The Cybils nominations started today, and as the organizer for the Fiction Picture Book category, I’ve already processed more than thirty titles! I haven’t made more than a few submissions myself because other people have been naming my favorite books. But that’s really fine with me, so long as we’re getting quality books in the judging. The process is so smooth this year, thanks mostly to the database design of Sheila Ruth. Now when you nominate a book, you can see immediately if it is already on the list. The nominations are contained in a nice little box, so you can scroll through them and you can see the book covers. If all this weren’t enough, the nomination form feeds right into the form for the organizers and panelists so we can keep track of the titles. Excellent!At Booklights today, I have a recap of the National Book Festival, information about the Cybils, and some blog highlights from Banned Books Week. I already have a comment on the banned books aspect, which is making me wonder whether I should have censored my post. Oh, the irony.
KidlitCon09 is coming together quite nicely, with a list of about eighty participants, including representatives from Candlewick, Tor Books, and HarperCollins. On Friday, we have tours scheduled at the Library of Congress, the main building and the children’s center. I already have about thirty people ready to meet for dinner that evening near the hotel. Saturday, October 17th, is filled with interesting sessions, a Meet-the-Author time, a cocktail hour, a nice dinner, and a charity raffle. Sunday is looking like an informal Twitter breakfast and a field trip to the independent bookstore Hooray for Books, located in charming Old Town Alexandria, where I am working on a book reading and signing session. It’s going to be a great weekend that you should not miss.Besides, after this Washington Post article about the importance of online marketing of your own book and Cheryl Klein’s post about how she signed Sara Lewis Holmes because of her blog, you have to ask yourself if you can afford not to invest in learning more about blogging, social media, and online presence. Register now.
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I'm going to have to follow your link to the Post article -- I think I saw a reference to it somewhere yesterday online. Very interesting stuff, and I need to learn way more than I do (for a client who is a lawyer, not an author!) about online marketing and increasing his presence and, therefore, his business. I'm a bit concerned about the new FTC rules and how that will impact online life.
As a former picture book reader to my own girls, I'm always interested in what's going on in the world of books, so will want to look at your nominations. (Besides, my nice and newphew each had sons within the past 15, 16 months, and we're busy building their collections. it has been tons of fun and your list will give me some ideas. I'm also putting together book lists for a friend with a much younger daughter than I have. Current rec: Runt Farm: Under New Management, with great drawings (I like what the author named parts of the farm, where the stray animals live to form their own "family," especially Puddlefoot Pond.) Good vocabulary too. What other book has a glossary of terms in the back that includes "scalawag?"
On to following your links. I have lists to compile!
I have to admit that, even though they're probably never to be considere fine literature, I have an inordinate fondness for the Berenstain Bears books: (www.randomhouse.com/kids/berenstainbears/) books. And I love, love, love "Each Peach Pear Plum" by the Ahlbergs. (www.amazon.com/Each-Peach-Pear-Picture-Puffins/dp/014050639X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254926252&sr=8-1)
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