#IMWAYR: An update!

I hope people are having a wonderful holiday season! I don't have any books to review today, but I am a third of the way through a nonfiction graphic novel, Fine: A Comic About Gender by Rhea Ewing. This book pairs Ewing's own experience as a transgender person with insights from their interviews with fifty-six other people, all in the service of trying to describe gender and how it affects our lives. It's excellent so far, and I look forward to reviewing it in full when I finish it!

The Kidlit Lovers' Meetup!

Also, I'm excited to share that our EIGHTH Kidlit Lovers' Meetup is officially scheduled for:

Saturday, January 25
4-5 PM Pacific / 5-6 PM Mountain / 6-7 PM Central / 7-8 PM Eastern
Virtual (via Zoom)

As always, these meetups are a chance for us kidlit book bloggers and readers (and anyone else who wants to join in on the fun) to connect and discuss books, reading, blogging, and more!

I've decided to stop using RSVP forms because it was getting confusing. Instead, sign up for the meetup mailing list so you can get the Zoom link for this meetup and all future meetups as they are scheduled. (You can also click that link to learn more about the meetup format, if you're curious!) Just FYI, this mailing list is different from my mailing list for receiving blog posts.

That's all for now—see you soon! ✨✨

Comments

  1. Jennifer SniadeckiDecember 30, 2024 at 6:43 PM

    Max, Thank you for keeping us up-to-date and together. You rock! Happy Holidays!

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  2. Helen's Book BlogDecember 31, 2024 at 6:14 AM

    Happy New Year Max! See you on the 25th!

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  3. Natalie AguirreJanuary 2, 2025 at 4:42 AM

    Happy New Year Max! Thanks for keeping our kidlit group organized.

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