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“Who Needs A Story Like This?” An Editor’s Take on Fugly by Claire Waller

by Amy Fitzgerald, Editorial Director, Carolrhoda Books Two years ago, when literary agent Allison Hellegers sent me Fugly, a young adult novel about a teen who channels her weight-centered self-loathing into internet trolling, my first thought was “Ugh. No thank you.”Read more

NoNieqa Ramos on Coming Out in YA Literature

by Amy Fitzgerald, Editorial Director, Carolrhoda Books In honor of National Coming Out Day on October 11, I talked to author NoNieqa Ramos about LGBTQA+ advocacy and representation in YA literature.Read more

Inclusivity that Doesn’t Pigeonhole Own Voices Writers

by Amy Fitzgerald, Editorial Director, Carolrhoda We’ve heard the buzzwords: “diversity,” “inclusivity,” “own voices,” “mirrors and windows.” And we’ve seen some heartening progress in movements to open up children’s publishing to authors with a wider range of backgrounds.Read more

NoNieqa Ramos on Decolonizing YA Literature

Today, we have a guest post from NoNieqa Ramos.Read more

Author Interviews

Interview with Cardslinger Author M.G. Velasco and Agent Dawn Frederick

by Amy Fitzgerald, Associate Editorial Director, Carolrhoda Novels Amy: Dawn, tell me about the “gong show for authors” that led to you discovering M. G.Read more

Real-World Anchors in A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity

We asked author Nicole Valentine to talk about her love for “Easter eggs” and reveal a few from her debut middle-grade novel A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity.Read more

Author Interviews

Interview with Castle of Lies Author Kiersi Burkhart

By Amy Fitzgerald, Associate Editorial Director, Carolrhoda Novels Where did the idea for this epic tale start?Read more

Some of Our Most Talked-About Titles in 2018: Part 1

Greg Hunter, the Associate Editorial Director for Graphic Universe, and Amy Fitzgerald, the Associate Editorial Director for Carolrhoda Novels, have stopped by the blog to share a few notes about some of their most talked-about titles for this year. So, without further ado, here they are!Read more

The Three Stages of Editing a Novel

By Amy Fitzgerald, Associate Editorial Director, Carolrhoda Novels There’s no one right way to edit a book, but when I tackle a middle-grade or YA novel, I usually divide my editorial process into three stages. Each stage calls for a different skillset, a different way of looking at the story. Here are some of the […]Read more

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