Bartography Express for November 2014, featuring K.A. Holt’s Rhyme Schemer
This month, one subscriber to my Bartography Express newsletter will win a copy of Rhyme Schemer (Chronicle), the new middle-grade novel in verse by Kari Anne Holt. If you’re not already receiving...
View ArticlePodcast interview: Life. Leadership. Video Games. And me.
I really enjoyed my conversation this fall with Jon Harrison, author the upcoming book Mastering The Game: What Video Games Can Teach Us About Success In Life, who interviewed me for his...
View ArticleBartography Express for January 2015, featuring Trent Reedy’s Burning Nation
This month, one subscriber to my Bartography Express newsletter will win a copy of Burning Nation (Scholastic), the second book in Trent Reedy’s Divided We Fall YA trilogy If you’re not already...
View ArticleMy conversation with Matthew Winner on the Let’s Get Busy! podcast
I love Matthew Winner’s podcast to pieces. Listening to Let’s Get Busy! is a highlight of my week, every week, and I’m so honored to be the guest on his latest episode. If books for young readers play...
View ArticleGood news & good company for The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch
This past week has brought a couple of happy developments for my new book with Don Tate, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers). First, the book has received a Silver...
View ArticleA reminder to myself (and maybe to you, too)
This #TenThingsToSayToAWriter contribution by author Jen Malone (Maps to the Stars) — I just put a review of your book on Amazon, Barnes and Noble *and* Goodreads and requested from my library....
View ArticleHear me on the Picturebooking podcast
Nick Patton hosted me this week for an interview on the newest edition of his Picturebooking podcast. I loved talking with Nick about ‘The Nutcracker’ Comes to America and The Amazing Age of John Roy...
View ArticleDear Book Nerds…
…I’m a guest co-host on the latest episode of the Dear Book Nerd podcast!
View ArticleRecognition, celebration, validation
Here’s to the end of 2015, everybody. I hope you’ve had a satisfying year, and that no matter how well things have gone, it’s wrapping up for you on a positive note. If you’re reading this, you’re one...
View ArticleA Whoosh! of good news
Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions was among the Notable Children’s Books Nominees discussed by the Association for Library Service to Children during the American Library...
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