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Miscellany 10-6-11

* Fun =D

Author/illustrator Grace Lin (sooooooo pretty and talented) has a project leaving pocket Pacys (tiny dolls of the main character in her middle grade novels The Year of the Dog and The Year of the Rat) in different places in France. She's hoping people will pick up the pocket Pacys and travel with them.

* Intriguing!

Marc Tyler Nobleman is using his blog to pitch his picture book manuscript featuring WWII navy pilot Nobuo Fujita, the first and still only man to complete an aerial attack on American soil. Link here.

Thanks to Greg Pincus for this tip.

* Sorry :o(

Still haven't finished tagging each blog post by country. >_<

* Watch out for . . .

My interview with author/illustrator Joyce Wan. She's committed to cuteness!

* And ooohhh . . .

Tulika Books USA! Tulika, you really know what you are doing.
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  1. Marc Tyler NoblemanOctober 6, 2011 at 11:20 PM

    Thanks for mentioning my experiment regarding my WWII picture book! If it sells, I'd love to come to Asia to speak about it!

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  2. Tarie SabidoOctober 6, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    Ohohoho, and I would know just the right people to get you in touch with! Hope it sells!

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  3. Marc Tyler NoblemanOctober 6, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    Great! Stay in touch!

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