A day in the life of a first-round Cybils panelist
As soon as your category chair begins approving nominations, you’re on the library website, putting titles on hold like crazy. You’ll have barely two months to read dozens, maybe even hundreds...
View ArticleStarting the year off with a wee bit of squee!
I woke up this morning all kinds of excited because I knew the Cybils shortlist announcements would be live by the time I peeled my eyelids open here on the West Coast, and I’ve been bursting at the...
View ArticleCybils Call for Judges
I’ve been involved with the Cybils (Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards) on and off for the past eleven years, serving multiple stints as a first-round panelist in Young Adult Fiction,...
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View ArticleCybils Nominations are Open
It’s time! It’s time! Head over to the Cybils Awards to nominate your favorite children’s and YA books published in the past year (between Oct. 16, 2015 and Oct. 15, 2016). You may nominate one book...
View ArticleCybils YA Fiction Nominee Suggestions
Only two more days until the end of the public nomination period for the 2016 Cybils Awards! If you haven’t nominated your favorite books of the year yet, please consider doing so. And if your picks...
View Article2016 Cybils Winners
Did you catch the announcement on Tuesday? Here’s a list of the winners—happy reading! The YA Fiction winner was Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, which I raved about a few weeks ago. The judges write:...
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