Congratulations on the release of The Raucous Royals: Test Your Royal Wits: Crack Codes, Solve Mysteries, and Deduce which Royal Rumors are True. (Houghton Mifflin, Oct. 2008)! Could you tell us about the book?
The Raucous Royals (you must say it with a British accent) reveals the rumors behind history’s most scandalous royals. Examples: Was Napoleon really short?
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In celebration of the ten-year anniversary of www.cynthialeitichsmith.com, I asked some established authors–folks I’d featured early on–the following question:
Over the past decade, what are the most important lessons you’ve learned about your craft, the writing/artistic life, and/or publishing, and why?
Here’s the latest answer, this one from author Kathi Appelt:
I think I could probably write a thesis on this,
Congratulations to author Katia Novet Saint-Lot and illustrator Dimitrea Tokunbo on the release of Amadi’s Snowman (Tilbury House, 2008)! From the promotional copy:
“Why does Amadi’s mother insist he learn to read words when he is going to be a great businessman? Why should an Igbo man of Nigeria waste precious time on books,
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Wahoo! In celebration of the ten-year anniversary of www.cynthialeitichsmith.com, children’s author Michelle Meadows is sponsoring the giveaway of a signed copy of her picture book Pilot Pups, illustrated by Dan Andreasen (Simon & Schuster, 2008)(excerpt)!
From the promotional copy: “When a couple of kids forget to put away their toys,
In celebration of the ten-year anniversary of www.cynthialeitichsmith.com, I asked some established authors–folks I’d featured early on–the following question:
Over the past decade, what are the most important lessons you’ve learned about your craft, the writing/artistic life, and/or publishing, and why?
Here’s the latest reply, this one from author Brent Hartinger.
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Twelve more libraries due this year
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia Reads started the 2008-2009 school year on a high note, opening the doors of new libraries for children in schools across Addis Ababa.
These libraries are used by students, teachers and school directors, providing a safe and inviting environment for study and reading.
By publicist Sara Dobie of Sylvan Dell Publishing
Guess what? You’re a published author. Sitting on your couch, it’s hard to believe. Publishing is what happens to other people—people who wear black, smoke cigarettes, and talk about Kerouac.
It doesn’t happen to people like you, who have day jobs,
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Young adult author Cynthia Leitich Smith, will be presenting on the main grid of Second Life on American Library Association’s Island at (129, 105, 29) Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. PST, and on the teen grid at the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County‘s Eye4You Alliance island (118, 153,
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Lisa Graff on Lisa Graff: “I grew up in a town called Big Bear, which is a tiny ski resort in Southern California where everyone knows everyone.
“After high school I moved to Los Angeles, where I studied Linguistics and Cognitive Psychology at UCLA. Then I switched gears completely and entered the MFA program in Writing for Children at the New School in Manhattan.
In celebration of the ten-year anniversary of www.cynthialeitichsmith.com, I asked some established authors–folks I’d featured early on–the following question:
Over the past decade, what are the most important lessons you’ve learned about your craft, the writing/artistic life, and/or publishing, and why?
Here’s the latest reply, this one from children’s author Michelle Meadows.
Continue Reading 10th Anniversary Feature: Michelle Meadows »
