pick“Stories retold are stories remade.“ Jane Yolen takes the characters of the Baba Yaga story, creates a modern family, and tells the story in verse. It's a journey to find one's own voice, strength, and truth. It is beautiful. Magical. And this will definitely be one that I read again and again. So glad I found this one at #readercon last week!
I went to #readercon with a couple of friends today. We‘re in a book club together — theoretically (we meet “sporadically” but have been friends for over 15 years). We attended panels about womanhood, disability, mental health, & Otherness in speculative fiction. I listened to Catherynne Valente read one of her brilliant short stories; then, she signed a book for me. Afterwards, we hit up the beach. What a goddamn fantastic day. 🥰💖📖📚🌊☀️
Is anyone going to #ReaderCon in Boston this coming weekend? I don‘t really have the time but this program is seriously tempting me.
Most anticipated events:
*Readings by CAT VALENTE (😍) & Austin Grossman
*The Shirley Jackson Awards
*”The Horrors of Being Female”
*”Renovating the Haunted House”
*”Carrying the Albatross” (depictions of mental health in fiction)
*”Picture Book Storytime for All Ages”
(Other talks I‘d love to see conflict 😭)
Who is at #ReaderCon?? My amazing cousin and author, @DaxAeterna will be there AND Larry Smith Booksellers will have copies of her book A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams! Go find her if you want a bookmark and to talk about cats 😍 find her on IG too (same handle)! #indieauthors #newauthors #upandcoming #authorinthefamily
#Readercon day 3 #bookhaul (I had to exercise restraint. Hence the small pile.)
I met Michael Ford Thomas today and won a copy Lily, which he signed! 😁 #readercon
So excited about some of these! Got some great freebies and a couple of signed copies!
#Readercon #bookhaul
Our #bookhaul from #Readercon one year ago today! Excited for this year's!! @JReid
In thinking about Hex recently, I remembered a this tweet from nearly a year ago shortly after meeting Thomas Olde Heuvelt at #Readercon. It got buried on my TBR list but I may need to check it out soon. @kcurtin
"It is not to be factually relied on." Love it! #readercon
