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On a Rainy, Mary Oliver Morning…

22.08.2010

Lately, I’ve been drawn to re-reading Mary Oliver’s poems. Maybe drawn is too subtle. Pulled with a force that is both unknown and a touch frightening is more accurate. My old copy of her New and Selected Poems (Beacon Press, 1992) opens on its own to several poems. The spine is cracked at “Morning Poem,” [...]

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The Tug of War Between Literary and Commercial…

05.08.2010

There’s been some talk lately around the kid lit blogs about literary fiction versus commercial. Although nearly impossible to define—and let’s not forget how subjective that definition would be as well—literary fiction is perceived to be more quiet, lyrical, and character driven, where commercial fiction is plot driven. Fine. But is one better than the [...]

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Happy (Reading) New Year!

01.01.2010

I’m not good at updating my reading list (as you can probably tell). The holiday time is when I treat myself to new books. Yes, I buy books other times, too, but at Christmas I get the books I really have been wanting and had put off. I hound brick & mortar stores, online stores, [...]

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Can Children’s Writers Learn from Books for Adults?

20.12.2009

I love to read. I wish I had endless time to do so, but I don’t. That means I tend to go first for what I like or for books that grab me. I’m not good at reading something I should read if I can’t get interested in it. Classic reader’s guilt, I suppose. (However, [...]

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