Blog Trail Archive

  • What I love more than anything else is discovering new books, especially when they come completely out of the blue – and there is no place quite like ALA for […]

    Yurtscope: ALA midwinter 2013 discoveries

    What I love more than anything else is discovering new books, especially when they come completely out of the blue – and there is no place quite like ALA for […]

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  • Links from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – The 2013 Edgar Award Nominees! – Game of Thrones: molding the book into a series <– AUTHOR TALK – Kathryn […]

    The weekly web ramble (1/18)

    Links from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – The 2013 Edgar Award Nominees! – Game of Thrones: molding the book into a series <– AUTHOR TALK – Kathryn […]

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  • Links from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – The Atlantic Wire has YA to watch for in early 2013 – Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling <– AUTHOR TALK – […]

    The weekly web ramble (1/11)

    Links from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – The Atlantic Wire has YA to watch for in early 2013 – Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling <– AUTHOR TALK – […]

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  • [W00T: a expression of joy after a triumph (or an obvious victory).] The alchemy of fan joy remains a mystery – it’s a highly subjective business – but sadly for me […]

    The W00t list 2012

    [W00T: a expression of joy after a triumph (or an obvious victory).] The alchemy of fan joy remains a mystery – it’s a highly subjective business – but sadly for me […]

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  • What is the Over/Under of 2012, you ask? Why it’s a new annual series where we at The Yurt ask some of our favorite book peeps to espouse their 2012 […]

    Welcome to The Over/Under of 2012

    What is the Over/Under of 2012, you ask? Why it’s a new annual series where we at The Yurt ask some of our favorite book peeps to espouse their 2012 […]

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  • Links from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – Blogger Faz Meadows takes on the YA/UF/PNR “bad boy” paradigm <– AUTHOR TALK – Sarah Rees Brennan shares her hilarious […]

    The weekly web ramble (12/21)

    Links from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – Blogger Faz Meadows takes on the YA/UF/PNR “bad boy” paradigm <– AUTHOR TALK – Sarah Rees Brennan shares her hilarious […]

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  • Links from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – Library books to help kids talk about the Newtown tragedy <– AUTHOR TALK – Lemony Snicket dons a trenchcoat – […]

    The weekly web ramble (12/14)

    Links from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – Library books to help kids talk about the Newtown tragedy <– AUTHOR TALK – Lemony Snicket dons a trenchcoat – […]

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  • 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 […]

    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 […]

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  • Links from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – John Green shares a quick rant about e-book pricing – 31 debut authors share the best writing advice they ever […]

    The weekly web ramble (11/30)

    Links from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – John Green shares a quick rant about e-book pricing – 31 debut authors share the best writing advice they ever […]

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  • Links from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – Publishers Weekly has made their picks for the best books of 2012 <– AUTHOR TALK – Saundra Mitchell responds to the latest article […]

    The weekly web ramble (11/9)

    Links from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – Publishers Weekly has made their picks for the best books of 2012 <– AUTHOR TALK – Saundra Mitchell responds to the latest article […]

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