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Children’s Literature from the Balkans
How many books for children or young adults have you read that happen in any of the countries in the Western Balkans? How many of them...

Marija Todorova
Sep 29, 20225 min read


CFP: Postcolonial Children’s & YA Fantasy
CALL FOR PAPERS Postcolonial Children’s & YA Fantasy Special Issue of The Lion and the Unicorn Guest Editors: Naomi Wood, Kansas State...

Anuja Madan
Sep 22, 20223 min read


Consent, Rape Culture, and Reproductive Justice in Rachel Smythe’s Lore Olympus
[Content Warning: This post contains discussion of sexual assault.] On June 23, 2022, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe vs....

Corinne Matthews
Sep 20, 20226 min read


From Natural Resources to Cultural Artefacts: Coming of Age in David Almond’s Clay & Bone Music
This blog post was written as part of the research project Constructing Age for Young Readers (CAFYR), led by Vanessa Joosen at the...

Emma-Louise Silva
Sep 13, 20224 min read


An Interview with Translator Takami Nieda
With this post we welcome Takami Nieda, translator of the award-winning debut novel by Chesil: The Color of the Sky is the Shape of the...

Tanja Nathanael
Sep 6, 20227 min read


Chesil’s The Color of the Sky is the Shape of the Heart: a review
The Color of the Sky is the Shape of the Heart (2022) explores a young teen’s journey through crisis as she protests her treatment as...

Tanja Nathanael
Sep 6, 20224 min read


“Never Forget”: Panel Discussion on Children’s Lit & Historical Revisionism in the Philippines
September 18-24, 2022 is Banned Books Week. Established in 1982 by the American Library Association, Banned Books Week is an annual...

Lara Saguisag
Sep 1, 20223 min read
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