What an intense book for older-middle grade readers (and adults)! And how prescient of national happenings. The Inside Battle by…
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…
Calling all lovers of historical fiction! I’ve just read the newly released upper-middle grade novel Alina and with me today…
“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.”
Today I want to sing the praises of Richmond, Virginia’s writing community! I’m fortunate to be surrounded by poets, novelists,…
How’s this for serendipity? When I met conference keynoter Padma Venkatraman at the James River Writers conference in October 2016,…
I’m big on beginning novels in media res (in the middle of things), meaning jumping into a scene…
If you read only one book this summer, make it Something Must Be Done about Prince Edward County. Part memoir,…