I first met Michael Spradlin some years back at a wonderful Author Festival in Warrensburg, Missouri, sponsored by the University of Central Missouri. Though he was an old hand at this particular conference, he was very kind to first-timer me. I have followed his (prolific!) career and am pleased that he took time out of… Read more »
Jo Hackl was born and raised in Mississippi, now lives in South Carolina and is the embodiment of southern hospitality. Once, while attending a reading association conference in South Carolina, I was taken under Jo’s wing, and treated like visiting royalty. So when I was sent an advance copy of her debut novel, Smack Dab… Read more »
What a treat to host Katie Slivensky today. I cannot wait to read her debut novel, The Countdown Conspiracy (HarperCollins Children’s). She combines her love of science with her love of writing in this middle grade action adventure — I’ll turn it over to her so she can tell you how! I always… Read more »