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Posted by: Neely Tucker
This is the final guest post by Jason Reynolds, who is concluding his third term as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. FIVE WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE (a farewell newsletter) SEE YOU SOON. This is not the same as, See you later. I repeat, this is not the same as, See you later. “See …
Posted in: Kids, Library Work and Employees, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Writers
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, is back from summer break. It’s been a long time and I apologize for my absence. But I’ve been writing and reading and thinking, and reading some more, and writing some more. Oh, and sweating. I’ve been doing so much sweating, thanks to the swelter of …
Posted in: National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Writers
Posted by: Neely Tucker
You know what I’ve been thinking about lately? Awards. Maybe that’s because we’re in the midst of awards season in the entertainment industry, the Oscars and Grammys having just recently taken place. And every year, during this time, I’m glued to the television, watching people get nominated for their talent. And every year, I watch …
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Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, is back with his first newsletter of 2022.
Posted in: Books, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Writers
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, devotes his June newsletter to the mysteries of doing the laundry.
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Posted by: Neely Tucker
DC Chief Creative Officer and Publisher Jim Lee joins a conversation about superheroes and publishing for Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.
Posted in: Asian American, Comics, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Writers
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, writes in this newsletter about his fears of audiences not liking his books.
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Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, checks in with his April 2021 newsletter.
Posted in: National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Poetry, Writers
Posted by: Neely Tucker
My mother is 75. And that means a lot. It means she’s lived over 27,000 days, which is a whole bunch of days. It means she remembers when watching television was for fancy people—a luxury. Same as running water. And electricity. She remembers the civil rights movement, the March on Washington, the death of Dr. …
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