ON OUR RADAR
- Lionsgate Acquires Film Rights for R.J. Palacio's Wonder via the CBC
- This, That, Both, Neither: The Badging of Biracial Identity in Young Adult Realism at YALSA
- YA Author Maureen Johnson Calls for an End to Gendered Cover Designs with a "Coverflip" Challenge via the CBC
- Racial and gender inequalities in YA literature covered in new issue of YALSA's Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults at American Libraries Magazine
- Historical fiction starring girls at the Horn Book
- Amazing TED talk: “The Danger of a Single Story” by Chimamanda Adichie
- The “Radioactive Energy” of Bullies | An Interview with Meg Medina via SLJ
- Award-Winning Author Fredrick McKissack Dies at 73 via the Brown Bookshelf; also at SLJ; great video interview with Patricia and Frederick via Reading Rockets
- DiversifYA: Michelle Smith – the author of Kingdom Come (May 22) talks about mental illness and stigma. More great interviews here.
