Who has a debut YA Novel? Samantha Vitale!

5/26/2020

What?! You ask who is Samantha Vitale in the YA world? Well, you don't know her because she a debut author. Take a look you will like what you find.

Georgia McBride runs a small publishing company, Month9Books. Her company has supported the UNLV YA Summits. She was sending Samantha Vitale this year and I was looking forward to meeting her. Now, all of our contact will be virtual.

In the past Georgia has sent:
Jo Schaffer: Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/jo.seableschaffer
Justin Joschko: Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/justin.joschko
Clare Di Liscia: Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/clare.d.baird

Back to Samantha. Georgia has been so spot on over the last few years. I don't even question here any more. While Samantha won't be in Las Vegas for the Summit, she will be logging in to be with us.

I hope all of you join me in getting to know Samantha and her work. He debut novel, The Lady Alchemist, is out today. Order it today.

Read the Interview with Samantha

Samantha kindly answered these questions a few months ago. I wonder if any of her answers would change now that we are in the COVID19 era. Take a look.

Until next time.

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Dr. Steve Bickmore
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Dr. Bickmore is a Professor of English Education at UNLV. He is a scholar of Young Adult Literature and past editor of The ALAN Review and a past president of ALAN. He is a available for speaking engagements at schools, conferences, book festivals, and parent organizations. More information can be found on the Contact page and the About page.

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Meet
Evangile Dufitumukiza!

Evangile is a native of Kigali, Rwanda. He is a college student that Steve meet while working in Rwanda as a missionary. In fact, Evangile was one of the first people who translated his English into Kinyarwanda.

Steve recruited him to help promote Dr. Bickmore's YA Wednesday on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media while Steve is doing his mission work.

He helps Dr. Bickmore promote his academic books and sometimes send out emails in his behalf.

You will notice that while he speaks fluent English, it often does look like an "American" version of English. That is because it isn't. His English is heavily influence by British English and different versions of Eastern and Central African English that is prominent in his home country of Rwanda.

Welcome Evangile into the YA Wednesday community as he learns about Young Adult Literature and all of the wild slang of American English vs the slang and language of the English he has mastered in his beautiful country of Rwanda.

While in Rwanda, Steve has learned that it is a poor English speaker who can only master one dialect and/or set of idioms in this complicated language.

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Registration is open for the virtual Summit on the Research and Teaching of Young Adult Literature! Plan on April 21, 2023, 8:30-5:30 CST.