Brilliant and opinionated Lisa von Drasek joins me to talk about Kerlan Collection, the Caldecott and Newbery Awards, and much more. Lisa tries not to get roped into my shenanigans of wildly speculating about award outcomes, and only partially succeeds. And, we share a passion for a certain upcoming book about zombies.

PS: I almost definitely said the date of the ALA Youth Media Awards announcements incorrectly on the podcast, or forgot to say it at all. If you want to attend the press conference or view the livestream, the correct date is MONDAY, FEB 12, at 8am Mountain Time. Link to the livestream in the show notes, and I'll be tweeting about it on the morning of!

SHOW NOTES:

* Literaticast has a Patreon!

* Jenn on Twitter. Lisa on Twitter.

* University of Minnesota Children's Book Art: Techniques and Media 

* The Kerlan Collection
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* Lisa's blog, the Blue Ox Review

* Check out the LIVE STREAM of the ALA Youth Media Awards, Monday 2/12 at 8am MT.

* ALA YMA: Awards and Criteria

* Other awards to keep your eyes on: Charlotte Zolotow Award - Ezra Jack Keats Award - Ridgway Award

* Ask a Manager Blog  - One of Lisa's obsessions now has a book deal!

Some of the books we discussed: 

Superagent Molly Ker Hawn, head of the U.K. office of The Bent Agency, joins me for a proper chinwag about the U.K. vs U.S. book market. Along the way, we answer some listener questions, including: What does one look for in a newer agent? How does one work with an editor? What if one wants to write in multiple categories/genres? Plus, we talk about upcoming new books, complain about the monarchy, gab about ghosts, and more!

* Me on Twitter - Molly on Twitter
​* Molly's agency page & submission guidelines
* Some of the books we discuss: