Friend Friday
I have huge admiration for fellow Washington writer Mary Cronk Farrell. She always seems to find topics that have been [...]
Friend Friday
I am "quackers" about today's guest, Liz Wong, and her work. As a volunteer in my granddaughter's school library, I've [...]
Friend Friday
Boy oh boy, do I feel blessed to count Gennifer Choldenko as a friend. Yes, she's an amazing writer; not [...]
Friend Friday
In her essay below, my friend Martha Brockenbrough describes her editor, Jean Feiwel, as "fierce." This is the exact word [...]
Friend Friday
I first met Michael Spradlin some years back at a wonderful Author Festival in Warrensburg, Missouri, sponsored by the University [...]
Friend Friday
Erica Perl and I bonded over yogurt. Passionfruit, to be precise. Evidently yogurt is quite the predictor of whether two [...]
Friend Friday
Behind Dan Richards' mild mannered appearance lurks a superhero; or at least, he was dressed in a superhero costume one [...]
Friend Friday
Given the title of her book, it seems quite appropriate that Yamile Saied Mendez and I met in Vermont when [...]
Friend Friday
This summer, at the International Literacy Association conference, I had the privilege of hearing Jane O'Reilly accept an award for [...]
Friend Friday
It is a sheer delight to host a longtime friend, Kaelen Felix, today, along with Allistar Banks, the author of [...]
Friend Friday
Katherine Marsh holds a dear spot in my heart for saying something incredibly encouraging to me, just at the time [...]
Friend Friday
This summer, I participated in the International Literacy Association (ILA) conference, which was a fabulous experience. Topping the list of [...]
Friend Friday
I had the pleasure of sharing a luncheon table with Juana Martinez-Neal at the International Literacy Association conference in July. [...]
Friend Friday
In July, I was honored to present at the International Literacy Association conference and even more honored to find myself [...]
Friend Friday
I reconnected with Carolyn Dee Flores at the International Literacy Association conference this past summer. She was bubbling with excitement [...]
Friend Friday
I met Roxanne Lambie at a reading association conference in El Paso, if I remember correctly. She was at a [...]
Friend Friday
Suzanne has the warmest smile and biggest heart and it is an honor to know her. Her newest book, All [...]
Friend Friday
Though I love to read nonfiction, I am almost more fascinated by why its writers choose the topics that they [...]
Friend Friday
What a treat it is to host a fellow dog-lover! I think I may have met Wendy Wahman through her [...]
Friend Friday
I had the pleasure of being with Diana Noble at a conference recently. We hit it right off and she [...]