It is a complete honor to host Karen Cushman today. Long before we became friends, she was my hero (well, she’s still my hero!). I recall feeling quite lost and uncertain about my writing career. Then I attended the SCBWI conference in LA, where Karen was a keynoter. It was as if she was speaking… Read more »
It is a delight and an honor to host the multi-talented Ammi-Joan Paquette for Friend Friday, in celebration of the second book in her Princess Juniper series, Princess Juniper of the Anju (Philomel). I think there are two types of writer. Okay, there are way more types of writer than two. But for this particular analogy,… Read more »
This may be my first international Friend Friday of the year! Katherine Marsh grew up in New York but now lives in Brussels with her family. She is an Edgar-award winning author and is here today to speak about her latest novel, The Door by the Staircase. Thanks, Kirby, for hosting me. Before I tell… Read more »
I’ve mentioned before how much I love the internet: it has brought me friends I’ve never met in real life/time. That includes the charming and enthusiastic Tracey Baptiste who has the most engaging video about her school presentations (note to self: be a teacher in your prior life). I am so honored to host Tracey,… Read more »
Sometimes I’m bummed by my Friend Fridays — I host folks I really, really want to meet in real space and time but haven’t yet. That’s how I feel about Bobbie Pyron who I am sure would get me in a heck of a lot of trouble were we to be in the same time… Read more »