Every time I read a masterfully written novel, I sit back in awe of the author’s craft. Then I re-read…
Linda Oatman High has written more than twenty books for young readers, and here is her latest. Don’t you just…
Animal, mineral, vegetable? My family loves to play Twenty Questions. We always start with these three categories to narrow the…
Author-interviews are especially fun when a good friend has a debut coming out! Congrats to Robin Farmer on this month’s…
This year’s most delightful middle grade debut has to be Coo by Kaela Noel, the story of a girl raised…
Calling all lovers of historical fiction! I’ve just read the newly released upper-middle grade novel Alina and with me today…
Stealing Mt. Rushmore comes out this coming Tuesday, August 18, and I’m pleased as punch to feature an interview with…
When I began Shannon Doleski‘s upper-middle grade debut Mary Underwater, the sparse and powerful prose hooked me on page one.…
Combine a little magic with a love of science, and what do you get? Into the Tall, Tall Grass, a…
When I asked author Tina Athaide how she made her debut novel so suspenseful, she gave me a mini-course on…