We are at roughly the 50% point for covering the contenda list*, and most of the year’s books are available to readers, so we’ve determined that the time has come (the walrus said) to launch our Pyrite Printz!
The Pyrite is intended to be fun, maybe even raucous, but it’s not just for fun.
Part of the [...]

Looking back at Sophie’s rundown of series books that have been recognized by the Printz Committee over the years, a trend emerged that seems to draw a line between shared universe vs. truly serial works. By and large, truly serial works have only been recognized at series launch, with two [...]

Karyn:
So, I’ve been hearing from a lot of folks about how this is a GREAT year, and with so many excellent books, how will the committees ever narrow it down.
I’m… not sure I agree.
I mean, there are lots of really good books out this year, but not a lot that [...]