Author Tara Luebbe, photo by Carl Kerridge
By Traci Sorell
Tara Luebbe is on a roll!
She has been doing double duty promoting two debut picture books published earlier this year.
Luckily, her sister Becky Cattie co-authors the books with her, so they can share this journey together.
Continue Reading New Voice: Tara Luebbe on Crafting a Double Debut & Writing With the Stars »
By Cynthia Leitich Smith,
Robin Galbraith, Gayleen Rabukukk, and Stephani Eaton
Cover Reveal: The Hero Next Door, edited by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich (Random House, 2019)(Ages 8-up). Peek:
Not all heroes wear capes. Some heroes teach martial arts.
Learn more about Art Coulson
By Traci Sorell
I’m delighted to feature author and former journalist Art Coulson today on Cynsations.
Fellow Cherokee Nation citizen and newcomer to the field of children’s literature like myself, Art has been busy writing and getting books published. Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Defeated Army,
Samantha M. Clark and Melanie Sumrow
Today I’m excited to share the publishing journeys of two Texas middle grade authors, Samantha M. Clark and Melanie Sumrow.
Both are members of the Electric Eighteen debut author group and both are passionate about community involvement as a component of publishing success.
Continue Reading New Voices: Samantha M. Clark & Melanie Sumrow on Writing Communities »
Cynsations is on hiatus for the rest of the week. We’ll be back on Nov. 27.
Happy feasting to those who do so at this time of year!
Check out the book trailer for We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell,
Continue Reading Book Trailer: We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga »
By Cynthia Leitich Smith,
Robin Galbraith, Gayleen Rabukukk, and Stephani Eaton
Author/Illustrator Insights
Q & A With Natasha Ngan by Katrina Nildas Holm from Publishers Weekly. Peek:
“We can censor what we expose teens to through books,
Susan Kralovansky at a school visit.
I love books. I love the smell of new books, the brittle pages of old books, and I love collecting the books of my favorite authors.
As a child, I spent all my free time at the public library. In fact,
Laura Creedle and Lucia DiStefano
In June, Laura Creedle‘s debut novel, The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017) won the Writers’ League of Texas Book Award in the Middle Grade/Young Adult Category.
Lucia DiStefano‘s debut novel,
Continue Reading New Voices: Laura Creedle & Lucia DiStefano, Debut YA Book Award Winners »
By Cynthia Leitich Smith
Robin Galbraith, Gayleen Rabukukk, and Stephani Eaton
Diversity & Inclusion
#readblack: What Would You Include If Someone Asked For A Quick List of Recent Titles Starring Black Kids? By Elizabeth Bird from A Fuse #8 Production.
By Traci Sorell
I’m delighted to feature the prolific, award-winning poet and author Joseph Bruchac and his latest middle grade novel, Two Roads (Dial, 2018) on Cynsations.
From the promotional copy:
It’s 1932, and twelve-year-old Cal Black and his Pop have been riding the rails for years after losing their farm in the Great Depression.
Continue Reading Interview: Joseph Bruchac on Telling Stories and Two Roads »
