And so the Summer Blog Blast Tour (SBBT) ends today with Justina Chen Headley at Finding Wonderland. Colleen has posted her own thoughts on what turned out to be a fabulous success, with more than 50 author interviews at 15 blogs (okay, I can't count good, so if that's wrong someone correct me).
I want to say something about how much I enjoyed all this, how gobsmackingly well it went off (hitchless, as they say), and with what goodwill and good intentions motivating it. How inspirational (oh, terrible, despicable, airy word) and helpful I found the interviews themselves. Some of these thoughts are wrapped up in a post that's been percolating for a long while about where I believe the idea of the gift economy and blogging intersect. But I find that right this second I'm more interest in pointing you to all the interviews, in case you missed any. The larger stuff can wait a tiny bit longer, can't it? And, anyway, I'm finally reading Spaceman Blues, and I want to get back to that.
The best thing? Is there's more to come. There's exciting stuff in the works. The children's lit quarter of the litblog world, or the kidlit-o-sphere, or whatever you want to call it, fully rocks, guys. Anyway...
Behind the cut, I'm posting the full tour schedule with direct links to all the interviews, by both schedule and alphabetized by author, compiled by the wondrous Hip Writer Mama and Kimberly at lectitans. Do make sure you didn't miss anything.
The entire SBBT schedule:
Sunday, June 17th
Gene Yang at Finding Wonderland
Monday, June 18th
Tom & Dorothy Hoobler at Chasing Ray
Mitali Perkins at Big A little a
Sara Zarr at Interactive Reader
Justina Chen Headley at Hip Writer Mama
Justine Larbalestier at A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy
Dana Reinhardt at lectitans
Brent Hartinger at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Laura Ruby at Writing and Ruminating
Jordan Sonnenblick by Bildungsroman
Ysabeau Wilce at Finding Wonderland
Tuesday, June 19th
Laura Ruby at Miss Erin
Bennett Madison at Shaken & Stirred
Shaun Tan at A Fuse #8 Production (Parts One, Two, and Three)
Chris Crutcher at Bookshelves of Doom
Holly Black at The YA YA YAs
Kazu Kibuishi at Finding Wonderland
Christopher Golden at Bildungsroman
David Brin at Chasing Ray
Kirsten Miller at Jen Robinson's Book Page
Sara Zarr at Big A, little a
Sonya Hartnett at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Wednesday, June 20th
Mitali Perkins at Hip Writer Mama
Svetlana Chmakova at Finding Wonderland
Dana Reinhardt at Interactive Reader
Laura Ruby at A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy
Holly Black at Shaken & Stirred
Hilary McKay at Bookshelves of Doom
Kirsten Miller at Miss Erin
Julie Anne Peters at A Fuse #8 Production (Part Two)
Carolyn Mackler at The YA YA YAs
Jordan Sonnenblick at Writing and Ruminating
Thursday, June 21st
Eddie Campbell at Chasing Ray
Sara Zarr at Writing and Ruminating
Brent Hartinger at Interactive Reader
Justine Larbalestier at Big A, little a
Cecil Castellucci at Shaken & Stirred
Ysabeau Wilce at Bildungsroman
Jordan Sonnenblick at Jen Robinson's Book Page
Chris Crutcher at Finding Wonderland
Kazu Kibuishi at lectitans
Mitali Perkins at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Laura Ruby at The YA YA YAs
Friday, June 22nd
Tim Tharp at Chasing Ray
Justina Chen Headley at Big A, little a
Ysabeau Wilce at Shaken & Stirred
Dana Reinhardt at Bildungsroman
Julie Anne Peters at Finding Wonderland
Cecil Castellucci at A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy
Bennett Madison at Bookshelves of Doom
Holly Black at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Justine Larbalestier at Hip Writer Mama
Kirsten Miller at A Fuse #8 Production (Parts One and Two)
Saturday, June 23rd
Justina Chen Headley at Finding Wonderland
All SBBT interviews, alphabetical by author:
Holly Black at The YA YA YAs
Holly Black at Shaken & Stirred
Holly Black at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
David Brin at Chasing Ray
Eddie Campbell at Chasing Ray
Cecil Castellucci at Shaken & Stirred
Cecil Castellucci at A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy
Svetlana Chmakova at Finding Wonderland
Chris Crutcher at Bookshelves of Doom
Chris Crutcher at Finding Wonderland
Christopher Golden at Bildungsroman
Brent Hartinger at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Brent Hartinger at Interactive Reader
Sonya Hartnett at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Justina Chen Headley at HipWriterMama
Justina Chen Headley at Big A, little a
Justina Chen Headley at Finding Wonderland
Tom & Dorothy Hoobler at Chasing Ray
Kazu Kibuishi at Finding Wonderland
Kazu Kibuishi at lectitans
Justine Larbalestier at A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy
Justine Larbalestier at Big A, little a
Justine Larbalestier at HipWriterMama
Carolyn Mackler at The YA YA YAs
Bennett Madison at Shaken & Stirred
Bennett Madison at Bookshelves of Doom
Hilary McKay at Bookshelves of Doom
Kirsten Miller at Jen Robinson's Book Page
Kirsten Miller at Miss Erin
Kirsten Miller at A Fuse #8 Production: Part One and Part Two
Mitali Perkins at Big A, little a
Mitali Perkins at HipWriterMama
Mitali Perkins at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Julie Anne Peters at A Fuse #8 Production: Part One & Part Two
Julie Anne Peters at Finding Wonderland
Dana Reinhardt at lectitans
Dana Reinhardt at Interactive Reader
Dana Reinhardt at Bildungsroman
Laura Ruby at Writing and Ruminating
Laura Ruby at Miss Erin
Laura Ruby at A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy
Laura Ruby at The YA YA YAs
Jordan Sonnenblick at Bildungsroman
Jordan Sonnenblick at Writing and Ruminating
Jordan Sonnenblick at Jen Robinson's Book Page
Shaun Tan at A Fuse #8 Production
Tim Tharp at Chasing Ray
Ysabeau Wilce at Finding Wonderland
Ysabeau Wilce at Bildungsroman
Ysabeau Wilce at Shaken & Stirred
Gene Yang at Finding Wonderland
Sara Zarr at Interactive Reader
Sara Zarr at Big A, little a
Sara Zarr at Writing and Ruminating
