Just a few things I’ve noticed, the day after… When we opened nominations for the 2006 Cybils back in October, we made sure to mention that the only rules were that nominated books have a 2006 copyright date and be published in English. So, we’re glad to report that, even though The Cybils are run out of Chicago, Illinois, two …
The 2006 Cybils
We’d be remiss if we didn’t thank all those who made Cybils possible. Our organizers are a brilliant, dedicated lot who put this together quickly and professionally. The public immediately took to nominating their favorite books, thanks also to the dozens of bloggers who spread the word. More than 80 volunteers from every walk of life came forward to read …
Let’s do it!
Because Kelly and I are such amazingly efficient people, all our calls to publishers have been made, all the i’s are dotted on the press release, and we’re just sitting on our hands waiting for TypePad to publish the list. So why wait? Why indeed. I have fiddled with the settings and the results will post just before noon Central …
Countdown …
We plan to publish the winners today at 2 p.m. Chicago time, so you have just enough time to treat yourself to a fabulous lunch before rejoining us. See you again soon.
Only one more day
It’s 1:37 a.m. and once again the insomnia genie has cursed me. I get three wishes that won’t come true, and all of them involve being able to shut my eyes. So I thought I’d update you all on how Cybils is going. We still haven’t received the absolute, final, this-is-really-it decision from two categories, but I’m not going to …
Meet Jen Webb
Jen Webb writes at No Flying, No Tights, which features reviews of graphic novels for teens, and she’s judging this same genre for Cybils. A librarian in Lexington, Mass., she writes that her alternate career choice would be "rock star by day/superhero by night." She recently sent us answers to a few questions: Q. How long have you been blogging? …
Hey, we’re famous!
How do you know when you’ve arrived? We seen signs of it in how publishers respond to us. Take, for example, this contest from Chronicle Books. They’re giving away a gift basket of their best books from the past year. Scroll down and you’ll notice they list "Cybils finalist" along with the other honors for Tour America and An Egg …
Show me the money
I’d like to thank whoever ordered the gluten-free baking flour. I have a brother who’s allergic to wheat, so I empathize. And the person who bought an Epson printer for Christmas–I hope it’s treating you right. You rock. Hey, remember the sitcom "Soap"? It’s still tickling someone’s funny bone out there in Cybils land. But he or she can’t compare …
Welcome, librarians!
Many thanks to Liz for the great article in the School Library Journal e-newsletter about our awards. Our hits are through the roof! And a hearty welcome to SLJ subscribers landing here for the first time. Some quick links for you: Here’s the shortcut to our short lists. And here’s the index to our long lists, which many librarians are …
What are they up to?
Most awards competitions make you wait until their final announcement to discover the winner, leading to all sorts of speculation. Not us! We’re going to torture you first. The organizers have given status reports on our tippy-top-secret Yahoo! group, where we hold important discussions about books, make up new rules to contradict the old rules and snicker about what you’re …