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@media only screen and (max-width:1025px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:!important;}}What’s On Your Booklist?

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@media only screen and (max-width:1025px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:!important;}}Your Top 10 Favourite Reads

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Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie books made an immeasurable contribution to the field of children literature. They are also littered with bigoted and racist language and attitudes. Also interesting is that many literary sleuths believe that the series was at least partially ghostwritten by Wilder’s daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, who was a prolific and best selling author and one of the founders of the Libertarian movement.

A division of the American Library Association voted unanimously Saturday to strip Laura Ingalls Wilder’s name from a major children’s literature award over concerns about how the author referred to Native Americans and blacks.The Association for Library Service to Children says the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award will now be known as the Children’s Literature Legacy Award.

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Question is, did Doyle become a detective after writing one, or was he a detective first?

It was one of the most sensational crimes—and most scandalous wrongful convictions—of the 20th century, a case that would be known as the Scottish Dreyfus affair. It involved a savage murder, stolen jewels, an international manhunt and a wily maidservant who went to her grave knowing far more about the killing than she would ever disclose.Even more remarkably, it involved the world’s foremost writer of detective fiction, playing real-life detective on a case in which the stakes could scarcely be higher—a case, he wrote, that was a “disgraceful frame-up, in which stupidity and dishonesty played and equal part.”

Source: The Time Arthur Conan Doyle Helped Solve a Real Murder Case

NPR is running it’s summer reader poll, and this time, it’s about the scariest books you’ve read. I’m nominating DARKDEEP, a new series by Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs. UNCANNY has received nominations, too, I’m told. [Not that I’m hinting or anything.

Laurie Halse Anderson, who embodies the best of what YA literature can do for teen readers, is releasing a memoir about her own sexual assault. To call this book important would like calling the sun a campfire.

“I lost my voice for a very long time after I was raped,” says Anderson. “I lost my self, too. Shout is a poetry tapestry that shares the darkness of my silent years and shows how writing helped me speak up. Shout is a declaration of war against rape culture and a celebration of survival.”

Source: SPEAK Author Laurie Halse Anderson Announces Memoir of Sexual Assault Survival

Want a sneak-peak of future Lee&Low books? They’re hosting a free online showcase. Psst. Writers out there–this is a great way to see how editors pitch books that they are passionate about.

Join Lee & Low Books editors for a showcase of our 2018 books! Whether you’re a parent, teacher, librarian, or bookseller, this webinar will help you discover great new books to diversify your shelves. Catch newly released spring titles that you won’t want to miss, and get a sneak peek at our fall books. This one-hour webinar will include picture books, middle grade, and young adult titles.Date: Thursday, June 14, 2018Time: 3:00 PM EDT/12:00 PM PDTHow to Join: You can register here.

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Great news from the powerhouse Austin SCBWI!

Congratulations to Aimee Thomas, who has won Austin SCBWI’s 2018 Cynthia Leitich Smith Writing Mentor Award! Plus, our mentor Jennifer Ziegler has decided to expand her mentorship to include an Honor recipient, Amy Bearce. Aimee receives a year’s mentorship with Jennifer, including one full manuscript critique. Amy receives one full manuscript critique.“Coming to a decision was tough!” said Jennifer. “Every entry swept me up, intrigued me with its premise, and had me rooting for its characters. In the end I chose two manuscripts I felt would benefit the most from my experiences and expertise.”

Source: Texas: Austin | 2018 Cynthia Leitich Smith Writing Mentor Awards Chosen