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Guest Post by Austin Author Varian Johnson This is the fourth week in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations of wonderful new and classic picture books to read, visit bookpeople.com. Previous posts in this series: … Continue reading Varian Johnson: A Better World
Guest Post by Austin Author Varian Johnson This is the fourth week in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations of wonderful new and classic picture books to read, visit bookpeople.com. Previous posts in this series: … Continue reading Varian Johnson: Diversity for Our Youngest Readers
~post by BookPeople's Children's Book Buyer, Meghan G. I am thrilled to announce the launch of BookPeople's Modern First Library initiative. Under the banner of this program, we will be featuring a broad range of books, new and old, that we think belong on the shelves of the very youngest readers. BookPeople is committed to … Continue reading Introducing BookPeople’s Modern First Library
~post by Meghan G. As we have mentioned, Varian Johnson is awesome because he is going to be personalizing any pre-orders we get for his new book, The Great Greene Heist. PLUS, BookPeople is able to exclusively offer signed copies of The Kelsey Job, a prequel to The Great Greene Heist along with these personalized … Continue reading More Reasons Why Varian Johnson Is Awesome!
Austin author Varian Johnson has promised to SIGN & PERSONALIZE every single copy of The Great Greene Heist pre-ordered through BookPeople! That's not all! You'll also received a SIGNED BOOKMARK and a SIGNED COPY of The Kelsey Job, the short prequel to The Great Greene Heist! This offer is being made exclusively to BookPeople customers. We ship worldwide! … Continue reading Varian Johnson Is Awesome. Here’s Why.
The Austin Teen Book Festival, taking place on October 1st, 2011 10am – 5pm at the Palmer Events Center, is a FREE festival with the mission of connecting teens with authors of books for teens. Panels of authors will discuss a wide variety of topics, sign their books, and celebrate all things teen fiction. To … Continue reading I (Heart) the Austin Teen Book Festival (and FUN!)
The Austin Teen Book Festival, taking place on October 1st, 2011 10am – 5pm at the Palmer Events Center, is a FREE festival with the mission of connecting teens with authors of books for teens. Panels of authors will discuss a wide variety of topics, sign their books, and celebrate all things teen fiction. To … Continue reading Real Life is Messy: Varian Johnson Tackles the Real World at the Austin Teen Book Festival
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