Who needs the Golden Globes when you have the American Library Association Mid-Winter Meeting? Last weekend (I know, I know. I’m a bit behind on this post), while Hollywoodites were huddled around their TV sets to watch a press conference announcing the winners of the Globes, librarians from across the country were gathering in my hometown (Yo, Philly!) for a considerably more glamorous affair. You know … Considering … Press Conference.

During the ALA Meeting, The Young Adult Library Services Association chose Rainbow Party as one of the titles on the 2008 list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults. (Yes, the book came out in 2005. The themes on the list change annually. Just go with it.) And the best, best, BEST part is it puts me on a list alongside some of my faves: Meg Cabot, Bret Hartinger, David Levithan, Rachel Cohn, and the one, the only Judy Blume.

Did I mention JUDY BLUME!?!

For the full list go here!

But wait! Those wacky librarians didn’t stop there. In this month’s issue of Booklist (the magazine of the American Library Association) they’ve included a nice review of Everyone’s a Critic. Here’s an excerpt:

…Wry, sensitive, and sitting comfortably in the closet, Bryan makes an engaging narrator, whose takes on privileged classmates, the la-la-land setting, the craft of acting, and his own emotional highs and lows go down as easily as a Starbucks latte. By the final scene he and his circle have played hard, worked hard, done their best, and developed a bit more self-awareness…

This the first time my writing has ever been compared to a coffee drink. Well, the first time that I know of. Personally, I would have preferred if the critic had said it was like a White Chocolate Mocha with extra whip, but I’ll take what I can get.

Thanks, librarians!