Today's review comes courtesy of Aurora Celeste, a Round 1 panelist for Teen Fantasy and Science Fiction. Appropriately, she blogs at the Young Adult Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, where she reviews a wide range of titles in the genre. Fun Fact: Aurora is an active and award-winning costumer, whose passion is reproducing costumes–mostly sci-fi and fantasy movies and tv shows, …
2012 Nominations Are Closed
Thanks for joining us and nominating your favorite books for the 2012 Cybils! We've got hundreds of nominees that we're still sorting through behind the scenes, and our hardworking Round 1 panelists have already gotten started reading and evaluating. If you're worried about having nominated a book in the wrong category — fear not. We'll figure out where it's supposed …
REVIEW
Mittens at School by Lola M. Schaefer
Our first panelist review of this year's Cybils comes from Round 1 Easy Readers/Short Chapter Books judge Katie Fitzgerald. Katie is a children's librarian and aspiring writer who posts book reviews, themed book lists, and more at Secrets & Sharing Soda. Fun fact: her blog name comes from a line in a Joni Mitchell song. Earlier this year, Katie reviewed …
Tomorrow is the Last Day to Nominate!
You've only got today and tomorrow if you want to nominate a Cybils title as a member of the public–please check out our official nominations post for all the information and links you need. There will be a short period of time after public nominations close while we process nominations from publishers and authors, after which the real work begins! …
Three More Days
…well, really, three-plus, since there's still the rest of today. But my point is, there's not much time left to nominate a book for the Cybils. So check out our posts from the last few days, find some favorite Cybils-worthy titles that haven't yet been nominated, and GO! Join us next week when we start on our regular blog posting …
Nominate These Books!
Yep, we've got a few more lists from panelists who are saying please, PLEASE don't miss these great books when you go to nominate. There are definitely some in here that I'm surprised haven't been nominated yet, so if you've been waiting around for those worthy not-yet-nommed titles, here's what you've been waiting for. Karen Jensen, a Round 1 SFF …
More Nominating Ideas for You
Still wondering what to nominate? There are a lot of Cybils-worthy books out there, and we've got a few more lists for you from panelists who'd love to see them nominated: Amy Uptain, a round 2 judge for nonfiction picture books, has listed some favorite picture books from this past year (fiction and non) at her blog, Hope Is the …
4 More Ways to Show Your Love for Cybils
There are a lot of ways you can show your love for Cybils, from volunteering to helping spread the word via your own blogs and Twitter and such. But one thing we always need more of is MONEY. (Don't we all??) With Cybils, any money we raise goes straight to absolutely vital costs like buying nice commemorative prizes for our …
Some Lists Need Love!
Hello, book lovers! The nominations process is speeding along–after a day or two we worked out most of the kinks in the new nomination form, and people have been coming by and letting us know their favorite titles. BUT–there are still a few categories that need some love (particularly NFMGYA, Poetry, NFPB, and Book Apps), and plenty of great books …
More October Book News
Hey, everyone! Don't forget it's Banned Books Week. This year, there's a national "read-out" on YouTube, featuring videos of supporters reading from favorite banned and challenged books, and talking about their experiences. Read more about it here, and check out the videos here. Also, our NFMGYA chair, Gina Ruiz, just let us know that the group of Latina mom bloggers …