Robin Willis
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Honoring the Heart of History, a guest post by author Roshani Chokshi
When I first set out to write THE GILDED WOLVES, I had imagined a fun and lighthearted story set in an alternative Paris during the late 19thcentury. Something about that era had always tickled my imagination. I blame watching Moulin Rouge dozens of times ...
Friday Finds: January 18, 2019
This Week at TLT Thoughts on Collection Development Cindy Crushes Programming: DIY Silhouette Mugs Book Review: The Whispers by Greg Howard Helping Patrons Find What They’re Looking for On Our Shelves Sunday Reflections: My Wild and Weird YA Librarian Resume Around the Web Forget Screen Time Rules — Lean In To Parenting Your Wired Child, […]
Friday Finds: January 11, 2019
This Week at TLT Book Review: Standing Up Against Hate: How Black Women in the Army Helped Change the Course of WWII by Mary Cronk Farrell How History (and Librarians) Inspire Freedom of the Press, a guest post by Mary Cronk Farrell DIY Book Trading Cards Book Review: Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and […]
Friday Finds: January 4, 2019
This Week at TLT What’s new in LGBTQIA+ YA January 2019 Take 5: 2019 Resources to help with planning, promotion and marketing Cindy Crushes Programming: Nail Polish Gems The 2019 Project: Feminist AF! Sunday Reflections: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year? Around the Web The 10 Most Anticipated Young Adult Novels of 2019 How […]
Friday Finds: December 28, 2018
This Week at TLT Meet Our New TEEN Contributor to TLT: Elliot Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Spring 2019 Showcase Around the Web The Most Exciting Young Adult Books of 2019 Ten Young Adult Books To Buy in January 2019 ‘What if someone was shooting?’ The 2018 Nerdies: Fiction Picture Books Announced U.S. Public Schools Have Lost […]
Friday Finds: December 14, 2018
This Week at TLT Looking for what’s new in YA and MG books? We’ve got you covered! MakerSpace: Paintpouring, chemistry in the art room Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Instagram Challenge Happy Arguing, a guest post by Arwen Elys Dayton 19 2019 Middle Grade Books To Have On Your Radar Take 5: Things I Learned at […]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Instagram Challenge
Sony Pictures challenges teens to create and document their very own Spider-Hero from their own universe/neighborhood in celebration of the upcoming release of Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse on December 14.
Friday Finds: December 7, 2018
This Week at TLT 19 2019 YA Books To Have On Your Radar Cindy Crushes Programming: Light the Night with Fandom Themed Fairy Jars Book Review: What You Hide by Natalie D. Richards On PAPER GIRL and Anxiety: a guest post by author Cindy R. Wilson Amanda’s favorites of 2018 Book Review: Unpresidented: A Biography […]
On PAPER GIRL and Anxiety: a guest post by author Cindy R. Wilson
I have to be honest. I didn’t expect Paper Girl to be my first published novel. In fact, I wasn’t even trying to query it or find an editor to publish it. I wanted to write big, explosive stories with strong heroes and heroines who were nothing like me. Those kinds of stories you get excited to see on the big screen when they become movies. I guess that’s mostly because my own life was kind of boring in comparison—after all, living with constant anxiety makes living in the real world with real people doing real things terrifying.