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Emily Stewart

Around the Web: Genre, Point of View, and Grammar

Hello all, and welcome back! This week, I’m sharing one author’s thoughts on genre, a writing resource, and some information about...

Caroline Fernandez

How Long Should A Children's Book Be?

While there is no hard rule for word counts for children’s books there are some general guidelines that can help emerging and experienced...

Emily Stewart

Around the Web: The Giller Longlist, Angélique Lalonde’s Desk, and TikTok Book Sales

Welcome back, readers! With kids heading back to school, many folks are getting busier, but so take this as a reminder to spend a little...

Emily Stewart

Around the Web: Antagonists, a Book Bar, a Dan Brown Mystery, and a Pandemic Reading Survey

Welcome back! This week’s Around the Web post has some advice for writing antagonists, a fun way to include books in a wedding, a strange...

Emily Stewart

Around the Web: Indigenous Voices Awards, LGBTQ Short Stories, Procrastination and Science in Poetry

Hello, readers! This week’s Around the Web has award news, a reading list, some thoughts on procrastination, and a look at science in...

Emily Stewart

Around the Web: Frankfurt Book Fair, Picture Books, Writing Routines, and Top Books of the Year

Hello again, readers! I’ve got an update on the Frankfurt Book Fair this week, as well as some insights into picture books and writing...

Emily Stewart

Around the Web: RIP Eric Carle and Lois Ehlert, Teaching with Comics, and the Lamda Awards

Hello again, and welcome to Around the Web. This week’s we’re paying respects to two titans of children’s literature, looking at comics...

Emily Stewart

Around the Web: A Dinner Party, the Governor General Literary Awards Finalists, and a New Podcast

Hello again, readers! It’s time for our weekly roundup of bookish news and content from across the internet. This week, I’m sharing some...

Emily Stewart

Around the Web: Diversity in Romance, Sci-Fi Stamps, the Library of Congress, and Submission Tips

Hello bookish friends! This week’s Around the Web collects a discussion of diversity in romance books, a look at some sci-fic themed...

Emily Stewart

Around the Web: Bookshelf Styling, Plain Language in Fiction, and Virtual Literary Festivals

Hello again, bookish friends! This week’s web roundup has some rules for bookshelf styling, some thoughts on plain language in fiction, a...