I’ve always been of the mind that getting your book on a list-any list-is always a good thing.
Even this one: American Library Association Peddles Garbage to Teens by “Mommy Life.” I find the fact that SAY THE WORD was used as one of the 5 examples (out of the 90 books on YALSA’s BBYA list) exciting in a twisted sort of way ( Read more... )

I am so happy to announce that SAY THE WORD made YALSA's 2010 BBYA list along with novels written by so many friends, 2k7-ers, and fellow LJ-ers like Rosemary Clement-Moore (Highway to Hell) Jo Knowles (Jumping Off Swings) L.K. Madigan (Flash Burnout) Mary Pearson (The Miles Between) Maggie Stiefvater (Lament and Shiver!) Siobhan Vivian (Same ( Read more... )

YESSS! Shawna Gallagher made her way onto YALSA's list of nominees for Best Book for Young Adults:

Garsee, Jeannine. SAY THE WORD. Bloomsbury. 2009. 978-1-59990-333-0. $16.99. After her estranged mother dies, Shawna Gallagher refuses to accept her dysfunctional home life and attempts to make peace with her mother’s lesbian lover.

And just look ( Read more... )