#CallForPapers for #OnlineConference: Thinking of the Children: #BookBans, #Censorship, and #Literature for Young People
For this online conference, organizers invite contributions from #scholars at all career stages, from #librarians and #archivists, and from #teachers at all levels, to consider #BookBanning and censorship of literature for young people, past and present.
#YALit #YA #Resist #CFP #Books
An another glowing review for Your Knowledge or Your Life, my latest YA novel!
Buy it here: https://books2read.com/YourKnowledgeOrYourLife
Finished reading The Sunbearer Trials and I really liked it! I haven't read YA in ages, but this was a good one. I liked teens behaving like actual teens, I liked that the MC was not a brooding loner but a likable guy with friends, and I absolutely adored all the detail and fun references that went into the world building. It is a colorful, exciting, likable book.
... that ends on a cliffhanger so now I gotta read the next one 
#bookreleaseday ! A timely and timeless reimagining of the story of Dionysus, Greek God of ecstasy and madness, revelry and ruin. Natasha Pulley transports us to an ancient empire on the edge of ruin to tell an utterly captivating story about a man needing a god to remind him how to be a human. #gifted by #bloomsburybooksus #yalit #booksky #books #bookstodon @bookstodon @yalit
Check out my upcoming YA mystery, Your Knowledge Or Your Life?, out 28th February!
I’ve released 5 #selfpublished books and today I’m feeling hit with severe #impostersyndrome . I #write as a #hobby mostly because I’ve got these stories floating around in my head that need to get out. But once out there I never know if I’ve found “my people” who enjoyed the book. Maybe they’re out there. But I’ve not met them or had any interactions. Not even an email. Ugh. Just ugh. #writingcommunity #amwriting #author #authors #yalit #authorsofmastodon
Well, I stayed off social media today.
Get back to you on what I am feeling.
Was trying to read something lighthearted, but this called out to me from my YA shelves instead. It is a novel in verse about a teenage girl living with her immigrant mom in suburban America where she doesn't feel a part of her mom's world or a part of the world she lives in. Coretta Scott King Award Honor book.
Writing the brief for the cover designers, preparing final edits, doing all the admin around launching a new novel... my second YA novel is coming soon! (ish 
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Watch this space, I'll be unveiling the title in a few days 
I'll be taking over the #Mastodon account for @Octocon, #Ireland's #scienceFiction #Convention which happens in #Dublin every October. Be great if you could give us a follow for all things #SciFi and #Fantasy. I also want to show that Mastodon shouldn't be overlooked when it comes to #SocialMedia.
Mr. Schu's 2nd book, this time for teens. I hope every HS library buys this. One of the kindest, most inspiring leaders in the field #mentalhealth #anorexia #yalit #bookstodon #libraries
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/john-schu/louder-than-hunger/
I decided that I needed to read something not quite as dry as a history book so I started Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria last night. It's a YA fantasy and I am about 50 pages in so far.
Still reading Black Tudors: The Untold Story by Miranda Kaufmann as well which is very good so far, albeit a bit dry.
#CurrentlyReading the second to last library book I have out right now. The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh is YA #fantasy. I am enjoying it so far. Will probably finish tomorrow while the 13 year old is skiing.
#CurrentlyReading I Am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall, young adult fiction
This book is really good so far. It is billed as Hatchet meets The Revenant. I have always been fascinated by people living in the Yukon and this book has it all. The MC has to survive in the wilderness with her dog after her dad is killed. No one except one person knows where she is and they won't be back for 8 months.
Early morning #CurrentlyReading list:
Riot Woman: Using Feminist Values to Destroy the Patriarchy by Eleanor C. Whitney ( #nonfiction )
Sirens: The End of the World Has a Sound by Braden Cawthon ( #YALit )
The Color of the Sky is the Shape of the Heart by Chesil, translated by Takami Nieda ( #YA )
Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi is a contemporary young adult book featuring a young girl who is trying to spread her wings after a great trauma. We watch Nigeria grow from the beginning of the book until the end. It was such a rewarding experience watching Nigeria throughout the story. Recommend for all #YALit readers. Was a 5/5 for me.
I went to the library yesterday and picked up some books. I read What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons (#fiction) last night. Short, but it was incredibly good.
Also #reading ...
Bewitched in Oz by Laura J. Burns ( #YALit #fantasy )
Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi (YA)
I am also going to start Reisistance and Hope: Essays by Disabled People (#nonfiction)
Happy reading, all!
#selfpublishing #selfpromo #kidlit #yalit #youngadultbooks #writingcommunity #giftideas
Here’s a trailer for my new book. Please watch it, share it, and maybe even buy it from the links in the bio. I’d very much appreciate it x
Hooray!
After all my waffling about it in the #writingwonders #wordweavers and #writerscoffeeclub groups
You can now pre-order my book here (with music)
https://brokendownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-bridge
Or here (without music)
ebook https://books2read.com/u/3nBzEP
#amwriting #writingcommunity #selfpromo #selfpublishing #kidlit #yalit #fiction #newwriting
"John Hartley is a talented musician who has written and recorded over 200 songs. He has now parlayed his songwriting skills into the gritty realism and rites of passage portrayed in his pacy debut novel. 'The Broken Bottle' is the first volume of a proposed series of books for teenagers and young adults. I strongly recommend this rewarding read." Merric Davidson, Editor, Toppermost.co.uk
“Well that was good. So good I’m going to read it again now I know what happens.” Rob Morgan, A Goldfish Called Regret
“John’s detailed descriptions make it easy to get transported into the story. Great writing.” Esther Ybarrondo
Sophie 
YA Mystery! 
