“What was Left Out, Powered by PechaKucha,” from TLA 2019

Twenty […]

By Chris Barton|2020-03-13T13:01:07-05:00July 12th, 2019|Barbara Jordan, Chris Barton, Christina Soontornvat, Kathi Appelt, PechaKucha, revision, Susan Fletcher, Texas Library Association, Varian Johnson, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

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Austin authors’ efforts on behalf of diverse books

My local kidlit community — including not only authors and […]

By Chris Barton|2015-04-12T13:42:11-05:00April 12th, 2015|BookPeople, Chris Barton, Cynthia Leitich Smith, diversity, Don Tate, Modern First Library, Texas Library Association, The Great Greene Heist, Varian Johnson, We Need Diverse Books|0 Comments

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Introducing BookPeople’s Modern First Library

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By Chris Barton|2014-07-02T06:32:45-05:00July 2nd, 2014|BookPeople, Chris Barton, Cynthia Leitich Smith, diversity, Don Tate, Liz Scanlon, Modern First Library, parenting, Varian Johnson, We Need Diverse Books|1 Comment

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Bigger than a book: my new, (no longer!) secret project

For the past few months, while working on getting my […]

By Chris Barton|2014-06-25T06:40:39-05:00June 25th, 2014|Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!, Bartography Express, BookPeople, Modern First Library, One Death Nine Stories, Shark vs. Train, The Day-Glo Brothers, The Great Greene Heist, Varian Johnson, video games|0 Comments

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Stop-the-wedding hijinks from my favorite author

I’m so pleased, tickled, delighted, wowed, impressed, touched, and inspired […]

By Chris Barton|2014-05-27T06:50:22-05:00May 27th, 2014|Bartography Express, Chris Barton, Greg Leitich Smith, Jennifer Ziegler, Little Green Men at the Mercury Inn, Revenge of the Flower Girls, The Great Greene Heist, Varian Johnson|0 Comments

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Dear “Dear Teen Me”…

Dear “Dear Teen Me,”

I just wanted to let you […]

By Chris Barton|2014-06-05T20:06:18-05:00January 30th, 2011|Varian Johnson|3 Comments

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Shark Vs. Train vs. Zombies Vs. Unicorns vs. Dinosaur Vs. The Potty — all at the Texas Book Festival!

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By Chris Barton|2014-06-05T20:19:08-05:00October 11th, 2010|Shark vs. Train, Socialit, Varian Johnson|0 Comments

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Dude! (And Dames!)

If you’re looking for your literary kicks in Austin this […]

By Chris Barton|2014-06-05T20:19:33-05:00June 9th, 2009|Chris Barton, Jennifer Ziegler, Socialit, Varian Johnson|0 Comments

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BookPeople, one week from tonight

Got plans for the evening of next Thursday, the 13th? […]

By Chris Barton|2014-06-05T20:19:53-05:00November 6th, 2008|Chris Barton, Don Tate, Jennifer Ziegler, Socialit, Varian Johnson|2 Comments

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What to do between Halloween and Election Day?

If you’re in Austin (or close enough), don’t forget about […]

By Chris Barton|2014-06-05T20:20:08-05:00October 31st, 2008|Chris Barton, Don Tate, Jennifer Ziegler, Socialit, Varian Johnson|2 Comments

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