Tricycle Press and Susan Taylor Brown invite you to join them as they celebrate the release of Susan’s debut novel, Hugging the Rock (PDF excerpt). Books Inc., 301 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 27. Hear a reading from the book and meet the author. Drinks and snacks will be provided.
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Author Feature: Rita Williams-Garcia
Rita Williams-Garcia on Rita Williams-Garcia: “If you asked teenage Rita about an important life event, she would have said, ‘beating my brother at chess.’
“Russell taught me how to play so he could have someone to beat. Russell was Bobby Fischer and I was Boris Spassky. According to Russell’s rules, Americans went first and Russians last.
Author Interview: Jane Kurtz on the Ethiopian Books for Children and Educational Foundation, Memories of the Sun: Stories of Africa and America
Jane Kurtz was born in Portland, Oregon, largely raised in Maji, Ethiopia, and in fourth grade went to boarding school in Addis Ababa. She is the author of numerous books for children and educator resources. She returned to the United States for college and, among other adventures, lived through the 1997 Red River flood in Grand Forks,
Author Interview: Jill Esbaum on Estelle Takes a Bath
Jill Esbaum on Jill Esbaum: “I was the family chatterbox and story maker-upper. By first grade, I was writing my stories down. Unfortunately, in fifth grade, as I proudly showed off the Fifth Grade Pet Newspaper a couple of friends and I had created, a boy I liked pronounced it “dorky,” and splat!
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Cynsational News & Links
CBC Showcase: Learning About Families. Highlighted titles include Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick (Scholastic, 2004)(excerpt). Read a Cynsations interview with Jordan.
Visit Julia Durango’s new author website, designed by Lisa Firke of Hit Those Keys.
2007 Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market
2007 Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market edited by Alice Pope (Writer’s Digest Books, 2006). “If you long to see your stories or artwork in the hands of young readers, this is the book you’ll want to use.”
About ten years ago, I quit my government law day job. My goal was to write full-time for children and teenagers,
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Cynsational News & Links
I had such a lovely time at my online chat with the Institute of Children’s Literature. Thanks to moderator and ICL website editor Jan Fields and everyone who participated!
Read the transcript: “The Pre-Side of Writing with Cynthia Leitich Smith” from ICL, Sept. 14, 2006. My apologies for the typos typical of chat transcripts;
Cynsational News & Links Revisited
Reposted for Cynsations LJ subscribers only:
Now Available: Santa Knows by Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith, illustrated by Steve Björkman (Dutton, 2006). Ages 4-up. Learn more.
Author Inteview: Toni Buzzeo on School Visits (part one and part two) from Cynsations.
Syndication Glitches
Cynsations LJ syndication readers, my apologies for the continued interruptions in the transfer. Unfortunately, there’s nothing I can do from my end. If this persists, I’ll look into a regular account and cross post. In the meantime, please click through on the header link. Thank you.
Web Designer Interview: Lisa Firke of Hit Those Keys on the Launch of www.santa-knows.com
In celebration of the release of my new picture book, Santa Knows, co-authored by Greg Leitich Smith, illustrated by Steve Björkman (Dutton, 2006), it is my pleasure to announce launch of www.santa-knows.com and to share an interview with the design guru behind it, Lisa Firke of Hit Those Keys.