The Cybils winners have been announced! Go check out the list! Now that the winners are official, I get to post my reviews. (I should make explicit that these are my thoughts, not necessarily those of my committee.) It was rather a violent, f-bomb-ridden set of YA Fantasy & Sci-Fi finalists … Continue reading
Happy New Year! Of course, my favorite part of today is checking out the Cybils finalists. Please go peruse. My YA fantasy & science fiction list is more of a surprise this year than usual. For one thing, Daughter of Smoke and Bone isn’t a finalist! Really thought I had … Continue reading
I’m so honored/excited/bouncing up and down to be on the Cybils for my 4th year. Like last year, I’m on the YA Fantasy & Science Fiction 2nd round. Congrats to my fellow SFF round 2s: Anne Levy Cybils Aurora Celeste YASFF Blog Kimberly Francisco STACKED Julie Jurgens Hi Miss Julie … Continue reading
Ever since the Cybils ended, I kept thinking I’d go back and review all the books I read for the Science Fiction & Fantasy panel. But it’s been like a month now, and I’m clearly not going to do that. (Note to self: next year, review as I go, even … Continue reading
I apologize for being slow on the posting; it’s been a rough week. But yay! Cybils winners! The fabulous YA Fantasy & Science Fiction panel chose… Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry, the most deliciously brainy* zombie book you ever thought you didn’t want to read because you’re not into … Continue reading
And we have finalists! (Actually, we did a few days ago, but I’m a bit behind on the posting.) The YA Fantasy & Science Fiction finalists are: Brain Jack, by Brian Falkner Guardian of the Dead, by Karen Healey Plain Kate, by Erin Bow Pod, by Stephen Wallenfels Rot & … Continue reading
Nominations for the Cybils open at midnight tonight — or what you might call “October 1.” One nomination per person, per category. But that’s a lot of categories! Bring us your favorite children’s & YA, fiction & non-fiction & poetry, genre and… can something really have no genre? Must have … Continue reading
I’ve been keeping a lid on it, but I can finally announce that I’m back for my 3rd year of Cybils goodness, this time as a Round II judge for the Teen/YA Science Fiction & Fantasy panel! *does a little dance of joy* Confused? The Cybils are the Children’s and … Continue reading
Now that the Cybils winners are all official ‘n stuff, I can review the finalists from the Middle Grade Fantasy & Science Fiction category. Here they are, in one speedy blowout: The Prince of Fenway Park, Julianna Baggott Check this premise, people: the famous Curse on the Red Sox is … Continue reading
For the last month I’ve been reading middle grade fantasy & science fiction and discussing it with my fellow panelists, but I couldn’t blog about any of it. Now the winners are official! Yay! Our Middle Grade F & SF winner is a sequel, Dreamdark: Silksinger by Laini Taylor. I … Continue reading
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