As writers, we can become so firmly grounded in our manuscripts that it’s often hard to pull ourselves away from our settings to deal with the real world.
When I was first writing Tori and the Sleigh of Midnight Blue, my middle grade novel published by North Dakota Institute of Regional Studies,
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Jon & Mac
By Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen
Mac: Hi, Jon!
Jon: Oh! Hi Mac!
Mac: And hello, Cynsations readers. We have taken over the blog today.
Jon: Yes.
Mac: We are using our power to just post this gchat we are having into the blog.
My children’s books Jingle Dancer (Morrow, 2000), Rain Is Not My Indian Name (HarperCollins, 2001) and Indian Shoes (HarperCollins, 2002) join Joseph Bruchac‘s The Heart of a Chief (Dial, 1998) as companion books to Louise Erdrich’s The Round House (Harper,
YA Supernatural Baddies by Cynthia K. Ritter from The Horn Book. Peek: “Looking for a book to send a chill down your spine? These four new novels involving creepy paranormal characters are perfect for the occasion.”
Cynsational Insight
Evil Librarian by Michelle Knudsen (Candlewick,
Enter to win one of three signed paperback copies of Uncovered (An Autumn Covarrubias Mystery) by S.X. Bradley (Evernight, 2014). Author sponsored. Eligibility: U.S. only.
From the promotional copy:
Last year sixteen-year-old Autumn solved her sister’s murder.
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By Mary Losure
Years ago, when I was wheeling my groceries out to the car at sunset, I looked up and imagined witches silhouetted against the pink and gold sky.
The moment grew into my first novel, the story of two young witches on a journey to the human world.
Please don’t ask me how many drafts it took.
Congratulations on the release of Wild Things: Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature (Candlewick, 2014)! What was the initial inspiration for the book?
Betsy: Well, back in the day (I think it was about 2009 or so) I noticed that there were a great many really top notch children’s literature bloggers out there that had sites that were unique and interesting.
By Chris Barton
As a reader, I’ve lately accumulated a large pile of books I’ve read only halfway. Getting all the way through a single book lately has been challenging.
But when I heard comedian and TV writer Carol Leifer (“Seinfeld,” “Modern Family”) on a podcast several weeks ago talking about the attitudes toward professionalism and creativity that have come in handy during her four-decades-and-counting career,
Thrilling news!
The electronic edition of my novel Blessed (Candlewick) is on sale this month for $1.99!
It’s the third novel in the Tantalize series, but it can stand alone and is a perfect read for Halloween!
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Firstborn Cover Analysis & Author Interview: (Former Editorial Director) Lou Anders by Matthew MacNish from Project Mayhem. Peek: “To create the countries of Norrøngard, Ymiria, and all the lands on the continent of Katernia, I researched numerous cultures. I worked out time lines to five thousand years. I invented cosmologies and religions.
