Not much to report today. Ran out to Containers and More for something to put my sprawling variety of goofy costume jewelry in; finally settled on a plastic drawer set designed for screws and what not.
Greg bought himself a toaster oven at Best Buy. (He has this issue with regular toasters because they can get dust in them.
Lunch today with Anne and Kathi turns into multi-hour affair, full of friendship and, well, rotisserie chicken.
When I finally got home for dinner, Greg served, um, rotisserie chicken. I’m sorry, chickens, I know I’ve eaten over my fair share of y’all today.
Had a chance to preview my site redesign proposal.
Ten years today of marriage for me and Greg. Woo woo! Shopping in Gruene, followed by a rest at the homestead and dinner at Kyoto (sashimi, baby!) and drinks at Shoreline Grill. But those are just the details. Big picture is ten years, and I love Greg more than ever!
I’m saddened to see in my fall catalog that Philip Lee has left Lee & Low Books, the company he co-founded with Jason Low. I wish Philip well in whatever life brings him next. I first heard him speak at the 25th anniversary SCBWI national convention in LA, back when I was getting started in the business and then again at Reading The World last spring in San Francisco.
Continue Reading Lee & Low, Poetry House Interviews, E.B. White Read Aloud Award »
The Native American YA anthology, edited by Lori Carlson (who also did Cool Salsa) for a fall 05 release will not be called The Moccasin Telegraph after all, my Harper editor tells me, because of concerns that “telegraph” might sound too old-fashioned to teens. It’s a valid marketing observation, I think. I’ll keep y’all posted on the new title.
Tried to watch “Firefly”
Continue Reading Correction: Now It’s NOT The Moccasin Telegraph »
Hannah Is My Name by Belle Yang (Candlewick, 2004). Hannah and her family are so excited to immigrate to the United States, to become Americans, to be free. But how scary and worrisome it is to wait to see if they will be sent green cards so they may stay legally and make San Francisco their home. Joyful, vibrant, and optimistic without minimizing the challenges faced by newcomers,
Attention Writers: I’m teaching a class “Coming Of Age With The Young Adult Novel” on Saturday, November 6th at the Writers’ League of Texas Resource Center.
Surf over to Debbi Michiko Florence’s Web site for a new interview with Karen Magnuson Beil on MOOOVE OVER, illustrated by Paul Meisel (Holiday House, September 2004).
Dinner tonight at P.F.
Due to Greg‘s novel, Ninjas, Piranhas, and Galileo (Little Brown, 2003) being named a Teddy Award finalist, we’re going out to dinner at Sullivan’s. Yes, someday we probably should start eating at home again. But you know, special occasion!
Jennifer Ward was kind enough to assemble these links to grant programs that may be used to finance author/illustrator/children’s book programming. I’m passing them on to you with her permission.
And the finalists for the Writers’ League of Texas Teddy Children’s Book Awards are…
Kathi Appelt for My Father’s Summers – A Daughter’s Memoir
Greg Leitich Smith for Ninjas, Piranhas and Galileo
Brian Yansky for My Road Trip to the Pretty Girl Capital of the World
Congratulations to Kathi,
