The Morning RSS - Monday, 11 March 2024
A collection of share-worthy items from our morning blog scroll.
If the spring forward into Daylight Savings Time doesn’t drive your need for a cuppa refill this morning, this edition of the Morning RSS will be. It’s (semi-officially) spring, and the “peeps” are excited and have lots of questions. This edition is PACKED with books, news, ideas … it’s all here. In ♠️♠️♠️
Question of the Day: Would you like to be behind this car? This Children’s Literature Vanity License Plate That Must Not Be Named photo courtesy of Travis Jonkers of 100 Scope Notes.
For Writers & Creators
The question: Should you include the story text with your children’s book dummy submission? Kaz Windness (author) and Cuddlefish Academy (illustration school) answer that question on Instagram.
Sarah asked: Why are animal books succeeding in middle grade while everything else seems to be lagging? PJ Gardner Answered.
Don’t thank us, thank Chris Barton! If you receive the Bartography Express newsletter, you’ve already seen this, but for those who haven’t (drumroll) … a list of all the college kidlit conferences in the US of A!
I could have led with Brandon Sanderson and the Audible headline, but truth be told, there are nine other similary-compelling, worthy reads in Jeff O’Neal’s roundup.
New Books & Book Lists
Not exactly a book list - but not, not a list, either. NPR announced the 10 finalists of its College Podcast Contest. If you love podcasts, audiobooks, or both, you might just discover a new “read.”
Watch out TBR, March is coming for you! Exhibit #1: Edith Campbell’s list of March releases at Cotton Quilts.
You may have already seen these books (we had - they are on our 2024 Eligible list) but those covers. They are worth sharing all over again: Speculative Fiction for Spring from Rich In Color.
What are Caldecott winners up to this year? Travis has new books by previous award winners over at 100 Scope Notes.
Play Ball! If you love baseball,
has the list for you! Picture books, chapter books, historical fiction, nonfiction … something for every fan. Trust us.
Book Bans & Censorship
For 2024, we’re going to flip the perspective on book bans and censorship. Instead of sharing the head-shaking news, we’re going to share head-nodding ideas!
Nada.
Other Bookish Stuff
We ran out of room. Ha!
Lots to ponder and explore. Got a favorite among today’s collection? We’d love to know. Here’s to somehow recapturing that hour and catching up on our sleep! ~ Team CYBILS
This is wonderful! Thank you so much for including the interview with PJ Gardner. She's so fantastic!
And that Brandon Sanderson...he's shaking up a lot of things, isn't he?