Thursday Hangovers - Gwenda Bond

Cornelia Funke shows up in the comments over at Roger Sutton's to discuss the collaborative process for her new book.
Tune in to the #genderinYA discussion going wildfire today over at twitter, kicked off by Maureen Johnson.
Katherine Langrish has a dead interesting post about magical rooms in kids' and YA fiction: "A room of one's own. Many children do not have one. They share with brothers or sisters. They lead lives ruled by adults. A room of one's own, for a child, is a place where it can be in control. It's also a place to start out from: the firm base of safety from which a child can explore the world. Rooms in children's or young adult fiction, therefore, often reflect the desirable qualities of a perfect personal space."
A YA best of 2009 list with some books I haven't seen discussed as much over at Flashlight Worthy. (I absolutely adored Eyes Like Stars.)
Karen Healey on the pleasures of Bones. (Also: Hodgins and Angela belong together!)
Dave Elzey is sharing his VCFA grad lecture on building better boy books in several sections. The first installment is up.
One of my favorite people, the extravagantly wonderful Lauren Cerand, is answering questions about freelance publicity over at Justine's today. Go ask her stuff.