I attended
KidLitCon this weekend, in beautiful Austin, TX. I arrived to the precon a little late on Friday because I got to gabbing with a friend, but after that my weekend was all about the con.
I grabbed several books, dumped a bag of books I brought to pass on, and got to talking to people! Then, on Saturday, I attended panels on topics such as critical reviewing, diversity, burnout, and middle grade books. I've been thinking a lot of thoughts since then, about what changes I can implement on IBWB. I'm definitely going to start maintaining more lists, per
Lee Wind and
Charlotte.
And honestly, it was just nice to meet people.
Jennifer Donovan, as it turns out, lives close to where I work.
Molly Blaisdell has a book coming out in 2014, PLUMB CRAZY, that sounds right up my alley.
Plus, there's nothing like a group of people that knows each other's blog names better than their real names.
If you have the opportunity to go next year, I highly recommend it.
