Lots of fun links to start the week:

• Wonderful article by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo on “the clearance kids,” who especially need to share their stories and find ones to connect with them.
• Looking at religious diversity in YA.
• “Fiction is about problems. It’s not about good decision-making.”
• A reminder that, even though a lot of adults love YA, teen books are for teens and should reflect their reality.
• Why does it matter what a librarian looks like?
• Love so many of these books in the Harvard Book Store’s top 100 list–especially glad to see so many YA/children’s titles!
• I want the Jellicoe Road movie so much.
• Shakespeare in three panels.
• For all of us who spend a lot of time with our keyboards, the history of the typewriter.
• We’re all crushing on Gilbert, right?
• 10 children’s/YA novels that are perennial classics. I remember reading several of these and assuming they were new because they were new to me.
• I loved following along with the SCBWI annual NY conference hashtag and blog, including this recap of Elizabeth Wein’s keynote.
• Dealing with writerly setbacks and having a Plan B.
• Maggie Stiefvater on looking for publishers and what your writing goals might be.
• A look at being on submission, aka more reasons why writing is a game of waiting and hoping.
• The four Ds and Native American YA literature.
• Life on the midlist.
• Bring on the 2014 Battle of the Books!