Sadly, I did not get a pic with Cheryl, but here are a couple of shots of, from left to right, Kate Milford (The Boneshaker), me, Betsy, and new friend and author photographer Mimi Ko. Below is SLJ writer Rocco Staino with…
I finally got my first podcast done with my new fab audio equipment! You can also hear it if you go to iTunes/Brain Burps About Books. I decided to re-record this podcast and include the images here, as…
I am SO excited, but also having guilt. No, make that Guilt. I haven't blogged, and have barely tweeted lately because I'm working so concentratedly on designing my new site. It won't be in flash the way my present site…
Apologies for the recent silence. I'm hard at work redesigning my web site. It's going to be great for me, because even though my present site if very cool and sparkly, it's all in Flash, which means I can't update…
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Today is the BabyMouse/Lunch Lady Smackdown on the radio version of Brain Burps About Books! Listen live at 4pm EDT. ComicCon gets underway in less than a week, and I thought this would be the perfect time for a show…
This is fascinating - finally, book trailers are getting some mainstream recognition by way of the New York Times Sunday Styles section. Yes, people in the book industry have known about videos for books for years. But if I mention…
I recently received this in my email box. I'd love to hear what other people would have answered. The name of this teacher has been X-ed out to protect her privacy. Otherwise, it's verbatim. Dear Ms. Davis, My name…
What do Mo Willems, Tanya Stone, Tony DiTerlizzi, Linda Sue Park, David Levithan, Jon Scieszka, Laurie Halse Anderson, Ellen Hopkins, Libba Bray, Dianne de las Casas, and Peter Sis have in common? They all answered my latest burning question at…