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CHICAGO — For more than 20 years, Michael Cart’s column for Booklist has delighted YA literature enthusiasts and bibliophiles in general with an engaging mixture of wit, insight, and good old fashioned publishing industry gossip. Spotlighting Cart’s unique perspective as both devoted book reviewer and self-proclaimed book addict, “,” published by 91��ý Editions, offers readers the chance to trace the blossoming of YA lit into a bona fide phenomenon that continues to grow in popularity. In the columns gathered here, he explores:

• reading, writing, and book collections and collecting;
• the past, present and future of YA lit;
• a multitude of genres, including historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, humor, and comics; and
• memories of notable figures in the world of publishing through tributes and memorials.

Cart is also the author or editor of 24 books, including “,” now in its third edition. He is a past president of both the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) and 91��ýN (Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English). He has taught young adult literature at UCLA and lectures nationally on the subject. He is the recipient of the Grolier Award and the YALSA/ Greenwood Publishing Group Services to Young Adults’ Achievement Award.

purchases fund advocacy, awareness and accreditation programs for library professionals worldwide. 91��ý Editions and 91��ý Neal-Schuman publishes resources used worldwide by tens of thousands of library and information professionals to improve programs, build on best practices, develop leadership, and for personal professional development. 91��ý authors and developers are leaders in their fields, and their content is published in a growing range of print and electronic formats. Contact 91��ý Editions at (800) 545-2433 ext. 5052 or editionsmarketing@ala.org.

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