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!
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.
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 Azadeh Westergaard to Cynsations to talk about her second picture book biography The One and Only Googoosh (Viking Books for Young Readers,
Continue Reading Author-Illustrator Interview: Azadeh Westergaard Reveals Her Creative Process »
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!
Congratulations to Richard Michelson on the publication of One of a Kind: The Life of Sydney Taylor, illustrated by Sarah Green (Calkins Creek,
Continue Reading Throwback Thursday: Richard Michelson on Making History Appeal to Young Readers »
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 AJ Eversole
Kim Rogers recently won the 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Award for her picture book A Letter For Bob,
Continue Reading Author Interview: Kim Rogers Discusses Impact of Historical Native Representation »
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 »
I’m thrilled to welcome Srividhya Venkat to Cynsations today!
What do you love most about the creative life/being an author? Why?
I consider my creative life to be a privilege and I’m grateful that I get to do this every day. I like that I can decide what projects to work on and do them at my own pace (with the exception of contracted projects).