Remember those amazing panelist roundtables we posted to the blog a couple of years ago? Today, we’re kicking off a new set of Q&As with our panelists, complete with a fresh new title. Okay, well, it’s not new so much as “borrowed” from Stephen Colbert’s “Better Know a District” feature, but hey–immature artists copy, mature ones steal, right? Or something.
Anyway, our NFPB category organizer Jone MacCulloch (Check It Out) asked her Round I judges the following question:
What nonfiction book would YOU like to write if you had the chance?
Karen Terlecky, Literate Lives: a picture book about Jackson, Wyoming
Amanda Goldfuss, ACPL Mock Sibert: a book about animals in space travel
Abby Johnson, Abby (the) Librarian: a biography of Ted Fujita, the scientist who developed the Fujita scale for measuring the intensity of tornadoes
Carol Wilcox, Carol’s Corner: a book about guide dog puppies and a photo essay about foster kids
Shirley Duke, Simply Science: a book on mollusks and adaptations
Doret Canton, Happy Nappy Bookseller: a book on art as it relates to self-expression
Jone: a biography of Benjamin Rush
Today, the Cybils; tomorrow, the publishing world? Perhaps. Thanks to our Round I NFPB judges for letting us get to know them a little better!
–Sarah Stevenson, blog editor