January 5, 2012 in Member News
Vicious Valentine: a YA fantasy celebration, featuring authors Jordan Dane, P.J. “Tricia” Hoover, Mari Mancusi, Rosemary Clement-Moore, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and L.A. Weatherly—moderated by Sean Petrie–will take place at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at BookPeople in Austin.
Whether you love love, hate it or fear it, be there for spooky cool refreshments and scary bookish fun!
January 3, 2012 in Member News
Lauren Adams of The Horn Book gave Cynthia Lietich Smith’s lastest YA, DIABOLICAL, rave reviews!!!
Local author Donna Bowman Bratton shared the following review excerpts: “It’s a considerable challenge for a series not to lose steam by the fourth book, but this one runs full force on the fires of hell and the sword power of heaven.” and “This installment is a model for incorporating just enough details from previous books to bring readers up to speed, but those already invested in the characters will be the most satisfied.”
Fantastico! Wonderful words, so well deserved! Cyn, we’re all so very happy for you.
January 1, 2012 in Member News
Recently, Cynthia Levinson’s new non-fiction Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March earned some mighty-big praise from Publisher’s Weekly. Here’s what they said:
This chronicle of a pivotal chapter of the civil rights movement weaves together the stories of four black children in Birmingham, Ala., who were among some 4,000 who boycotted school to participate in a march to protest segregation. Before recounting that event, during which almost 2,500 young people were arrested and jailed, first-time author Levinson opens with intimate profiles of the four spotlighted children (drawn from interviews she conducted with each of them), along with descriptions of Birmingham’s racist laws, corrupt politicians, antiblack sentiment—and activists’ efforts to fight all of the above. Readers also get an up-close view of such leaders as Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, who
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