...I talk about Brian Conaghan's When Mr. Dog Bites:
He’s a fan of wordplay, and has developed his own personal slang, a creative combination of stream-of-consciousness, cockney rhyming, pop-culture references, and plain-old Scottish teenager. All that, when peppered with the unintentional vocalizations that fly when he’s nervous or upset, guarantees that you’ve never read anyone quite like him.
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From ONTD:
Aspiring “authors” Kendall, 18, and Kylie, 16, arrived for their book signing at Barnes & Noble at the Grove in Los Angeles, where they posed with the novel for three minutes, scowled and refused to answer questions, then sat down for their obligatory book signing with all the enthusiasm of teenagers in a summer school algebra class.
Photographers stood in awe as security staffers surrounded the pair just minutes later, declaring “the signing is over.” Barnes & Noble organizers plead in vain for the girls to fulfill their duties, but no dice.
ETA: I have now educated myself by reading their Wikipedia pages. Yay.
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The New Visions Award, which was created in 2012, will be given to a middle grade or young adult fantasy, science fiction, or mystery novel by a writer of color. Established by Tu Books, an imprint of LEE & LOW that publishes YA and middle grade science fiction and fantasy, the award is a fantastic chance for new authors of color to break into the world of publishing for young readers.
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The Children's list is:
William Alexander, Ghoulish Song
Holly Black, Doll Bones
Joseph Bruchac, Killer of Enemies
Sarah Beth Durst, Conjured (<--YESSS)
Robin McKinley, Shadows (<--ALSO YESSS)
Click on through for the other categories.
See also: Sarah Beth Durst's Ten Favorite Atmospheric Reads.
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There's a GREAT conversation on THAT VERY TOPIC going on at Twitter right now, starting here:
I happen to consider YA a genre. My question is why so many YA people are troubled by the idea.
— Steve Brezenoff (@sbrezenoff) June 11, 2014
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From the Atlantic:
That’s not even to speak of modern YA, a rich genre dominated by female authors who write about everything from cyborg mechanics living in futuristic Beijing to female spies being tortured for information during World War II. Each of these stories is devoured by thousands of teenagers and adults every year, and treated with as much enthusiasm as The Fault in Our Stars. Yet most of them are often derided and largely ignored by the media.
Related: How NOT to Convince People to Read, in 5 Simple Steps.
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The YA list is:
Recon Team Angel, Book 3: Ice War, by Brian Falkner
Dear Vincent, by Mandy Hager
When We Wake, by Karen Healey
Bugs, by Whiti Hereaka
Mortal Fire, by Elizabeth Knox
Cattra’s Legacy, by Anna Mackenzie
Click on through for all the others!
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