ALA bound

I will do my best not to leave my heart here.

http://alaac15.ala.org/

Vermont, I am in you.

Excited for a weekend at VCFA. Please be kind to me!

http://vcfa.edu/programs-faculty/postgraduate-non-degree/amr

BEA: I am here.

Spending midweek at everyone's favorite level of Hell: the Javits Center.

http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/

WEBCAST! WEBCASTWEBCASTWEBCAST!

I am not in Chicago, alas. BUT I AM WATCHING THE WEBCAST!

http://live.webcastinc.com/ala/2015/live/

Wild Things: Review Haiku

Worth it for the
James Marshall shoe story alone.
Read it and weep, folks.

Wild Things: Acts of Mischief in Children's Literature by Betsy Bird, Julie Danielson, and Peter Sieruta. Candlewick, 2014, 288 pages.

Goin' to Carolina in my mind. Also, in real life.

If you need me today, I'll be speaking for FOUR HOURS at SCBWI Carolinas. With critiques and another workshop on Saturday, let's hope I don't end up losing my voice.

BEA-bound

I'm heading to New York for BEA, for two+ days of collective swearing about the Javits Center. See you there?

Portland, I am in you.

I'll be presenting and critiquing at SCBWI-Oregon this weekend (in between sneaking out to visit Powell's and eat at the Kennedy School). Come find me!

SCBWI New England -- find me if you can!

I'll be doing a slew of critiques, participating in an agent panel, and wandering around at the SCBWI New England conference this weekend. Come find me!

https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=1335372

Happy Cybils Day!

Valentine's Day is a waste. Celebrate great books today instead!

Winners are posted here: http://www.cybils.com/

NEWBERYCALDECOTTZOMGWTFBBQ

AND THEN THE INTERNET EXPLODED.

The ALA Youth Media Awards will be announced today starting at 8:00am ET. Wish I could be there in person.

#alayma

My Brother's Book: Review Haiku

On the first anniversary
of his death, a
marvel for the eyes.

My Brother's Book by Maurice Sendak. Harper, 2013, 32 pages.

I have a new gig!

As of this morning, I'm now an agent with Wernick & Pratt Agency LLC. Marcia and Linda were my colleagues, bosses, and mentors at my very first job, and I'm delighted to come full circle and work with them again. Visit me, and the agency, at www.wernickpratt.com.

It's nice to be home.

10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said: Review Haiku

Good advice worth

revisiting when you find yourself
at a crossroads.

10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said by Charles Wheelan. Norton, 2012, 128 pages.

Listening for Madeleine: Review Haiku

Not exactly warts-
and-all, but nuanced look at
great, faithful lady.

Listening for Madeleine: A Portrait of Madeleine L'Engle in Many Voices by Leonard Marcus. FSG, 2013, 384 pages.

The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap: Review Haiku

A dangerous book
for an MBA with dreams
of self-employment.

The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap: A Memoir of Friendship, Community, and the Uncommon Pleasure of a Good Book by Wendy Welch. St. Martin's, 2012, 304 pages.

The Good Girls Revolt: Review Haiku

Can't believe how recent
this recent history is.
Rock on, ladies.

The Good Girls Revolt: How The Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace by Lynn Povich. PublicAffairs, 2012, 288 pages.

Mad Women: Review Haiku

Real-life Peggy Olson
dishes on work, sex, and
martinis. Good stuff.

Mad Women: The Other Side of Life on Madison Avenue in the '60s and Beyond by Jane Maas. Thomas Dunne Books, 2012, 272 pages.

The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: Review Haiku

The "unreliable
narrator" concept gets
a whole new meaning.

The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone -- Especially Ourselves by Dan Ariely. Harper, 2012, 304 pages.

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: Review Haiku

I wish I had her
sanguine attitude on life,
but I'm not there yet.

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir by Anna Quindlen. Random, 2012, 208 pages.