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Stephen Messer is the first-time author of Windblowne (Random House, 2010). From the promotional copy:
Every kite Oliver touches flies straight into the ground, making him the laughingstock of Windblowne.
With the kite-flying festival only days away, Oliver tracks down his reclusive great-uncle Gilbert, a former champion. With Gilbert’s help,
Elizabeth Kennedy is celebrating ten years as the Guide to Children’s Books at About.com: Children’s Books.
Children’s books have played a prominent role in Elizabeth’s career in PreK-12 education. As a journalist, She has reviewed and written about children’s literature for more than eight years.
Elizabeth has an extensive background in education,
Continue Reading Interview: Elizabeth Kennedy on About.com: Children’s Books »
Meg Wiviott is the first-time author of Benno and the Night of Broken Glass, illustrated by Josee Bisaillon (Kar-Ben, 2010). From the promotional copy:
A neighborhood cat observes the changes in German and Jewish families in its town during the period leading up to Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass that becomes the true beginning of the Holocaust.
Continue Reading New Voice: Meg Wiviott on Benno and the Night of Broken Glass »
In late January, soon after the American Library Association children’s-YA book awards were announced at the Midwinter Conference in Boston, I received my official invitation to attend the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
I was fairly floating at the time, and all thoughts turned to dresses and shoes.
Continue Reading Guest Post: Liz Garton Scanlon on the ALA Conference and the Caldecott »
By Jody Feldman
I rarely got into trouble at school. I’ve never needed to be in constant motion. I am not a boy. Yet the main character in my latest book, The Seventh Level (Greenwillow, 2010), is a boy in constant motion who’s always in trouble. Conclusion? I do not write what I personally know.
Continue Reading Guest Post: Jody Feldman on On Writing the “Boy Book,” By a Girl »
Clay Smith is the literary director of the Texas Book Festival. A former journalist, he works for the Sundance Film Festival when not planning the lineup of writers appearing at the Book Festival.
The Texas Book Festival is scheduled for Oct. 16 and Oct. 17 at the state capitol building in Austin.
Continue Reading Literary Director Interview: Clay Smith on The Texas Book Festival »
R.A. Nelson: redesigned site from the author of Teach Me (Razorbill, 2007), Breathe My Name (Razorbill, 2008), Days of Little Texas (Knopf, 2010), and Throat (Knopf, 2011). Read a Cynsations interview with R.A.
New Agent Alert: Jason Pinter of Waxman Literary Agency by Chuck Sambuchino from Guide to Literary Agents.
I am often asked about my research and writing process. Today, I’ll share that process.
Each time I begin a nonfiction book, I often think about Mrs. Walsh, my 11th-grade English teacher.
I’ll never forget the day Mrs. Walsh took me aside and told me that I could never be an English major because I couldn’t label subordinate clauses.
Kristina McBride is the first-time author of The Tension of Opposites (Egmont, 2010)(author blog). From the promotional copy:
When Tessa’s best friend Noelle disappears right before the start of eighth grade, Tessa’s life changes completely–she shies away from her other friends and stops eating in the cafeteria.
Now,
Continue Reading New Voice: Kristina McBride on The Tension of Opposites »
