So that happened . . .

News about Lauren Myracle’s Withdrawal from The National Book Award Continues to Garner National Media Attention.

Amulet; $16.95; May 2011; 9780810984172

About the book

When her best guy friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteen-year-old Cat sets out to discover who in her small town did it. Richly atmospheric, this daring mystery mines the secrets of a tightly knit Southern community and examines the strength of will it takes to go against everyone you know in the name of justice. Against a backdrop of poverty, clannishness, drugs, and intolerance, Myracle has crafted a harrowing coming-of-age tale couched in a deeply intelligent mystery. Smart, fearless, and compassionate, this is an unforgettable work from a beloved author.

On Wednesday, October 19^th, NPR’s “All Things Considered” will be interviewing Lauren Myracle during the program, which airs on WNYC-AM at 7:00pm.

http://www.npr.org/programs/all-things-considered/

Also, Lauren Myracle will have an *exclusive* blog post on 

The Huffington Post on

October 19^th.

On Tuesday, October 18^th, VanityFair.com interviewed Myracle, which will be featured on their homepage on October 19^th:

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2011/10/-i-vanity-fair--i--exclusive--a-conversation-with-national-book-

Twitter is still buzzing with book fans and literary supporters using the hash tags

#ISupportShine and #BuyShine

The news has also appeared in the following media, within the last 48 hours alone,

and continues to grow:

·         PUBLISHERS LUNCH

http://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2011/10/lauren-myracles-book-is-withdrawn-from-the-national-book-awards/

·         PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/49143-shine-withdrawn-as-nba-young-people--s-literature-nominee.html

·         SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

http://www.slj.com/slj/home/892417-312/lauren_myracle_drops_out_of.html.csp

·         YALSA

http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/

·         THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

http://hosted2.ap.org/COGRA/75b5867d7ab940959fa6cee255e38415/Article_2011-10-17-Books-Nominee%20Withdraws/id-85ac52f1ad5e469bb5abf37e6368383f

·         REUTERS

http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/10/17/us-books-laurenmyracle-idINTRE79G4UE20111017

·         YAHOO NEWS

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/book-award-nominee-withdraws-144708096.html

·         TIME

http://entertainment.time.com/2011/10/18/shine-not-chime-the-national-book-awards-gets-it-wrong/

·         HUFFINGTON POST

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/17/lauren-myracle-withdraws-national-book-awards_n_1015649.html

·         SALON

http://www.salon.com/2011/10/17/liberia_president_optimistic_over_runoff_vote/

·         MSN

http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=676052&affid=100055

·         BUSINESS WEEK

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9QE6DSO0.htm

·         CBS MONEYWATCH

http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/news/book-award-nominee-withdraws/6316207/

·         NY TIMES

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/17/she-coulda-been-a-contender-national-book-award-finalist-withdraws-after-mistake/

·         WASHINGTON POST

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/lauren-myracle-national-book-award-nominee-withdraws-from-contention/2011/10/17/gIQABpTkrL_story.html

·         LA TIMES

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/10/lauren-myracle-asked-to-withdraw-from-national-book-award-finalists.html

·         NPR-Monkey See

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/10/17/141420533/a-disappointed-author-a-misheard-word-and-a-mess-at-the-national-book-awards

·         ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/10/17/lauren-myracle-national-book-award-nomination-withdrawn/?iid=rcfooter-books-%27shine%27%3A+national+book+award+nom+an+error

·         NY MAGAZINE

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/10/national-book-awards-shine-myracle.html

·         THE NEW YORKER

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2011/10/in-the-news-book-award-breakdown-think-fast.html

·         NY OBSERVER

http://www.observer.com/2011/10/dumb-assonance-national-book-foundation-a-victim-of-vowels/

·         GAWKER

http://gawker.com/5850524/national-book-awards-oops-we-shortlisted-the-wrong-book

·         BLACKBOOK

http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/national-book-award-honors-wrong-book/27379

·         GOTHAMIST

http://gothamist.com/2011/10/17/author_mistakenly_given_national_bo.php

·         FLAVORWIRE

http://flavorwire.com/221020/childrens-author-withdraws-from-national-book-award-competition

·         PR NEWSWIRE

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vermont-college-of-fine-arts-applauds-alumnas-gracious-withdrawal-from-national-book-awards-controversy-132011578.html

·         WBUR

http://www.wbur.org/npr/141420533/a-disappointed-author-a-misheard-word-and-a-mess-at-the-national-book-awards

·         OREGON LIVE

http://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2011/10/national_book_award_finalist_l.html

·         NEWSDAY

http://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/books/book-award-nominee-withdraws-1.3251264

·         MEDIA BISTRO

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/lauren-myracle-drops-out-of-national-book-award-consideration_b40303

·         SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Book-award-nominee-withdraws-2222544.php

·         BALTIMORE EXAMINER

http://www.examiner.com/books-in-baltimore/lauren-myracle-withdraws-shine-from-national-book-awards-finalists-list

·         SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

http://www.mercurynews.com/books/ci_19131724

·         ASBURY PARK PRESS

http://www.app.com/article/20111017/NJENT07/310170075/National-Book-Award-nominee-withdraws-after-mistakes-others-made

·         MIAMI HERALD

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/17/2458427/book-award-nominee-withdraws.html

·         FRESNO BEE

http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/10/17/2580223/book-award-nominee-withdraws.html

·         THE REPUBLIC

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/7b33bd1b716b4483a34d05851b6018fa/US--Books-Nominee-Withdraws/

·         BANGOR DAILY NEWS

http://bangordailynews.com/2011/10/18/living/you-know-that-big-book-award-we-just-gave-you-never-mind/?ref=mostReadBox

·         KING 5 TV SEATTLE

http://www.king5.com/news/business/131989418.html

·         WW2 NEWS SAN DIEGO

http://ww2.cox.com/myconnection/sandiego/today/news/entertainment/article.cox?moduleType=apNews&articleId=D9QE6DS00

·         KPTV

http://www.kptv.com/story/15712096/book-award-nominee-withdraws

·         1310 NEWS

http://www.1310news.com/entertainment/article/289259--lauren-myracle-national-book-award-nominee-withdraws-from-contention

·         CF NEWS 13

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/ap/october/330980/Book-award-nominee-withdraws

·         NWCN

http://www.nwcn.com/news/business/131989418.html

·         WCNC

http://www.wcnc.com/entertainment/131996253.html

·         WFAA

http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/131989418.html

·         WNEM

http://www.wnem.com/story/15712096/book-award-nominee-withdraws

·         HYPABLE

http://www.hypable.com/books/2011/10/17/lauren-myracle-withdraws-from-national-book-award/

·         IBT TIMES

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/232627/20111017/lauren-myracle-book-award-nomination-mistake-withdraw.htm

·         NOTES IN THE MARGIN

http://www.notesinthemargin.org/weblog/2011/10/17/lauren-myracle-withdraws-from-national-book-award-finalists-latimes-com/

·         FIGMENT

http://blog.figment.com/2011/10/17/lauren-myracle-and-the-national-book-award/

·         THE CELEBRITY CAFE

http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/lauren-myracle-agrees-withdraw-national-book-award-nominees-10-17-2011

·         KT LITERARY

http://ktliterary.com/2011/10/a-nba-update/

·         RYAN FIELD

·         http://ryan-field.blogspot.com/2011/10/lgbtq-ya-book-shine-removed-from.html

·         HILLARY HOMZIE

http://hillaryhomzie.com/2011/10/the-myracle-mistake-did-the-national-book-award-do-the-right-thing/

·         LIL RED WRITING HOOD

http://lilredwritinghood.wordpress.com/2011/10/17/really-really/

·         STEPHEN L DUNCAN

http://stephenlduncan.blogspot.com/2011/10/lauren-myracles-shine-wronged.html