{"id":2213,"date":"2019-03-20T07:46:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T11:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/?p=2213"},"modified":"2026-01-02T08:18:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:18:36","slug":"blink-authors-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/blink-authors-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Blink Authors in Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TOME-Con-Blink-Peeps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2214\" src=\"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TOME-Con-Blink-Peeps-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several Blink authors made the Tome Literacy Society\u2019s It List this year and attended Tome Con along with approximately 1,800 teachers, students, and media specialists. Tome Con, held at the University of North Georgia in Gainesville, Georgia, includes student competitions, an annual It List of children\u2019s and young adult literature, book club activities, curriculum materials for educators, and an annual conference for both students and educators.<\/p>\n<p>Blink books on the It List this year included: <a href=\"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/books\/solo\/\"><em>Solo\u00a0<\/em>by Kwame Alexander<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/books\/in-27-days\/\"><em>In 27 Days\u00a0<\/em>by Alison Gervais<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/books\/the-thing-with-feathers\/\"><em>The Thing with Feathers\u00a0<\/em>by McCall Hoyle<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/books\/it-started-with-goodbye\/\"><em>It Started with Goodbye\u00a0<\/em>by Christina June<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/books\/losing-brave\/\"><em>Losing Brave\u00a0<\/em>by Bailee Madison and Stefne Miller<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/books\/toward-secret-sky\/\"><em>Toward a Secret Sky <\/em>by Heather Maclean<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/blinkyabooks.com\/books\/lost-girl-astor-street\/\"><em>The Lost Girl of Astor Street\u00a0<\/em>by Stephanie Morrill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The conference was an absolute blast. 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