The weekly web ramble (12/7)

Links from the web jungle

WEB OF INTEREST –>

– Kirkus Reviews has made their picks for the best children’s books of 2012

– Guillermo del Toro on telling stories for children

– Take a look what’s coming from Strange Chemistry in 2013

<– AUTHOR TALK

Kristin Cashore shares pictures of her book being made

Sarah Rees Brennan unveils what she’s writing next

Ilona Andrews tackles gender in YA

Seanan McGuire on what Disney princesses and UF heroines have in common

Tansy Rayner Roberts unpacks “authentic” sexism in fantasy

WEB READS –>

– Check out an excerpt from Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs

– Read an excerpt from Deviant by Helen FitzGerald

– Check out an excerpt from The Almost Truth by Eileen Cook

– Read an excerpt from The Rise of Ransom City by Felix Gilman