If you see our awards or books lists mentioned in the news, let us know at glbtrt@gmail.com. We will link to all mentions here as we hear about them.
References to Stonewall Book Awards in News & Blogs
- Kirkus Reviews: The Oscars of Teen Lit (3/7/2011)
- San Diego G&L News: Inspiring novel about transgender teenage girl receives 2011 ALA Stonewall Award (1/27/2011)
- GLAAD Article: Touching Teen Novel About Transgender Girl Wins 2011 ALA Stonewall Award (1/26/2011)
- Let’s Get Beyond Tolerance blog: The Importance of an LGBT Book Award (1/25/2011)
- Bibrary Bookslut blog: Review of Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher (1/24/2011)
- Carpe Keyboard blog interview with Award Winning Writer Brian Katcher, and a Give Away of Almost Perfect (1/23/2011)
- Wicked Local of Harwich, Massachusetts notes Youth Media Awards and Stonewall Awards (1/22/2011)
- Teens @ Corvallis-Benton County Public Library: Stonewall Award Winners: Best GLBTQ Books (1/18/2011)
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch story on “Almost Perfect” by Brian Katcher, Delacourte Press (1/16/2011)
- Windy City Media on Stonewall Book Award winners and honor books (1/11/2011)
- River Front Times of Missouri interview with “Almost Prefect” author Brian Katcher (1/11/2011)
- Star Tribune of Minneapolis-St. Paul notes Minnesotan ALA book award winners, including author of Stonewall honor book (1/11/2011)
- Pioneer Press of Minneapolis-St. Paul notes Minnesotan ALA book award winners, including author of Stonewall honor book (article behind pay wall now – (1/11/2011))
- NPR Story about ALA Young Adult & Children’s Awards notes Stonewall Winner (article already down – can’t locate it in site search tool)
- New York Times article about ALA Young Adult & Children’s Awards (1/10/2011)
(top image is of the Stonewall winner w/award seal clearly viable. Stonewall Children’s Award is noted in middle paragraph.)
References to GLBTRT Book Lists in News & Blogs: Rainbow Project & Over the Rainbow
- Band of Thebes – ALA’s Rainbow List 2011 (6/1/2011)
- Provincetown Public Library – Reading Room (Spring 2011)
- Mombian Blog – Rainbow Bibliography to Help LGBTQ Youth (3/2/2011)
- I’m Here, I’m Queer, What the Hell Do I Read?: The Rainbow Project’s 2011 Rainbow List Is OUT… How many have YOU read so far?! (2/25/2011)
- ALA’s Book List Online – Read Alert included Rainbow Books and Over the Rainbow in their “ALA’s Best Lists” (2/17/2011)
- Booklist announces 2011 Rainbow Book List (2/15/2011)
- Booklist’s Carte Blanche (Michael Cart): Of Rainbows and Lists (2/15/2011)
- 2011 Over the Rainbow Book List (2/15/2011)
- Mombian Blog – Gay Author Wins Prestigious Children’s Literature Award (2/10/2011)
- kickedoutanthology.com notes the GLBTRT Newsletter story, “Kid Stuff About young readers for people who care” by Nel Ward (1/30/2011)
- Mombian Blog notes Rainbow Proj & Over the Rainbow: Rainbow Bibliography Helps Librarians Help LGBTQ Youth (1/26/2011)
- Mombian article (same as above) in Chicago’s Windy City Times (1/26/2011)
- Arkansas Times: Arkansas poet Bryan Borland lands on ‘Over the Rainbow’ list (1/24/2011)
- Lambda Literary Foundation: Rainbow Bibliography helps librarians help LGBTQ youth (1/27/2011)
- kickedoutanthology.com post notes inclusion on 2011 Rainbow Project Book List, “Kicked Out receives Second honor from the ALA” (1/15/2011)
- Born This Way blog notes Lambda Literary Foundation noticing the Rainbow Project Book List (1/15/2011)
- kickedoutanthology.com post, “American Library Association’s ‘Over The Rainbow Book List for 2011′ TOP 11 BOOKS!!” (1/10/2011)
ALA Press Releases & Video
- 2011 Stonewall Book Awards announced (1/10/2011)
- 2011 Rainbow Project book list released (1/11/2011)
- 2011 (inaugural) Over the Rainbow bibliography released (1/11/2011)
Stonewall Book Award Committee Chair Lisa Johnston talks about the award, which was added to the Youth Media Awards announcement for the first time this year, winning title Almost Perfect, and the importance of GLBT literature for children and teens. Link to YouTube Video