Author Interviews
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December 04, 2024
Carter Higgins has worn many hats: author, illustrator, animator, graphic designer, JLG librarian—when does she rest?!
Get ready to learn more about Carter’s experience as a librarian who used JLG’s collection development services, her knack for storytelling, and her advice for creators…
Add Carter’s JLG Selections Some of These Are Snails and Round and Round the Year We Go to your monthly book box! ...
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September 10, 2024
In this special Author Q & A, we’ll learn more about how Jane Addams’ legacy is still impactful today, how the contributions of Hull House laid the foundation for social work, and Marlene Targ Brill’s advice for writers. ...
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June 28, 2024
Happy PRIDE, everyone! This June, we were able to chat with K. Ancrum, author of the JLG Selection Icarus, featured in our Mystery High Plus category—perfect for readers grades 9 and up. In this author feature, you’ll learn about K.’s art background, the support she offers to her communities, and why she writes for her YA queer audience:...
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April 23, 2024
Maggie Smith: Poet. Loving mother. NYT Bestselling author. Past copy editor at JLG—wait, what?! In our newest blog post, you’ll learn more about why Maggie keeps receiving Harry Potter fan mail, her advice for aspiring authors, and how she keeps life poetic. You’ll even get a sneak peek at her newest projects and learn the heartwarming inspiration behind her upcoming JLG Gold Standard Selection, My Thoughts Have Wings. ...
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February 29, 2024
Take ten minutes out of your day to learn more about how Boston Weatherford and her artistically talented son, Jeffery Boston Weatherford, collaborate and co-author projects, the advice she has for Black students experiencing erasure in their histories, and how critical fabulation can help strengthen librarian’s curation efforts. Ultimately, you’ll learn of Boston Weatherford’s dedication to the African American experience and her anti-racist writing that explores a balance of empathy and activism:
“I don’t think there needs to be that dichotomy or tension between writing about Black trauma or joy—they are both very real and we don’t have to choose one or the other. The tension is real; we carry it within us. We have a right to joy, but we also need justice, which means being true to our pasts and exposing injustices.” ...
