Twitter extract) http://ow.ly/Db1lQ
The Consequences of Stalking: Why So Many Took a Stand Against the Author-Stalker | @bethrevis via @kidsilkhaze http://ow.ly/D7F8r
Dear Author, Whose Book I Read and May Have Negatively Reviewed, Your Anger Will Not Silence Me says Tanita Davishttp://ow.ly/Db3e0
Cybils
Read along with @Everead and others in the Armchair #Cybils http://ow.ly/Df0wx #kidlit
Another #Cybils featured review: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson reviewed by Jennifer from Reederama http://ow.ly/Db0Y8
Our first Featured Blogger at #Cybils is Amy at Hope Is the Word, nominated by @semicolonblog http://ow.ly/CZPX6 #kidlit
Today's #Cybils Review is Colors of the Wind by @jlpowers, reviewed by @StackingBks http://ow.ly/CWwMI
Diversity
Science Fiction & Fantasy: How Multicultural Is Your Multiverse? asks Dionne Obeso in @PublishersWkly http://ow.ly/DfyG3 #diversity
WNDB Diversity Organization Announces New Initiatives reports @PublishersWkly http://ow.ly/Dfzeq #WeNeedDiverseBooks
@WeNeedDiverseBooks and @sljournal Announce Collaboration http://ow.ly/Df9kT #kidlit #yalit
A #WeNeedDiverseBooks post from @MsYingling on the particular lack of male writers for color in #kidlit http://ow.ly/DeVKF
Why is today's teen fiction not as #diverse as it could be? | @GuardianBooks via @PWKidsBookshelf http://ow.ly/D8fQr
#WeNeedDiverseBooks: Realistic fiction with diverse protagonists | @sljournal Spotlight http://ow.ly/D7zDJ
Why We Need #Diverse Book Reviewers + Bloggers: @dos_twinjas List of Black Book Bloggers Who Review Diverse Spec Fic http://ow.ly/CZPn1
New categorized listing of links on Where To Find #Diverse Books from #WeNeedDiverseBooks http://ow.ly/CWzcX via @FuseEight
Where are all the disabled characters in children's books? | Megan Quibell in @GuardianBooks http://ow.ly/CThIU #diversity
#WeNeedDiverseBooks Group Announces Walter Dean Myers Award and Grants http://ow.ly/CTh0W #diversity via @PWKidsBookshelf
Events, Programs and Research
The 9th Annual Carle Honors event 2014 as reported by @fuseeight http://ow.ly/Db2nB #kidlit
Guys Lit Wire: Celebrating Ballou High School's library dynamo, Melissa Jackson, by @chasingray http://ow.ly/D7CIw
.@TaylorSwift13 & @Scholastic team up to show how reading + writing can help kids be more resilient – http://bit.ly/1yQETny #SharePossible
Growing Bookworms
Ways that reading aloud feeds your child's brain from @BooksBabiesBows http://ow.ly/CZHcJ @ReadAloud_org #literacy
Story Time Secrets: Early #Literacy in Everyday Places: The Park from @mrskatiefitz http://ow.ly/DeYr6
"Reading isn’t just taught. It’s passed on, like a treasure from one reader to the next" @donalynbooks @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/CZHxY
How do I get my child to read? Thoughts from @iShrutiKohli (including not forcing the issue) http://ow.ly/D3nvQ
How to Raise a Nerdy Book Lover, why you should read to your baby in utero from @belly_books @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/CWyvK
Is E-Reading to Your Toddler Story Time, or Simply Screen Time? @NYTimes http://ow.ly/CThoP via @PWKidsBookshelf
Kidlitosphere
#KidLitCon 2014: Further Thoughts (and Sketches) from @aquafortis http://ow.ly/D7Fww
What type of blogger are you? A snazzy infographic from @shgmclicious #KidLitCon presentation http://ow.ly/D36Sq #diversity
Thoughts on #KidLitCon Day 1- Theme #DIVERSITY @afrocubansista @dos_twinjas http://ow.ly/CZPHc
Thoughts from Tanita Davis on the #kidlitcon 2014: notepad forum: cultural appropriation, part a http://ow.ly/CX0RZ
Thoughts from Tanita Davis on the #KidlitCon 2014: Notepad Forum, Part b ~ The Weekend Word: "Cultural Appropriation" http://ow.ly/CX0WM
A few more links to #KidLitCon roundups added here (near the bottom of the post): http://ow.ly/D3lBI #diversity
New webcast: Announcing the Debut of Fuse #8 TV — @fuseeight @sljournal http://ow.ly/D7D3q #kidlit
Jennifer at Jean Little Library will collecting links to reviews of scary children's books all month long http://ow.ly/CZHJV #kidlit
Miscellaneous
Secret Codes and Language Games for Kids from @BookChook http://ow.ly/DeUWX
Fun from @RIFWEB | Picture book-inspired Halloween costumes for kids http://ow.ly/Db1Kz #kidlit
On Reading, Writing, and Publishing
A Not-So-Young Audience for Young Adult Books, balanced piece by Meg Wolitzer in @NYTimes http://ow.ly/D8ftY via @PWKidsBookshelf
"Does meeting a book creator make you appreciate... work more? What does it do to your critical abilities?" @HornBook http://ow.ly/DeWDC
Read whatever the hell you want: why we need a new way of talking about young adult literature @ElizabethMinkel http://ow.ly/CZH4x
Thoughts on #kidlit nonfiction, that incendiary @NYTimes article, and “dumbing down” by @shgmclicious http://ow.ly/CWvX7
Schools andLibraries
Neat! With Funding From Friends Group San Antonio Public Library Installs Digital Book Kiosks at SAT Airport http://ow.ly/Dfa7U
Would you rather have $50,000 or $25,000? @ReadingShanahan Explains the impact of full-day kindergarten http://ow.ly/CZIgJ
Social Media / Online
When Your PLN Fails You (and What You Can Do About It) | Concrete suggestions from @ReadByExampleh ttp://ow.ly/DeZpK
New @PewResearch Report Finds Young Women (especially) Targeted for Online Harassment | @sljournal http://ow.ly/Df9tO
Good advice from @catagator | 7 Steps to Protect Your Privacy As A Blogger (Or As A Person On The Internet, Period) http://ow.ly/D3GoX
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