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I thought it’d be able to continue blogging while serving on the National Book Award committee for young people’s literature. I thought I’d figure out how to get around reviewing current books and controversies but, the process has gotten real and I can’t do both. The deliberation period is short, and it considers all youth […]
National Book Awards: The Bad News
What I don’t look forward to is not being able to discuss these books, and their writers, with you.
Rising and Resisting in Minneapolis
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