Who'd have believed it!!

B. A. Binns here, back with the Genre-istas participating in our anniversary month. Yes, we are a year old.

Woo hoo!!

On Thursday, Jan 27, 2011, I opened an email to find an invite from Sarah McDermed and Judith Ashley for membership in a new blog - Romancing The Genres. I was intrigued, flattered -- and wondered where I would ever find the time.  We debuted on line a year ago this month, and somehow I have always managed to squeak by.

To celebrate this momentous anniversary - I'M GOING TO DISNEY WORLD

NOT.

But I am stopping to look at my other acomplishments during this last year - all to the tune of Kool And The Gang's hit - Celebration (and if that doesn't show my age, I don't know what does.)

While being a genre-ista, I've also managed to

• Meet groups of teachers and librarians at the Illinois School Library Media Assoication, the Illinois Reading Council and the Ohio Educational Libray Media Association. This incuded making presentation on attracting reluctant readers.
• PULL made the 2012 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list and the School Library Journal's 2011 Top Picks for Youth In Detention list.
• Last, but absolutly not least, I completed the sequel to PULL. (Major cause for happy-dancing) BEING GOD will come out in Nov. 2012.

I am also taking the time to be grateful to the brains behind this group of bloggers, Sarah and Judith. Thank you for reeling me in, and for your patience the many times (like this month) when I have pushed the deadlines a bit. And thank to all the other ladies and gentlemen, my fellow authors and guests, who keep blogging away and leave you readers coming back for more.

Here's hoping you guys have a ton of Woo Hoo moments. And if you'd like to add a comment below and share a few of those with me, I'd love to hear.

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