Sydney Salter is the debut author of My Big Nose and Other Natural Disasters (HM Harcourt/Graphia, 2009). From the promotional copy:
It’s the end of junior year, and summer is about to begin. The Summer of Passion, to be exact, when Jory Michaels plans to explore all the possibilities of the future–and,
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Check out this book trailer for Fortune’s Magic Farm, written by Suzanne Selfors (Little, Brown, 2009).
This past week’s new releases of science fiction and fantasy for children and teenagers from Charolotte’s Library.
Young Adult Speculative Fiction: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Booklists. Links to bibliographies compiled by librarians across the U.S.
Q&A With Lee Bantle, Author of David Inside Out (Henry Holt, 2009) from BookKids. Peek: “The voters in California took away the right to gay marriage. In the military, saying you are gay brings on discharge proceedings. We can get married in Dubuque. But not in New York or LA. The world is mixed up. So is David.”
It has become apparent from recent conversations I’ve had with teachers, librarians, authors, and artists, that the economy is taking its toll on author appearances. Schools don’t have as much money to spend on author visits and are trying to find ways to cut costs.
Authors and artists are also looking for ways to help them out,
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You last visited Cynsations in January 2006 to discuss the release of Nothing But the Truth (and a few white lies)(Little, Brown, 2006). Do you have any more recent news to share on that novel or your other books?
I was so thrilled that Nothing But the Truth (and a few white lies) (Little,
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Learn more about Phyllis Root. Watch for the upcoming launch of Phyllisroot.com. Read a previous Cynsations interview with Phyllis.
What do you love most about your creative life?
What I love most about my writing life is also what I struggle with most: the combination of freedom and discipline.
Austin, TX — BookPeople events coordinators Mandy Brooks (in the BP T-shirt) and Alison Nihlean (in glasses) led a wonderful and informative question-and-answer session about “Promotions & Events” Saturday at the Austin SCBWI meeting at the store.
Mandy’s specialty is books published for children and young adults, and Alison’s specialty is books published for adults.
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Enter to win a copy of Lovestruck Summer by Melissa Walker (Harper, 2009)! From the promotional copy:
This is the story of Quinn, an indie rock girl who came out to Austin, Texas for a music internship.
She also plans to spend long, lazy days in the sun at outdoor concerts–and to meet a hot musician or two.
From Debbie Gonzales
The Student Author Book Publishing Program, presented by author/educator Debbie Gonzales, is a unique, program-specific, in-school writing workshop in which students experience all stages of the publishing process and have their work published in a hard-bound book, just like a real author.
Here’s how it works.
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Debbie Gonzales is the first-time author of Birthday Skates, Charlie the Sleepy Bee, Kindness, Plunk! Dunk!, Raspberry Fizz, and Stormy, all to be published as part of the New Zealand’s Gilt Edge Readers Series, which will be released in winter 2009.
The books in the Gilt Edge Readers Series offer research-based multifaceted reading instruction to all children learning to read.
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