tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post2524946335377397924..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): KidLitCon 2014: A Retrospective, Part II - Reflections on Floating HeadsSarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-26587342279889265162014-10-29T11:38:01.528-07:002014-10-29T11:38:01.528-07:00@Charlotte: THANK YOU for confirming that was actu...<b>@Charlotte</b>: THANK YOU for confirming that was actually said. I know we were somewhat brain dead from sitting in a dimmed room - but I swear I feel like I'm the only one who remembers what was said - and maybe it's MY FAULT for not standing up and saying, "Hey! PROVE IT," when she said what she did, but a.) I am rarely articulate upon the moment and b.) I really do better in writing, and c.) I kept waiting for her to clarify what she meant... and then she went on to something else. And I wondered if I'd misunderstood.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/64261-science-fiction-fantasy-2014-how-multicultural-is-your-multiverse.html" rel="nofollow">ESPECIALLY with a fairytale retelling</a> or a fantasy story, it's a shame to not let the imagined be diverse, and I do think that because it doesn't look like "oh, same old slavery story," that Ms. Jewell's book is going to fly off of shelves.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-16481603777099582612014-10-28T14:04:12.074-07:002014-10-28T14:04:12.074-07:00Yeah, when I heard Shannon say that about the pape...Yeah, when I heard Shannon say that about the paperback not selling as well....all the other things that could have come into play kicked in (like her fans having bought in hardcover, the hardcover being more viscerally attractive to the book lover (in my opinion), the paperback looking like Serious Historical Fiction, the hardcover having not sold as well as hoped and so little marketing for the paperback....all those other things. <br /><br />Now Jewell Parker Rhodes' new book has a cover with a lovely black girl and the whole design has kid appeal to spare, and she's a major author and her publisher seems to be behind the book (we got sent copies!) and it looks like fantasy in our world, and not like it is historical fiction (about, say, slavery) and so should appeal to the kids who want that, and it hasn't been out in any other edition...and so I am really really curious to see if it will sell well! <br /><br />And I hope it does.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750715350958105088noreply@blogger.com