Author and Illustrator Interview: Lucia Gonzalez and Lula Delacre on The Storyteller’s Candle

Author and Illustrator Interview: Lucia Gonzalez and Lula Delacre on The Storyteller’s Candle

“An accomplished storyteller, puppeteer, and children’s librarian, Lucia M. Gonzalez started her career in library services to children in 1987 after receiving the Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from the University of California, Santa Barbara and while pursuing her Masters in Library Science at the University of South Florida. Lucia is the author of two award-winning bilingual books,

Continue Reading Author and Illustrator Interview: Lucia Gonzalez and Lula Delacre on The Storyteller’s Candle »

Cynsational News & Links

Cynsational News & Links

Catherine Gilbert Murdock‘s first two YA novels, Dairy Queen (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) and The Off Season (Houghton Mifflin, 2007), feature laconic Wisconsin farm girl–and football player–DJ Schwenk. Murdock’s latest novel, Princess Ben (Houghton Mifflin, 2008), stars a very different type of character in an imagined fantasy world.” Horn Book executive editor Martha Parravano interviews Catherine about “this shift from contemporary realism to fairy-tale fantasy.”

Continue Reading Cynsational News & Links »

Editor Interview: Nancy Mercado on Roaring Brook Press

Editor Interview: Nancy Mercado on Roaring Brook Press

Nancy Mercado on Nancy Mercado: “Born and raised in Staten Island, youngest of three, brought up by a Colombian father and an American mother, married and currently living in Brooklyn; love traveling, talking to strangers, and dreaming of growing my own tomatoes.”

What kind of young reader were you?

For most of my childhood,

Continue Reading Editor Interview: Nancy Mercado on Roaring Brook Press »

Author Interview: Donna Gephart on As If Being 12 3/4 Isn’t Bad Enough, My Mother is Running for President!

Author Interview: Donna Gephart on As If Being 12 3/4 Isn’t Bad Enough, My Mother is Running for President!

Learn about Donna Gephart!

What were you like as a young reader?

My family didn’t have much money, so riding my bike to the public library provided hours of free entertainment. I could rarely narrow my selections down to the twelve books that patrons were allowed to borrow. As a young child,

Continue Reading Author Interview: Donna Gephart on As If Being 12 3/4 Isn’t Bad Enough, My Mother is Running for President! »

Spring Flowers, The Writing Life, Lost Pines

Spring Flowers, The Writing Life, Lost Pines

Spring equals flowers…sometimes sunny, sometimes rainy days…and blessedly comfortable temperatures.

Greg and I have been doing some socializing. We had Varian Johnson and his wife over to dinner late last month. Greg prepared hearts-of-palm, red onion, and tomato salads, chilled asparagus soup, beef filets with salmon sashimi, mushroom ragu, and a chocolate cheesecake with mixed berries.

Continue Reading Spring Flowers, The Writing Life, Lost Pines »

Interview: Shayne Leighton on the Tantalize Trailer, “Guardian of Eden,” and Writing

Interview: Shayne Leighton on the Tantalize Trailer, “Guardian of Eden,” and Writing

Shayne Leighton on Shayne Leighton: “Since the early age of five, I have been acting in various television commercials such as the SAG International commercial for Nike that aired during the 2005 Olympics. I have also participated in many live-performance venues such as dancing in the 2005 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with the Hip Hop Kids and a touring musical style show called ‘Babes on Broadway.’

Continue Reading Interview: Shayne Leighton on the Tantalize Trailer, “Guardian of Eden,” and Writing »

Author Interview: Steve Berman on Magic in the Mirrorstone

Author Interview: Steve Berman on Magic in the Mirrorstone

Steve Berman on Steve Berman: “At 17, Steve Berman sold his first children’s story, a makeshift fairy tale, to a small Midwestern journal. The editor promptly removed all mention of magic from the story without ever telling Steve. Since then, he’s been a bit more fortunate retaining the fantastical in his words, with over 80 articles,

Continue Reading Author Interview: Steve Berman on Magic in the Mirrorstone »