Welcome back to my new blog series, Foodie Kidlit Friday! On selected Fridays, I’ll be talking to authors of great food- and cooking-themed books for kids and teens, giving books away, and sharing recipes from my own forthcoming foodie middle-grade novel, All Four Stars. Today I am thrilled to welcome the fabulous Lisa Graff to the blog! Lisa is the… Read more »
December 2013
There’s a Monster Inside Me!
Or, well, there was in December of 2009. Andy and I had just returned from the first leg of our round-the-world trip, but little did we know that I was carrying an extra-special souvenir from Central America…in my scalp. I’d tell you more, but why read when you can watch? 🙂 That’s right–tonight at 9… Read more »
Interview with Colorado author Claudia Mills!
Welcome back to the Colorado is for Writers interview series! Every other Tuesday, I talk to different Colorado-based authors about their work and their connections to this beautiful state. Today, I’m happy to welcome chapter book and middle-grade author Claudia Mills to the blog! Claudia is the author of a very long list of children’s books (seriously, check… Read more »
Interview with Aiken Avery, author of The Disaster Tourist
Ahoy there, blog readers! (Yes, that nautical greeting was deliberate–you’ll understand why in a moment.) If you follow me on Goodreads, you may recently have seen my ecstatic review for a book called The Disaster Tourist, which takes place on a round-the-world cruise and is one of my tippy-top favorite reads of 2013. But I… The Disaster Tourist“>Read more »
Now & Later
Well, friends, blog posts have been a bit thin on the ground here recently–but that doesn’t mean that exciting things haven’t been going on behind the scenes, or that I haven’t got some great stuff lined up for you going forward! Here’s a little recap/preview. NOW (well, not right now, but recently): 1) Writing: Hey, remember that… Read more »
Interview with Colorado author Melanie Crowder!
Welcome back to the Colorado is for Writers interview series! Every other Tuesday, I talk to different Colorado-based authors about their work and their connections to this beautiful state. Today, I’m happy to welcome debut middle-grade author Melanie Crowder to the blog! Melanie is the author of Parched, a brutal and beautiful survival story published earlier in 2013 by… Read more »