Author Interview: Kari Lavelle on Personal Connections to Nonfiction, Organizing Research & Community Support

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!

By Gayleen Rabakukk

Spotlight image: Author Kari Lavelle signing copies of Ode to Grapefruit at the NCTE conference.

I’m very excited to welcome fellow Austin author Kari Lavelle to Cynsations.

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New Voices: Melissa Coffey & Kristin Wauson on SCBWI’s Role in their Journeys

By Gayleen Rabakukk

Featured image: Melissa Coffey signing advance copies at the 2022 Texas Library Association Conference.

Today I’m pleased to welcome two Austin authors to Cynsations, Melissa Coffey and Kristin Wauson. Melissa is the debut author of Fridge-Opolis, illustrated by Josh Cleland (Little Bee Books,

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