Actors Interview: Todd Haberkorn, Amy McFadden, Cristina Panfilio & Nick Podehl of the Feral Series

Actors Interview: Todd Haberkorn, Amy McFadden, Cristina Panfilio & Nick Podehl of the Feral Series

By Cynthia Leitich Smith

Thank you for narrating the audio editions of the Feral series (Brilliance)(print and e-editions from Candlewick/Walker)! 

Could you tell us a bit about your background? How did you come to doing voice work for audio books?

Todd Haberkorn: I’m glad I made the cut and was able to work on this series!

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New Voice: Rebecca Behrens on When Audrey Met Alice

New Voice: Rebecca Behrens on When Audrey Met Alice

By Cynthia Leitich Smith

Rebecca Behrens is the first-time author of When Audrey Met Alice (Sourcebooks, 2014). From the promotional copy:

When frustrated First Daughter Audrey Rhodes discovers Alice Roosevelt’s secret diary hidden beneath the White House floorboards, she’s inspired to ask herself, “What would Alice do?” Audrey’s Alice-like antics are a lot of fun—but will they bring her happiness,

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The Perks & Perils of Author Panels

The Perks & Perils of Author Panels

With Jonathan Mayberry, Adam Gidwitz, Marie Lu, Jennifer Ziegler & Fred Perry

By Cynthia Leitich Smith

At conference and festival panels around the globe, children’s-YA authors share our thoughts about the writing process, the writer’s life, the creative journey, book marketing and connecting with our readers.

It’s a wonderful opportunity to gain insight into favorite voices,

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Book Trailer: Don’t Call Me Baby! by Gwendolyn Heasley

Book Trailer: Don’t Call Me Baby! by Gwendolyn Heasley

Compiled by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Check out the book trailer for Don’t Call Me Baby! by Gwendolyn Heasley (HarperTeen, 2014). From the promotional copy:

All my life, I’ve been known as the girl on that blog.


Do you know what it’s like for everyone to think they know you because of what they read on some stupid website?

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Guest Post: Author-Editor Deborah Halverson on Setting, Wherefore Art Thou?

Guest Post: Author-Editor Deborah Halverson on Setting, Wherefore Art Thou?

By Deborah Halverson

When Cynthia graciously invited me to write a guest post for her blog, she asked if there was a particular writing craft item on my mind. Indeed, there is. And its color is blue.

Blue screen, that is. The kind they use in movie making when they film actors against a blank blue screen and then Cg in the background.

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