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relief & regret
It's OVER--thank God!  I'm just back from the Brooklyn Museum, where I delivered my paper on Mickalene Thomas.  My friend Read more
28 Mar 2009
sigh
I'm having a moment.  OVERLOAD.  A desperate desire to disappear for a while, even though I feel like I'm about Read more
27 Mar 2009
spring forward
I feel like I'm behind *at least* an hour these days...more like a full week!  Tomorrow I give a presentation Read more
25 Mar 2009
the real deal
Here are the stats on diversity in children's literature (taken from the last post's article on the CCBC): "In 1985, Read more
22 Mar 2009
kudos to Kathleen Horning
Please read this article about the important work being done by the librarians at the Cooperative Children's Book Center.  Without Read more
21 Mar 2009
exposure
MANY thanks to Susan who has surrendered BOTH her blogs in order to profile me and my YA novel, A Read more
20 Mar 2009
let's talk radio
Hey, everyone--Shadra's going to be on the radio tomorrow!  Tune in if you can, and if you can't--check the WBAI Read more
19 Mar 2009
beloved community
Woke with a burgeoning migraine today, but couldn't stop myself from checking my usual blogs; found a horrific report of Read more
18 Mar 2009
just deserts
I just ate some chocolate cake (not very good) in order to recover from a difficult job interview earlier today...but Read more
17 Mar 2009
AACBWI
Here's a great event you should know about: the African American Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Conference!  This event will Read more
16 Mar 2009