Ugh! I'm behind, y'all! While I typically try to post this update at the end of the month, my recent travel schedule made that goal...

I'm writing this post from John Wayne Airport, in Santa Ana, California - where I've found a (relatively) quiet corner (near both coffee...

Just for fun, I’ve started creating monthly reading challenges for readers of all ages. Here's the one for October! Although Anne of...

ABOUT OUR BOOK CLUB Y'all, it's no secret that I love the Bookelicious Middle Grade Book Club. If you've never participated, these...

I first became aware of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman (#MMIW) crisis through podcasts like Connie Walker's Finding Cleo . ...

If you follow me on social media, you may have noticed that I've started posting a regular series of media literacy related videos on...

I t's the end of the month, so that means (for the moment!) the starred review spreadsheet  that Donalyn Miller and I curate is up to...

Just for fun, I’ve started creating monthly reading challenges for readers of all ages. Here's the one for September! This month, I...

My entire career, I've shied away from vendor associations. I often joke that there are some folks in my line of work who should really...

I first became aware of Paula Yoo when her ground breaking book From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the...

I was a public school educator, of one sort or another, for over 20 years. During those two decades, I sat through a lot of "Back To...

ABOUT OUR BOOK CLUB Y'all, it's no secret that I love the Bookelicious Middle Grade Book Club. If you've never participated, these...

Like a lot of people, I first became aware of Jeff Zentner when The Serpent King came out in 2016. I'm sure he doesn't remember this, but...

It's the end of the month, so that means (for the moment!) the starred review spreadsheet that Donalyn Miller and I curate is up to date!...

Just for fun, I’ve started creating monthly reading challenges for readers of all ages. Here's the one for August! I realize that it's...

I imagine that most book people know Chanel Miller because of her 2019 memoir, Know My Name - and not just because it was published 4...

I've had the pleasure of teaching a Young Adult Literature course in the MLIS program at Rutgers University for several years now....

Reminding us not to make snap judgments based on appearances only, "don't judge a book by its cover" is a golden nugget of wisdom that...

ABOUT OUR BOOK CLUB Y'all, it's no secret that I love the Bookelicious Middle Grade Book Club. If you've never participated, these...

The first time I met Debbi Michiko Florence was during a broadcast of "Book Joy Live." For those who may have missed it, Book Joy Live...