Honey: The Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln will be released on January 14th, and I’m delighted to be celebrating its arrival into the world with its author, Shari Swanson. Honey is a forgotten true story that Shari discovered through pure tenaciousness. Finding a reference to a childhood friend of Abe Lincoln, she followed lead after … Continue reading
Nicole Valentine joins us today in celebration of A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity. I first got a peek at this brilliant middle grade novel when Nicole and I were studying for our Masters of Fine Arts, and I am thrilled that you too will be able to read it soon. It’s coming out on … Continue reading
Today I’m excited to be celebrating Laura Sibson and her debut novel, The Art of Breaking Things, slated to be released June 18. The Art of Breaking Things tells the story of Skye, whose party-first-ask-questions-later lifestyle starts to crumble when her mom rekindles a romance with the man who betrayed Skye’s trust and boundaries when … Continue reading
Hillary Homzie is with us today in celebration of a brand new chapter book series that features an irrepressible eight-year-old by the name of Ellie May. Ellie May wants to be everything: the funniest one in class, the best gecko whisperer, as presidential as George Washington, and the girl with the best April Fool’s Day … Continue reading
I’m thrilled that Mina Witteman joins us today on What Was on… I’ve been trying to chase down Mina for a while, because she has an intriguing approach to writing. If she wants a character to brave a scorching desert, she braves it first. If her protagonist is set to crash down a waterfall in … Continue reading
In celebration of the release of Yoga Frog, Nora Carpenter has stopped by to tell us everything that has been on her mind, desk, radio show, and, of course, yoga mat. Nora is a passionate yogini, who is equally passionate about curiosity, children, and story telling. In fact, Nora is not only a certified yoga teacher, … Continue reading
This week, the spotlight is on Miriam McNamara, the author of The Unbinding of Mary Reade, a novel based on the life of a female pirate who lived during the golden age of piracy. The real Mary Read’s mother masqueraded Mary as a boy for inheritance reasons, and Mary later moved through the world as … Continue reading
