{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Bettina Wesloh","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/bettina-wesloh\/","title":"Author! Author! #PLA2022","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FZBL0GBxZu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2022\/03\/author-author-pla2022\/\">Author! Author! #PLA2022<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2022\/03\/author-author-pla2022\/embed\/#?secret=FZBL0GBxZu\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Author! Author! #PLA2022&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"FZBL0GBxZu\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"I spent Thursday totally fangirling over the abundance of authors present everywhere &#8211; in the exhibit hall signing autographs, at the children\u2019s author breakfast, and participating in panel discussions such as the Mystery Author Panel and the Press Play Audiobook talk. The authors in the audio book panel discussed the challenges of finding voices for their characters and how to make the storytelling come alive. Brian Selznick spoke about the challenges of translating a book like The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which has such a large visual component into an audio book. Jordan Ifueko, author of the Raybearer series spoke about growing up in a family with a strong oral storytelling tradition and how to successfully weave the components of that tradition into her audio books. What I remember the most about the day was that each of the authors talked about the real world events that influenced their stories...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EA4B89C9-8847-4CF2-AA02-498048A5A9A2-scaled.jpeg"}