March felt a bit less hectic than February, though I spent a lot of time steadily writing 40 annotations (AKA reviews spanning 250-500 words) for my courses on children’s and young adult literature. I’ve shared a few on the blog over the past two months, but expect more to come! The final big rush of uni assignments for me was March 28. I have a couple more projects due, but I’m feeling pretty relaxed about them. Looking forward to a month of reading and preparing for my summer job! (If you have any recs for babytime or storytime resources, please do leave them in the comments.)
Books Finished
- The Owl Service by Alan Garner
- The ABC’s of LGBT+ by Ash Hardell
- The Price Guide to the Occult by Leslye Walton
- The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore
- Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann
- Shadowplay by Laura Lam
Books Reviewed
- The Price Guide to the Occult by Leslye Walton
- Nightlights by Lorena Alvarez
- The ABC’s of LGBT+ by Ash Hardell
Features
- Dad and I discussed Ready Player One. Like Halliday, my dad came of age in the eighties so he had some fun connections to the story.
Shared on Twitter
Lovely day for a cycle! #vancouver #SpringIsHere #flowers pic.twitter.com/WctlaQlqe2
— Jenna 🧜🏻♀️🐚💦 (@fallingletters) March 11, 2018
Yesterday, for #KidLitWomen, I put together a free pdf of Indigenous women who write for kids/teens. On it, you’ll find @tracisorell, @UrbanNativeGirl, @ltldrum and many others! Print the list and take it with you! Share it with others! https://t.co/61ifpK8e0O pic.twitter.com/92coSJScTM
— Debbie Reese (@debreese) March 11, 2018
Just finished reading this article for my #kidlit course- “Fakelore, Multiculturalism, and the Ethics of Children’s Literature”. Lots of good points re: the problems in ‘adapting’ folklore for children, with particular focus on Indigenous stories. https://t.co/69FNj8Ve58
— Jenna 🧜🏻♀️🐚💦 (@fallingletters) March 17, 2018
👩🏻🌾🌻📚🧝🏾♂️🏔🍂 – I think I‘m like Bilbo in that I have a strong appreciation for the comforts of home, but also a yearning for travel and a bit of adventure… #Tolkien https://t.co/dP0xWCSB8B
— Jenna 🧜🏻♀️🐚💦 (@fallingletters) March 22, 2018
“And because we know you (and we) can’t get enough of these books, we’re delighted to be able to tell you that following In an Absent Dream there will be at least another 4 standalone Wayward Children stories!” 💙💜💙💜 https://t.co/oq6JCX7v4e
— Jenna 🧜🏻♀️🐚💦 (@fallingletters) March 23, 2018
The #Tolkien exhibition at the @bodleianlibs looks more exciting the more info we get! Lovely Japanese-style drawing, and typical #Tolkien to doodle on the back of committee papers! Owlamoo HAS been published before, though… https://t.co/o4sVxdMSot @TolkienSociety @TolkienGuide
— Dr Dimitra Fimi (@Dr_Dimitra_Fimi) March 24, 2018
Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary [I clicked on this to see what it was and I kind of like it…I made this account to join in book chats! That means 5 years of being part of the online book community 😊] pic.twitter.com/0IbZuw9uBt
— Jenna 🧜🏻♀️🐚💦 (@fallingletters) March 28, 2018
😫 Different argument, but is frustrating in the same way last year was frustrating. #CanadaReads https://t.co/Y49MKFEqPr
— Jenna 🧜🏻♀️🐚💦 (@fallingletters) March 29, 2018
The most unique item in my #TolkienCollection is this 1977 journal that has two articles on Tolkien. Published by a local uni, I chanced upon it at @winnipegbooks https://t.co/AyOo1LU36v pic.twitter.com/q6bs345f5W
— Jenna 🧜🏻♀️🐚💦 (@fallingletters) March 30, 2018
Upcoming in April
- 10 Apr. – Publication of Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente (The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy meets Eurovision – how fun does that sound?!)
- 17 Apr. – Publication of A Friendly Town That’s Almost Always by the Ocean by Kir Fox and M. Shelley Coats (I’m not quite sure what’s going on with this middle grade novel but I’ve seen people call it strange like Doctor Who and for kids who are bit young for Welcome to Night Vale…my curiosity is piqued!)
- 28 Apr. – Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon!! I wasn’t able to participate last October, so I’m extra excited for this one. I’m thinking I’ll focus on fun and unusual middle grade speculative fiction, depending on what I can find at the library. Sign up here.
What books, or bookish events, are you looking forward to this month?
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