My Day, Monday: The Power of the Graphic Novel

Growing up I had an older brother (still do, actually) who did NOT like to read books. Picking up a book for fun was absolutely unimaginable for him. And then make it a book that was REQUIRED for school? Torture. But it doesn’t mean he didn’t read. His lifeline was comic books. He collected comic

My Day, Monday: Youth Media Awards!

This is an exciting day for book lovers. Today the American Library Association announced the Youth Media Awards at their conference in Atlanta. For those of us with To Be Read book stacks that rival the Empire State Building, it can be an unsettling time. How can I add even one more book to my

My Day, Monday: Eighty Days

My Day, Monday is my chance to let you know what I’m reading, writing, thinking about or…pretty much whatever is in my brain. I’m just getting started on “Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around the World” by Matthew Goodman. This adult, non-fiction offering looking back at a breathtaking around the world