Michelle Knudsen on Michelle Knudsen: “Who am I… I can’t think of that phrase without hearing Jean Valjean in my head. And then I get a little lost in my own private mental recital of ‘Les Miserables’ and have to shake my head and find my way back to the question.
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“Annual Fair Focuses on Disabilities” by Bob Vosseller of the Ocean County Observer. Highlights Liz B of A Chair, A Fireplace, and a Tea Cozy and a diversity program at her library that will feature my picture book Jingle Dancer, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu (Morrow, 2000).
“Gathering at the Waters, Embracing Our Spirits, Telling Our Stories,” The Joint Conference of Librarians of Color, is ongoing this weekend at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in Dallas.
On Thursday afternoon, I spoke on a panel, “Celebrating Our Cultures and Our Children: Authors Share Their Stories,” along with Varsha Bajaj (author interview),
The buzz is getting louder about my upcoming YA gothic fantasy, Tantalize (Candlewick, February 2007). In her post “a tasty treat,” The Goddess of YA Literature, Teri Lesesne, writes: “…delicious twists and turns to this story. Werecreatures, vampires, unsolved murders, and more are sure to satisfy readers who lust for blood lore and romance and mysteries.
The finalists for the 2006 National Book Award in the category of Young People’s Literature are:
M.T. Anderson, author The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party (Candlewick Press);
Martine Leavitt, author of Keturah and Lord Death (Front Street Books/Boyds Mills Press);
Anna Olswanger wears a number of hats in the book world. In addition to being a literary agent with Liza Dawson Associates in Manhattan, she is the author of Shlemiel Crooks, illustrated by Paula Goodman Koz (Junebug, 2005), a 2006 Sydney Taylor Honor Book and a 2005-2006 Koret International Jewish Book Award Finalist,
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Recent highlights of my writing life included attending Jennifer L. Holm‘s recent signing at BookPeople in Austin as well as lunching with her in a wonderful group that featured the lovely Camille Powell of Book Moot. Read my full report at Spookycyn and Camille’s at Book Moot.
Rachel Caine on Rachel Caine: “Rachel Caine is insane. Seriously, if you take a poll of people who know me, they’ll probably agree with you. I’ve been writing a long time (more than 15 years professionally) and I delight in challenges, deadlines, balancing day job/writing/family/friends/fun. In the past 15 years, I’ve put out about 20 books,
Spine-tingling Halloween Treats: reviews by Deborah Hopkinson from BookPage. Highlighted titles include: What Are You Afraid Of? Stories about Phobias, edited by Donald R. Gallo (Candlewick, 2006)(excerpt); Scary Stories by Barry Moser (Chronicle, 2006); and All Hallow’s Eve by Vivian Vande Velde (Harcourt,
“You Better Watch Out!” a review by Kim Peek of Santa Knows by Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith, illustrated by Steve Bjorkman (Dutton, 2006). Find out why Kim calls it “a must-have for your Christmas collection!” Visit Kim at One Over-Caffeinated Mom.
“Educators Brainstorm Ways to Inject Culture in the Classroom”
