We are so grateful to everyone in the kidlitosphere, the literary and publishing worlds, and beyond for helping us publicize the Cybils and for getting the nominations flowing in. In the past couple of weeks, our Technorati ranking has jumped from 100 to 167–thanks to all of you! Loree Griffin Burns, 2006 Cybils panelist and 2007 Cybils finalist for her …

Erica Perle is a judge in fiction picture books and also an occasional contributor to Slate.  Her latest contribution gives tips for picking the perfect kids’ book about financial ruin.  She emails to say she’ll also be on NPR’s Day To Day if you want to check the schedule. Congrats, Erica! –Anne Levy, editor

Want to make it really easy to let people know how great the Cybils are? We’ve got a nifty double-sided Cybils flyer with all the information you need to get the word out in libraries, schools, bookstores or anywhere. The front page of the flyer includes a description of what the Cybils are all about, nomination instructions, important dates, and …

Cybils references are still popping up all over the web, with many mentions from the Kidlitosphere blogs (thank you all so much!!) and several that reach out into other communities. Here are a few posts (in addition to the ones that we listed the other day) that stood out for us: Amy from My Friend Amy (home of Book Blogger …

News flash: Bloggers love the Cybils! Well, actually, it’s several news flashes–far too many to post here, but we’ve provided a sampling of the Cybils love from around the web. The Cybils team appreciates the help that everyone has given us in spreading the word about the Cybils and about nominations (and if you haven’t done it yet, be sure …

A wonderful, informative interview in the Iowa Independent with our own Kelly Herold, even if they did leave off the Fantasy and Science Fiction category.

Many thanks to Libby Gruner from our Fantasy & Science Fiction panel for her thoughtful article on the Cybils over at Literary Mama. She introduces us to a whole new audience of smart, savvy and bookish Moms–exactly the sort of folks we hope to reach as we spread word of the great books we got to read this year. Thanks, …

Whether you’re coming here from SLJ’s Extra Helpings or today’s FuseNews, we hope you’ll make yourself welcome. Click here for our list of 2007 winners, which we announced last week. There’s loads of fun stuff in our sidebars, from a printable list of finalists to links to our organizers and judges. Have a blog of your own? We’ll be soliciting …

One of the most-talked about topics in the kidlitosphere is how to lure new readers. We all love each other to death, but is our message getting out to regular ol’ Moms and Dads? Here’s a reassuring sign. Ohdeedoh is the blog for Apartment Therapy, which bills itself as a site for "people who care about good design, but happen …

As our reading period kicks into high gear, we’re excited for our authors (and don’t forget illustrators). They’re returning the love in the best way possible, by blogging about us and spreading the word. Karma Wilson loves us twice as much–for both her nominated picture books. Lisa Yee gives us a shout out. Eric Luper says we’re starting to "make …