We're seen a LOT of enthusiasm about the Cybils shortlists on blogs, Twitter, and Facebook over the past couple of days. Thank you so much to everyone who has helped to spread the word about our wonderful finalists. Here, we've selected some author and publisher reactions on Twitter and Facebook:
- Sarah Beth Durst | @SarahBethDurst: Happy New Year! Awakened to lovely news. My book CONJURED is a finalist for a #Cybils Award! Congrats to all! https://www.cybils.com/2013-finalists-speculative-fiction-young-adult.html … @bwkids (twitter link)
- Robin Wasserman | @RobinWasserman: One of my 2014 resolutions is definitely to stop caring about this kind of thing, but…already broken. https://www.cybils.com/2013-finalists-speculative-fiction-young-adult.html … #cybils #yay (twitter link)
- Lara Starr (Chronicle Books): Happy New Year! Happy to start the year with good news for Chronicle Books' Cybils Awardsfinalists! Congrats to Benjamin Chaud's "The Bear's Song", J. Patrick Lewis's "When Thunder Comes" and Jesse Klausmeier's "Open This Little Book!" (Facebook link)
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Laura Lam | @LR_Lam: 2014 off to a great start: woke up to @alexandremaki pointing out Pantomime is a Cybils award finalist!! (Twitter link)
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Rainbow Rowell | @rainbowrowell: @EvanJamesRoskos HOORAY! And CONGRATULATIONS! @Meg_Medina @readingdate @cybils @RutaSepetys @EWein2412 @CarrieMesrobian (Twitter link)
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Megan F. Blakemore | @meganbfrazer: Very honored that THE WATER CASTLE is a @cybils finalist in the Speculative fiction category. Thank you! (Twitter link)
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Ruta Sepetys | @RutaSepetys: Thrilled to be a @cybils finalist with @EvanJamesRoskos @rainbowrowell @EWein2412 @CarrieMesrobian @Meg_Medina (Twitter link)
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Carrie Mesrobian | @CarrieMesrobian: Thanks to all the @cybils folks for reading and reviewing! (Twitter link)
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Alan Gratz | @AlanGratz: I'm a double Cybil's finalist! Breakfast on Mars, an essay collection I'm in, is on the 2013 YA Non-Fiction list (Twitter link)
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Robin LaFevers | @RLLaFevers: @deliasherman Wh-what?? I had no idea! Thank you for letting me know! So honored! @alayadj @sarahbethdurst @robinwasserman @robinmckinley (Twitter link)
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Amy Ludwig VanDerwater | @amylvpoemfarm: @Irene_Latham @valvearshecter @gregpincus @cybils Thank you, Irene! Such an honor! Congratulations to all! xo (Twitter link)
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Meg Medina | @Meg_Medina: Cool 2 be on this list with my fav authors @readingdate @cybils @EvanJamesRoskos @rainbowrowell @RutaSepetys @EWein2412 @CarrieMesrobian (Twitter link)
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Holly Skeet | @HollyKateSkeet: "@stephanieburgis: Woot! Cybils finalists announced, ROSE, by @HollyKateSkeet is a finalist! Yay! New Year present! (Twitter status)
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Barry Goldblatt | @barrygoldblatt: Yay! Three clients are Cybils finalists: @robinwasserman's THE WAKING DARK, @AlanGratz's PRISONER B-3087, & @LaurenMyracle's THE LIFE OF TY. (Twitter status)
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Vicky Alvear Shecter | @valvearshecter: So excited to learn that ANUBIS SPEAKS! made the finals for the Cybils Awards for elementary/mid-grade nonfiction! https://www.cybils.com/2013-finalists-middle-grade-non-fiction.html%20 … (Twitter status)
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Pat Zietlow Miller | @PatZMiller: Thanks, @cybils for including me with books by @JesseKlausmeier @oneredhen @macbarnett @itspeterbrown @storybreathing and Benjamin Chaud. (link) and @PatZMiller: A great way to start the year! SOPHIE'S SQUASH is a Cybil's finalist. I'm in awe of the company she's keeping. http://tinyurl.com/lawwc27 (link)
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Andrew Karre | @andrewkarre: 2014 is starting out very nicely: https://www.cybils.com/2013-finalists-young-adult-fiction.html%20 … Thank you, @cybils and congratulations, @CarrieMesrobian! (link)
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Disney Hyperion | @DisneyHyperion: Congrats to @EWein2412, @JonathanAStroud, @CarolineKennedy, @The_Pigeon & @macbarnett on their Cybils nominations! (link)
- Robin McKinley | @RobinMcKinley: Ooh 🙂 "@stephanieburgis & hooray for fab list YA specultv fic finalists including my nominee @robinmckinley's SHADOWS" (link) and @RobinMcKinley: @stephanieburgis Now hv to read others on list. (I am so out of it, ugh). But what terrific *reviews*. Review writing is an art itself. (link)
- Greg Pincus (on Facebook): "In a word "whoa!!!!!!" Thanks, Anne and everyone at the Cybils! Fine way to start 2014…."
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Random House Kids | @randomhousekids: Congratulations to @RobinWasserman, @PatZMiller, @JenniHolm & @CGrabenstein, our 2013 @Cybils finalists! http://dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils/finalists/ … (link)
- Nathan Hale | @MrNathanHale: @TangoCharlie @barrydeutsch @geneluenyang @mattholm @jenniholm Wow! Killer line-up! Nice picks, @cybils! How will you ever pick a winner? (link)
- Barry Deutsch | @BarryDeautsch: Hereville 2 is a Cybil Awards finalist! http://tinyurl.com/njbuc3z Congrats also @geneluenyang @MrNathanHale @mattholm @jenniholm @TangoCharlie (link)
- Quirk Books | @QuirkBooks: Wow! The Cybils were announced yesterday, and William Shakespeare's @StarWars by @iandoescher is a finalist! http://bit.ly/18ZJdVh (link)
- Lerner Books | @LernerBooks: 2014 is starting out very nicely: https://www.cybils.com/2013-finalists-young-adult-fiction.html%20 … Thank you, @cybils and congratulations to SEX & VIOLENCE… http://fb.me/1GD0CeWE7 (link)
- Ian Doescher | @IanDoescher: Thank you to the Cybils! William Shakespeare's @starwars is up for their 2013 Young Adult Speculative Fiction award! https://www.cybils.com/2013-finalists-speculative-fiction-young-adult.html … (link)
- Razorbill | @RazorbillCA: Love that OUT OF THE EASY by @RutaSepetys is a @cybils finalist! http://ow.ly/sdemV (link)
- Scholastic Canada | @ScholasticCDA: We're thrilled to see some Scholastic books among the finalists for the 2013 @cybils awards! http://bit.ly/19MQ7vw pic.twitter.com/aDdjX7cbO5 (link)
- David Carroll | @Writerunrepeat: Awesome way to start the new year! Thanks #cybils jurors for shortlisting my book. https://www.cybils.com/2013-finalists-middle-grade-fiction.html%20 … @scholasticCDA (link)
- Jamie Michalak | @Jamie_Michalak: A happy start to 2014: JOE AND SPARKY GO TO SCHOOL is a #Cybils finalist! Thank you, @BigfootReads & @cybils ! (link)
And here are a few blog posts:
- Laura Lam (Pantomime)
- Greg Pincus (The 14 Fibs of Gregory K)
- Carrie Mesrobian (Sex & Violence)
If you have others, please share the links in the comments, and we'll start another post. Thanks!