Feminist Cultural Studies scholar exploring YA pop culture and the apocalypse. Also, knitting.
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facebook.com/amanda.fireston… The link to the fb live replay of this year’s #FranceliaButlerConference @ Hollins. It was delightful to talk about the #monster within. Huge thanks to the children’s lit faculty and students for inviting me. #bringonthemonsters
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The family of Zayden Jay, 13, are asking for the public’s help in finding him. They say he left his home in Lithia’s Fish Hawk community between 5:30-6:30 Sunday evening. @HCSOSheriff and @WeAreTheEssent say no foul play is suspected. @BN9 #bn9hillsborough
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being that tomorrow is April 8th I feel it necessary to point out-
we made Empire Records THIRTY YEARS AGO.
My bald arthritic self is nostalgic for those days. Not in an unhealthy “I want them back” kinda way, just really fortunate that it was part of my childhood.
#icfa45 First day in charge of the Registration Desk. Let’s do this! (After breakfast…) #Fantastic #whimsy
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It’s a thing of beauty. #clonehigh
Joe tells @UofTampa #com232 students about importance of the mail right next to the door of the casitas of @YborChamber
Esteemed tour guide Joe tells @UofTampa #com232 students about the @YborChamber social clubs of the golden era of the cigar industry.
#MediaandSociety #PurpleClass @UofTampa examining social media in the classroom with the best class on the roster. #goviral
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NEW REVIEW
#TheMarvels
By Dr. Amanda Firestone @ajf185
An all-around great popcorn flick. There was a great balance of levity, seriousness, and intensity. I cared about the characters, and that’s especially true for newcomers like Dar-Benn.
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Time once again for academics and creatives to submit to #ICFA45 our theme this year is #Whimsy We welcome @ce_murphy and Mary Turzillo as our guest authors. iaftfita.wildapricot.org/Con…
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My new book Sex Education 101 is available on preorder now! It's the "why" of how sex education evolved the way it did, with tons of references to folklore/culture along with history. folklore101.com/product/sex-…
My @YAbytheBay book haul! Incredible appreciation for all of the authors who stayed to chat and autograph books! My heart is full. @veschwab @KendareBlake @nova_mcbee @ChristinaFarley @swift_dana @MeganORussell @LorieLangdon @ErikaCLewis @brownboywriting
For all of the authors and visitors to @YAbytheBay, it would be amazing if you would consider attending the international conference on the fantastic in the arts #icfa45 @IAFA_TW Our theme for 2024 is Whimsy!
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LeVar Burton replaces Drew Barrymore as National Book Awards host : NPR npr.org/2023/10/13/120569300…
Art is a portal to difficult conversations! @really_gilly @YAbytheBay it becomes a place to talk about a hard thing without a real world this hard thing.
Headed into the final discussion for @YAbytheBay This has been such a joy @sorbonified @domwritesbooks. Ready to hear @brownboywriting @KendareBlake @really_gilly talk about Point of View
@ Yaffa S Santos. Using intersectional identity to think about how different parts of the identity, especially things that seem at odds, can ask how characters are accepted by different groups.
Session 3 @YAbytheBay write what you know. @AmyNielsen06 @MeganORussell @ Giselle McNab @ Yaffa S Santos. Great advice about how to motivate your life experiences into your fictional worlds. Use the medium to right a social injustice.
Do you survive if you get dropped into the story world of your book? @YAbytheBay @swift_dana @ErikaCLewis @ChristinaFarley @KendareBlake mixed answers here. The trouble with fantastic worlds…
