David Gill announces the '08 Workshop theme: Negotiations & Love Songs:The Literature of Young Adults. Click for info.
Introducing The ALAN Book Club
Join us each third Wednesday of the month for a lively online discussion of young adult books with other YA afficinados, as well as follow-up chats the authors of the books being discussed Click here for more details.
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Elections Nominations Call
Call for Nominations Dear ALAN Colleagues: The ALAN election committee is now accepting nominations for the ALAN Board of Directors and ALAN President. When nominat... Read More >>
ALAN Seeks New Webmaster
ALAN Seeks Webmaster ALAN Online The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN) is seeking a webmaster for its popular, growing website. ALAN Online is the offic... Read More >>
Annual Report 2007
2007 Annual Report The purposes of this assembly are to promote communication and cooperation among all individuals who have a special interest in adolescent literature;... Read More >>
Bill's Best Books
Bills Books: November 2007 BILL'S BEST BOOKS--November 2007 HERO. Perry Moore. Hyperion, 2007Reviewed by Julie M. Prince(H)Thom wants nothing more than to blend in. May... Read More >>
President & Directors Elected
New President & Directors Elected James Blasingame, the Chair of our 2007 ALAN Election Committee, hasannounced the following ALAN 2007 election results:President Elect:Pamela Sissi Ca... Read More >>
Bill's Best Books June 2007
June 2007 Bill’s Best Books June 2007 Books Reviewed in this segment: Sundee T. Frazier. BRENDAN BUCKLEY'S UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING IN IT. B... Read More >>
Join the ALAN Book Club and become part of a new online group of readers unlike any other on the whole planet! Once a month, the third Wednesday to be precise, at 9 PM Eastern Time, we will meet online in the ALAN Chat area to discuss a particular book. The following Wednesday at 9PM, we will have t... Read More >>
CLICK FOR MORE INFO Who is participating in Pulse Blogfest?
It’s a veritable who’s who of teen fiction. More than 110 teen authors have committed to participating, including such bestsellers as Scott Westerfeld (Uglies), Ellen Hopkins (Glass), D.J. MacHale (Pendragon), Holly Black... Read More >>