SLJ, MWT, and maps

[puppeteergirl.livejournal.com]

So....this is too good not to share, but don't ask how I got it.

I have been told that this link will not last forever, and it may go down sometime next week. I will try to remember to remove the post when that happens.

MWT spoke at the School Library Journal Day of Dialog and I just so happen to have the link and password to her presentation. It is all about the maps in the new book! Her speech lasts for about 30 min at the beginning of the Livestream. Enjoy!

Link: https://livestream.com/nyu-tv/dayofdialog2017

Password: SLJ2017

Comments

[readsintrees.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! Thank you for sharing!

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

SO fascinating! It's a shame this isn't being made public, as it's exactly the sort of thing that would have captivated 10-year-old wannabe mapmaker me, resulting in days of googling historical maps. (Who am I kidding? Grown-up me is going to be googling the maps she mentioned!) I laughed so hard at some of her suggested map ideas! Everyone's attention to detail really did result in a beautiful finished product, and I love it.

Thank you so much for sharing!

P.S. I assumed the dolphins on the map were another reference to the dolphin ring/crest in Rosemary Sutcliff's books. Did anyone else?

[qwentoozla]

This is SO great! Thank you for sharing!

[frosted-feather.livejournal.com]

Megan is, as usual, a good storyteller, even about real life.

[badtzphoto.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for sharing Ms. Turner's fascinating talk about maps, how they came to be and more.

[filkferengi]

One fun thing about maps deserves another. We've had maps; have some cartographers:

https://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/01/bnewman/songs/lyrics/HereBeCartographers.txt

:)

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

Whew, the link still works as of yesterday! This was so fun to watch; it was very similar to what she said on the tour stop I went to, but with more details and more images (I loved all her own drafts and the drawings of Hephestia!). Thanks a lot for cluing us in on the password. ;)

[celebrilomiel.livejournal.com]

That was fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing.

"Why think about anything when you can overthink it?" I have found my life motto.

I particularly enjoyed her discussion of point of view. It felt like she was tapping her finger along the side of her nose and eyeing us conspiratorially. These quotes (innocent as they sound) are relevant to the interpretation of the maps, so I'm jotting them here for preservation in case the link dies: "When you have a different perspective, the world can look very different. What you see really depends on what viewpoint and where you're looking from. ... So! When you look at some of the information on those maps, I hope you'll consider who drew the map and what they're telling you about their own world."

[readsintrees.livejournal.com]

Anyone know if this video has been archived anywhere? I want to watch it again so badly!