So, you’ve just been appointed or voted on to a fabulous ALSC or YALSA book award committee. Congrats! You have many (many, many) hours of reading, evaluating, and discussion ahead of you. It will surely be one of the most educational and joyful experiences of your professional life. But can you still review titles for […]
On the “perils” of worldbuilding in speculative fiction
Check out this video by Nerdwriter. Around the six-minute mark, he starts making an interesting argument about worldbuilding–specifically about the relative effectiveness of intricate worldbuilding a la George R.R. Martin and J.K. Rowling (generally considered a strength by most readers/reviewers) and the more ambiguous, sparse descriptions that force readers to engage in a more active/interactive […]