Friend Friday
While I love supporting all of my book creator friends, it's always particularly wonderful when those friends, like Ellie Peterson, live in the Pacific Northwest. As a STEM educator AND [...]
Friend Friday
Little did I know that, when my then-sixth-grade daughter introduced me to Karen Cushman’s Catherine, Called Birdy, my path would intertwine with Karen’s in lovely ways. (Exciting news: Lena Dunham is [...]
Friend Friday
I belong to a middle grade book club and last winter, when it was my turn to select a book, my choice was Finding Langston, by Lesa Cline-Ransome (Holiday House). [...]
Friend Friday
It's difficult to think of someone enthused about life and the writing process than Erin Soderberg Downing. I can see a world where I absolutely have her on speed-dial whenever [...]
Taking the Plunge
Something a bit different today at Friend Friday -- a message from me! Each week, I use this space to shine the spotlight on a fellow book creator's work. Some of [...]
Friend Friday
Generally, I write an introduction here which shares my connection with my Friend Friday guest. Today that is Jeff Gottesfeld, the author of TWENTY-ONE STEPS: GUARDING THE TOMB OF THE [...]
Friend Friday
Sometimes fortune does favor the bold! I was very bold in reaching out to a writer whose work I have long admired with an invitation to be my Friend Friday [...]
Friend Friday
Suzanne Slade studied mechanical engineering and worked in the field -- on car brakes and rockets-- after getting her degree. But she eventually returned to her first passion: writing. (Visit [...]
Friend Friday
Oh boy: Alice Kaltman's essay below comes at the perfect time for me. We hear many messages about perseverance (and it certainly is an important trait) but she really has [...]
Friend Friday
Susan Kusel I have many jobs related to books; I’m a librarian, a book buyer for a bookstore and have served on many book award committees. Now I have one [...]