February7+On+Nonfiction

Marc Aronson joins us on February 7th @ 8PM Easter to discuss nonfiction. . . To prepare for our discussion,

read Marc's upcoming //Horn Book// article: Also read Marc's [|Nonfiction Matters Blog] for SLJ.

You may want to catch Marc and Marina discussion Sugar on Book-TV Feb 5 and 6. Check your local schedule for air times.

Ideas from a recent conversation with Marc:
 * Nonfiction as thrill, not chore.
 * How nonfiction can offer readers the same inner expansion they experience when they read fiction, the same type of thrill as when they identify with a character.
 * Nonfiction writers as explorers, rather than translators.
 * The impact of the Common Core Standards inclusion of nonfiction literacy

Among the titles Marc will discuss:
 * //Sugar//
 * //Astronauts//
 * //KKK//
 * //Race//