Now that I'm back from the NJASL conference I can ignore my homework with proper tasks such as blogging, instead of silly, frivolous things like networking and learning about libraries. While being productive seems like a bad idea right now, I can report some of the finds I made at the conference and it will seem like I am accomplishing something. Right?
No, I am not here to detail all the ins and outs of librarianship heretofore unknown to me. I will most likely provide a recap on the Rutgers Association of School Librarians blog where all that professional business belongs. Instead, I will tell you about these two awesome authors I chatted with in the author's alley. The first is Scott Mebus, author of Gods of Manhattan. Sad to say, I have yet to read his book and it is currently not in our collection, but after chatting with him and finding out what an awesome guy he is you betcha his book is going to find its way onto our stacks. Oh, and for the record, I am aware I do not review books that are less than ten years old, but I will post a review when I finish his book. It is on the top of my to-read-after-finishing-Animorphs list (46 books down, only 15.5 left to go!!).
The other author, Christine C. Kaputa, was sitting at the same table as Mebus. She is also pretty remarkable. I didn't get a chance to talk with her for as long as I was able to chat with Mebus, but she also seemed to have a palpable awesome aura about her. Her book, Bad Kitty!, makes two for two not in our collection, but again, I am going to push it to the person responsible for collection development in the children's room (a.k.a. one of my best friends). Christine also offers workshops for young writers and her pamphlet is on top of the pile for summer reading discussion as I type this.
P.s. I have to be honest here, I have a bit of a professional crush on Mebus. I wish I was supremely cool and had a series book deal for middle grade readers. Our little talk inspired me to try and write again during winter break. Fingers crossed I get at least a paragraph!
P.p.s. Christine gets bonus points because her MBA is from Fordham, which is where the boyfriend currently spends all his money in pursuit of his law degree.
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Bad Kitty! was one of the books purchased by the library I did my internship in, and it was one of the most checked-out books for almost three months. That poor book looked disheveled after only four weeks of being in the library. It was definitely a big hit. I'm jealous you got to chat with the author!
Excellent! I am going to definitely push that we get it, just so we can get rid of it in 4 weeks from loving abuse. :)
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