Autograph Party

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Agent Panel: Kirsten Hall

Image
Kirsten Hall is the one and only agent at Catbird Agency , Kirsten grew up in publishing and feels like she was born to do this. Catbird mostly focuses on artists and picture books. Kirsten is also an author herself. Kirsten see trends in picture books being a better representation for marginalized voices as well as picture book biographies. In regards to the way picture books are going on to effect other genres, picture books readers are growing up to read middle grade and enjoying illustrations with those books, too. Kirsten sees Catbird reaching into that realm. A lot of books that come out of Catbird are reactionary about what's going on in the world today, but they're also balanced by books that are pure entertainment. Technology and social media impact Kirsten's work in a a lot of ways. She spends a great deal of time there. There are a lot of ideas and inspirations to be found on social media. It's also important to stay aware of the conversations happening there...
Read more

Panel: The Secret of Crafting Engaging Nonfiction

Image
Jason Chin is the author and illustrator of many critically acclaimed picture books, including Grand Canyon , which received both the Caldecott Honor and Robert F. Sibert Honor in 2018. Many of Jason's books have an expository writing style but he introduces a narrative in the art. Jason says, "When I learn about science I spend a lot of time visualizing what I'm learning." It occurred to Jason to put those visual ideas in his books. It also makes abstract things visible to kids. The narrative helps kids to turn the page. When there's a story, it makes you want to turn the page to see what happens next. Finding the character of a place is the visual equivalent to finding the vital idea (in nonfiction). It's something Jason works hard to discover. Even within the expository writing, it's still necessary to find the theme. Jason's next book is called Nine Months  written by Miranda Paul, a picture book that chronicles the development of a baby from embry...
Read more

Angie Thomas keynote: How I Became a Writer

Angie Thomas is the reigning queen of the New York Times bestseller list for her spectacular YA debut novel, The Hate U Give, about a black girl who witnesses a horrific crime and has to decide how to navigate her own survival and response. Published by Balzer + Bray, the book earned eight stars, has been optioned by Hollywood, and has become required reading for every teen in America and their families as well. “It’s relevant, it’s beautifully written, it’s powerful, and it’s unflinching,” Lin Oliver said. “Today,” Angie said, “I am her to beg you to change our world.... I’m here to tell you that it’s possible to change the world, and has writers and illustrators, you have the power to do just that.” Growing up, Angie was a shy kid. She didn’t know she had a voice, or that it mattered. And her neighborhood was a hard one to grow up in. It was the kind where there was sometimes gunfire at night, and she didn’t see her story in books—though she saw it on the nightly news.  “Whe...
Read more