I took these Books on TV ... on WTNH's Good Morning, Connecticut today!
It's transition time - we're going from summer - trips and lazing around - back to schedules and school. Transitions can be hard - but if you…
26Aug
24Aug
UPDATE: Here is what the winner said after receiving her prizes:
Watch to find out if you won this week's drawing grand prize: The Golden Ticket (you were entered when you pre-ordered the audiobook of How to Promote Your Children's Book:…
24Aug
We bandy about Very Serious terms like teaching standards and required reading as educational nutrients, good for literacy, but something akin to those bran-filled rocks and twig cereals: flavorless, dry, and hard to swallow. As an author and advocate of…
22Aug
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In this episode you'll hear
a review from Julie Falatko for And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano and illustrator by Erin Stead
how you can win The Golden Ticket when you pre-order the audiobook version of How…
18Aug
Do you want to sell more books?
Do you need motivation to get involved in social media?
Do you have no idea how or when to even get started building your online presence (or creating your "platform")?
Everyone who pre-orders…
15Aug
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Today's interview guest is Jerry Craft, who creates comic book characters all about African American culture in his series Mama's Boyz. When my husband Jerry and Jerry Craft met each…
13Aug
This week on Brain Burps About Books, I'm going to address bad reviews. All kinds. Such as the first in 32 that I just got on iTunes for the podcast from an anonymous reviewer.
PS Always be willing to stand by…
8Aug
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In the interview we talk about
how to submit apps and ebooks (obviously!)
William Joyce's interview with Mary Ann Scheuer
Julie's template for storybook app proposals, called, appropriately, Julie Hedlund's Template for Storybook App Proposals
that story still…
6Aug
Toddlers get obsessed.
Trucks? CHECK!
Firefighter hat? CHECK!
Pink tutu? CHECK!
Almost every parent has countless stories to tell about their child's obsessions and the funny stories that came about because of them.
Pack a lunch: you might be stopping at every…
3Aug
Jane Stemp Wickenden brought this to my attention.
A few years ago British author Sarah Harrison (author of HOT BREATH and COLD FEET among other novels) wrote this guide to terms used by reviewers:
Sarah Harrison's Guide to Literary Criticism
Enchanting :…
