Last year I got up to 35 books, of an aim of 50. Not too shabby considering I read a lot of book submissions for the day job. So being able to carve this time out felt like a blessing especially since I did get in a chunk of poetry in 2021 as well. Here are some books that stood out for me in 2021. Hope you see some faves or some new ones to add to your own list.
Read moreFave Reads of 2020 (#Bestof2020)
I had drafted this list in late 2020, but hadn’t gotten a chance to finish it. Better late than never, no? My 2020 fave reads included books by Danielle Evans, C. Pam Zhang, Akwaeke Emezi, Jerry Craft, Varian Johnson, Samantha Mabry, Natalia Sylvester, and more!
Read more@WriteOnCon's Mid-Winter PitchFest 2013
WriteOnCon's mid-winter PitchFest starts in one week. Sign up, post pitches, cross fingers since at least a dozen agents will be on the hunt for new YA and/or MG titles to potentially represent.
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