What a pleasure it was to travel last week to Kalamazoo, Michigan, for a series of author events coordinated by the lovely and gracious Sue Warner, head of youth services, at the Kalamazoo Public Library.
Sue is a top-notch professional and a first-rate host. I greatly enjoyed her company, her efforts to introduce me to the local flavors,
Frank Dormer is the first-time author-illustrator of Socksquatch (Henry Holt, 2010). From the promotional copy:
Poor Socksquatch.
All he wants is two warm feet, but things aren’t going his way. Even his friends can’t help.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
What’s a monster to do?
Frank Dormer’s sweet, funny monster story will charm the socks off young readers.
Enter to win a signed copy of Love Drugged by James Klise (Flux, 2010). From the promotional copy:
Fifteen-year old Jamie Bates has a fail-safe strategy for surviving high school: fit in. Keep a low profile. And, above all, protect his biggest secret—he’s gay.
So when a classmate discovers the truth,
Learn about Sherry Garland.
What first inspired you to write across formats in children’s/YA literature?
It was my red-headed Scotsman frugal nature. I’m a waste-not/want not kind of person, so after doing three years of research for a non-fiction fifth grade book about Vietnam, I had accumulated lots of information that I didn’t want to “throw away.”
Since I am a fiction writer first and foremost,
Kiersten White is the first-time author of Paranormalcy (HarperTeen, 2010)(author blog). From the promotional copy:
Evie’s always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she’s falling for a shape-shifter, and she’s the only person who can see through paranormals’ glamours.
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Mark your calendars to Holler Loudly about Alien Invasions and Truth with a Capital T!
Authors Bethany Hegedus, Brian Yansky and Cynthia Leitich Smith will celebrate their latest books at 2 p.m. Nov. 14 at BookPeople in Austin, Texas.
This joint author party will feature refreshments,
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A seventh-grader once asked why I wrote about monsters. Didn’t I find it too scary?
“I can write about goblins, witches, werewolves, demons, and ghosts without losing sleep,” I told her. “But I can’t write about this.” My vague gesture took in the students, the classroom, final exams,
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Young Adult Novel Discovery Contest 2010 from Gotham Writers’ Workshop.
No query? No pitch? No problem!
Submit the first 250 words of your novel, and you can win both exposure to editors and a reading of your manuscript from literary agent Regina Brooks.
Regina is the founder of Serendipity Literary Agency and the author of Writing Great Books for Young Adults.
By Ann Angel
I’m stoked to introduce you to my newest biography, Janis Joplin, Rise Up Singing (Amulet, 2010).
The image-illustrated project has been a magical musical journey of many years where I have lived all things Janis.
Many mornings during the past five years, I woke before dawn obsessed with tracking down photographs,
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