I am so delighted to host Ana Maria Spagna today. Among the many other hats she wears, Ana Maria is Assistant Director of the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts MFA program; the only MFA program sponsored by a writing community rather than a university. Though she has tackled many serious topics in the past, her newest… Read more »
What an honor that THE Mr. Schu has agreed to play along with my Teacher Tuesday quiz. He is one amazing librarian and, along with the equally amazing Colby Sharp and Donalyn Miller, has created the Nerdy Book Club, and forever changed the face of children’s literature. Love you, Mr. Schu! So, please, fill in the blank:… Read more »
This isn’t too far back, but I am so grateful to these women: Susan Hill Long, Barbara O’Connor and Augusta Scattergood. I invited them to Shangri-Lar just last year for a writing retreat (some of us didn’t even know each other!) and out of that we produced 4 books, all to be pubbed in 2016…. Read more »
Thank you to Cheri Dobbs, a middle school librarian AND PreK3-Grade 12 Coordinator of Library Sciences in Beverly Hills, Michigan, another Twitter friend who readily agreed to play along with the Teacher Tuesday quiz. Those Twitter peeps are the best! Okay, Cheri, here we go. Please fill in the blank: You should never read and (blank) at… Read more »
What a great Friend Friday this is! Not only do I get the honor of hosting Elana K. Arnold, I get to giveaway TWO copies of her book, The Question of Miracles. All you have to do is leave a comment below or tweet about this post (earn extra brownie points by doing both!). … Read more »
There are too few Fridays in April and too many friends with new books so this feature is spilling over into today! I am so pleased to host Kathy Cannon Wiechman who is celebrating her debut novel, Like a River. I met Kathy at a fabulous Highlights Foundation Whole Novel Workshop a year ago November…. Read more »
It’s such an honor to host Nikki Loftin on my blog today, especially with all the buzz about her new book, Wish Girl (lovely review here in the New York Times!). I ADORED her book, The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy which is why I got bold enough to ask her to be my friend even… Read more »
I just know Augusta Scattergood and I would’ve been best friends had we met as kids. We would’ve been the quiet ones, in the back of the room, trying to read our library books during math lessons. As it turned out, I met Augusta in person on one of the saddest days of my life…. Read more »
Stephanie Trautman, who teaches in Beverly Hills, Michigan, is a Twitter friend who jumped right in when I asked for more teachers to play the Teacher Tuesday quiz. Thanks, Stephanie! You know the drill, so let’s begin. Fill in the blank: You should never read and blank at the same time. You should never read… Read more »
After finishing The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (which I adored — it ranks up there with And Ladies of the Club for me), I reached for Hannah’s Dream by Portland author, Diane Hammond. It was the perfect follow-up — another heartwarming read about characters I came to care about deeply. I’d met Diane,… Read more »