Friend Friday
I first met Michaela MacColl through her writing; I believe it was Always Emily. I have since had the pleasure of meeting her in person and while we talked historical [...]
Friend Friday
I love Aimée Bisonette's essay below because it taps on something creatives worry about incessantly: am I doing it right? Her insights are as refreshing as an icy cold glass [...]
Friend Friday
I am full of emotion as I write this introduction. First: my heart brims with joy to be hosting Cynthia Leitich Smith in celebration of her latest middle grade novel, [...]
Friend Friday
Oh, I wish I had known Carolyn Crimi's secret when I read her delightful novel, Second-Hand Dogs (Balzer+Bray); it would have made reading the book all that much more enjoyable. [...]
Friend Friday
It takes tremendous courage to face the blank page. I am not quite certain, however, what it's called to willingly face the blank page, having tossed out a sweated-over, completed [...]
Friend Friday
I discovered Eden Royce's Root Magic (HarperCollins Publishers) through a cover reveal on a favorite blog, the Nerdy Book Club. The cover was evocative, as was the book's description, which [...]
Friend Friday
I regret that Hannah Hall is (as of yet) only a cyber-friend as I know she and I would be able to sit long into the night over cooling mugs [...]
Friend Friday
To my knowledge today's guest is the first Hall of Famer I've ever hosted! In 2015, Ellen Hopkins was inducted into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame for her powerful [...]
Friend Friday
Dear Linda Urban: You know I've been a huge fan of your work even before your first published novel, having fallen in love with a picture book manuscript you read [...]
Friend Friday
I am so pleased that Danielle Joseph took time to visit with us today to share a bit of the story behind the story of her new picture book, I [...]