30 July

YALSA and Blink partner to promote Teen Read Week

For Immediate Release Wed, 07/24/2013 Contact: Jaclyn Finneke Communications Manager Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 312-280-2128 jfinneke@ala.org Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) announces that Blink, a new young adult…

17 July

Flash Flying

The lovely folks at BLINK asked me to write a blog post, but I am SO not a blogger. So I decided to do something a little different. I’m going to introduce one of the characters from Running Lean, sixteen-year-old…

16 July

Thirst. Fathers. Hope.

  I was recently in prison. Speaking. It was quite an experience speaking to so many young inmates. I’d estimate a hundred 17-24s single-filed into a very secure recreation hall. Take away the orange jumpsuits and the guards and I…