Cynsations is celebrating its 20th anniversary by switching to a quarterly publishing schedule, featuring in-depth interviews and articles. Thank you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm!
Today we welcome author Srividhya Venkat back to Cynsations to discuss her first picture book biography.
Tell us about your newest nonfiction picture book biography,
I’m thrilled to welcome Jyoti Gopal to Cynsations today!
You lived in many countries before settling down in the United States. How did that experience inform you as an author?
Living outside one’s culture, learning different languages, straddling different ways of being – these were gifts,
Continue Reading Author Interview: Jyoti Gopal Shares Strategies for Juggling Multiple Projects »
By: AJ Eversole
Today we welcome Nasugraq Rainey Hopson to the blog. I was lucky enough to meet her at the We Need Diverse Books Native Writing Intensive back in 2020, and it brings me so much joy to see her career moving forward. She is the author of two short stories,
Continue Reading Native Voice: Nasugraq Rainey Hopson on Overcoming Doubt »
By: AJ Eversole
Today on Cynsations we are chatting with Laurie Goodluck. I had the pleasure of meeting her during We Need Diverse Book’s Native Writing Intensive in its debut year, 2020. Seeing her career move forward since that time has been absolutely beautiful.
What is the heart of Forever Cousins?
Continue Reading Author Interview: Laurie Goodluck Reflects on her Influences & Forever Cousins »
Learn more about Cynthia Leitich Smith.
By Traci Sorell
for Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations
As an New York Times bestselling author and the creator of Cynsations blog, Cynthia is well known to many. But after reading her upcoming YA novel, Hearts Unbroken (Candlewick,
Would-Be Kid Writer Robin
I tried to write my first story when I was in second grade. My family was gathered around the TV like every night. While “M*A*S*H” played in the background, I stared at my blank paper and dreamed up what I thought was a hilarious story of a girl who used every possible excuse to avoid going to bed—a subject I knew well.
Continue Reading Cynsations Intern: Robin Galbraith on Giving Yourself Permission to Write »
By Cynsations Readers
Over the past couple of weeks, children’s-YA author Cynthia Leitich Smith put out a call for questions from readers on Cynsations and Twitter. Here are those she elected to tackle and her responses. A few questions were condensed for space and/or clarity.
See also a previous Cynsations reader-interview post from November 2010.
Continue Reading Cynsations Readers Interview Cynthia Leitich Smith »
2016 Holiday
Happy New Year!
Cynsations will officially return from winter hiatus in late January.
In the meantime, consider this an invitation to query me about potential future interviews, guest posts, giveaways, book trailers, and more.
Cynsations was launched in 2004 and is considered one of the flagship blogs of the children’s-YA literature industry and community.
Continue Reading Cynsations Call for Interviews, Guest Posts, Giveaways, Book Trailers & More »
“The Power of Poetry,” an award-winning play!
Welcome back, Cynsations reporter Angela Cerrito, and congratulations on the release of The Safest Lie (Holiday House, 2015). Could you tell us a little about the novel and what inspired you to write it?
The Safest Lie follows the fictional Anna Bauman attempting to hide her Jewish identity and pass herself off as Anna Karwolska in Warsaw Poland during WWII.
Continue Reading Author Interview & Giveaway: Angela Cerrito on The Safest Lie »
Previously, I have had online ties to the LiveJournal community through syndications of Cynsations and Spookycyn from here at Blogger. However, occasionally errors or blocks occur.
So, I’m launching a mirror Cynsations on LiveJournal. My hope is that–tech gremlins aside–one or the other system will always be running.
You are welcome to read there or here at the original Blogger blog.
