One day, I was at the grocery store with my daughter when I spotted a crazy man in the car beside ours.
Zara was very small, perhaps three years old, she watched while he sat in his car, talking to himself, as I unpacked the groceries.
When I finally sat behind the wheel,
Enter to win a signed, (optionally) personalized copy of The Radiant Road by Katherine Catmull (Dutton, 2016). Author sponsored. Eligibility: North America only.
From the promotional copy:
And sometimes the Strange came to visit Clare, and dreams walked through her waking life.
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Welcome back to Cynsations!
I look forward to sharing information and inspiration about youth literature and publishing throughout 2016 (find out more about contributing to the blog).
This spring I’m also excited about the paperback release of Feral Pride (Candlewick, 2016) and appearances that include “In Reality and Fantasy: Diversity Done Right —
2016 Holiday
Happy New Year!
Cynsations will officially return from winter hiatus in late January.
In the meantime, consider this an invitation to query me about potential future interviews, guest posts, giveaways, book trailers, and more.
Cynsations was launched in 2004 and is considered one of the flagship blogs of the children’s-YA literature industry and community.
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Effective immediately, Cynsations is on winter holiday hiatus while
I update my official author website for a 2016 relaunch. Keep up with
children’s-YA book news and resources at Twitter @CynLeitichSmith and facebook.
Interview with Sharon Gibney by E.M. Kokie from The Pirate Tree. Peek: “As a teen, I didn’t see very much at all being written about mixed race identity — particularly in fiction that teens are reading. And I definitely didn’t see transracial adoption being dealt with in a nuanced,
Borrowed Time launch party at BookPeople in Austin
There’s a line from the first “Jurassic Park” movie to the effect that the place has all the problems of a major theme park and a major zoo.
I sort of feel the same way about writing time travel fiction: You have all the major problems of historical fiction and all the major problems of science fiction/fantasy.
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Christine Hayes is the first-time author of Mothman’s Curse, illustrated by James K. Hindle (Roaring Brook, 2015). From the promotional copy:
Josie may live in the most haunted town in America, but the only strange thing she ever sees is the parade of oddball customers that comes through her family’s auction house each week.
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Eric Pinder is the author of four picture books and four adult nonfiction books. His most recent release is How to Share With a Bear, illustrated by Stephanie Graegin (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2015). From the promotional copy:
The perfect thing to do on a chilly day is to make a cave.
Check out the book trailer for My Dog Is The Best by Laurie Ann Thompson, illustrated by Paul Schmid (FSG, 2015).
From the promotional copy:
What do you get when you combine one energetic, enthusiastic little boy with his sleepy but tolerant dog?
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