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Resources for No More Excuses: Dismantling Rape Culture + Podcast Interview with Author Amber J. Keyser
By Libby Stille, Publicist We have some news: we’re launching a podcast! For our first episode, we interviewed Amber J. Keyser, author of No More Excuses: Dismantling Rape Culture, about what teachers, librarians, and everyone else can do to dismantle rape culture.
Two Authors of Feminist Books for Teens on Tour [Guest Post by Amber J. Keyser]
YA author Amber J. Keyser writes about feminist books for teens and her “Feminism and the Female Body” book tour with Elana K. Arnold, author of National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Longlist title What Girls Are Made Of. A shorter version of this post appeared in this week’s Book Riot’s “What’s Up in YA” September 18 […]
Q&A with Pointe, Claw Author Amber J. Keyser
By Alix Reid, editorial director of Carolrhoda Lab On April 1, Carolrhoda Lab will publish Pointe, Claw, a brilliant new novel by Amber Keyser, author of The Way Back from Broken. The story is a tale of magical realism in which two best friends—Jessie, who wants to be a professional ballerina no matter what […]
From Personal Loss to Novel: One Author’s Path (Guest Post by Amber J. Keyser)
Today on the blog, author Amber J. Keyser shares how she began writing The Way Back from Broken, her young adult debut novel. The Way Back from Broken begins with a quote from “The Epigrams of Lusin,” translated by Lin Yutang. Hope is like a road in the country: There was never a road, but when […]
Author Hot Seat: Amber J. Keyser
We were lucky enough to get Amber J. Keyser, author of Sneaker Century: A History of Athletic Shoes and The Way Back from Broken (coming October 2015), in the author hot seat! Below are her answers to questions about her favorite books, her writing process, and the first book she ever authored (teaser: the cover was crocheted!). […]
Author Q&A with Amber J. Keyser
We’re trying something new on the blog! Next Friday, we’ll be posting an author Q&A with Amber J. Keyser, author of Sneaker Century and the YA novel The Way Back from Broken (available 10/1/15). We’d like your help coming up with questions! You can leave them in the comments on this post or tweet us at @lernerbooks […]
Reflections: Teen Lit Con 2019
by Shaina Olmanson, Associate Editorial Director, Twenty-First Century Books On April 27th, Lerner headed to the sixth annual Teen Lit Con, a yearly event put on by Minneapolis/St. Paul area libraries to promote literature, reading and writing, and to connect readers and authors.
One Step Forward…
By Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director of Twenty-First Century Books Women in the Military – Some Background Ideas for TFCB books come to me from such a wide range of venues.