2012 Sonderbooks Stand-outs: Fiction for Adults
Let’s face it. The reason I split my Sonderbooks Stand-outs into so many categories is because I have so many favorites. My “other” favorite book of the year was Midnight…
Search Results for: stand-out authors
10 Posts
Top 100 Picture Book Writers and Illustrators – #5 Kevin Henkes
It’s been three months since I last posted on the Top 100 Writers and Illustrators from Betsy Bird’s Polls at her Fuse #8 Blog. I’ve recently been posting features about…
Review of The Bletchley Riddle, by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin Viking, 2024. 394 pages. Review written January 2, 2025, from my own copy, sent to me by the publisher. Starred Review…
Be a Cybils Judge!
It’s that time of year! Time to apply to be a Cybils judge! What are the Cybils Awards? Well, the award started as Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards…
Winners Galore!
It’s Book Award Season! I’m doing a program to highlight some of my favorite books from 2021 that have been honored with awards this year, as well as highlighting the…
Review of Blackout
Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon performed by Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Dion Graham, Imani Parks, Jordan Cobb, Shayna Small, A. J.…
Celebrating 20 Years of Sonderbooks: Favorites from 2005
This month, I’m celebrating 20 years of writing Sonderbooks! I’m looking back at all my Sonderbooks Stand-outs posts of each year and highlighting the books I still remember with great…
Celebrating 20 Years of Sonderbooks: Favorites from 2004
This month, it’s been 20 years since I began writing Sonderbooks! To celebrate, I’m doing 20 posts reminiscing about my favorite books I read each year. So far, it’s been…
Celebrating 20 Years of Sonderbooks: Favorites from 2003
This month I’m celebrating 20 years of writing Sonderbooks by looking back at some of my favorite books I’ve read over the years, the ones that have stood out among…
Review of A Phoenix First Must Burn, edited by Patrice Caldwell
A Phoenix First Must Burn Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope edited by Patrice Caldwell Viking, 2020. 354 pages. Review written December 7, 2020, from a library…