What an intense book for older-middle grade readers (and adults)! And how prescient of national happenings. The Inside Battle by…
Echo Mountain is a fabulous new story from the award-winning Lauren Wolk, out in 2020 from Dutton/Penguin Young Readers.…
Every time I read a masterfully written novel, I sit back in awe of the author’s craft. Then I re-read…
Stealing Mt. Rushmore comes out this coming Tuesday, August 18, and I’m pleased as punch to feature an interview with…
When I asked author Tina Athaide how she made her debut novel so suspenseful, she gave me a mini-course on…
After reading Adam P. Schmitt’s debut middle grade novel Speechless, I was… speechless. No, really. I was. Seriously. Toward the…
Last year I asked a friend if she’d collaborate with me on a novel, and she didn’t say YES right…
Is passion just an obsession with something you can’t seem to get better at, or is it the very thing…
“The first part of a book for me is hearing the character’s voice in my head. I don’t even take out a pen until I hear it strongly and consistently.”
I met Gwen Cole two years ago at a fun author event (thank you, Richmond Public Library, for supporting YAVA -Young…