Simple tips to write an explanatory note for diploma work of the pupil? You would think that all necessary studies and calculations have already been performed, the outcome have now been obtained and just one ting that is small nevertheless...

Thanks to Nancy Tupper Ling and Andrea Offermann for answering Three Questions for me today! Their picture book, The Yin-Yang Sisters And The Dragon Frightful, comes out on Sept. 18th from G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers. Curious about...

AUTHORBUZZ: Click here to discover new books, "meet" the authors and enter to win. Dear Reader, Write about one of your kitchen mishaps, or the story behind a favorite recipe. Enter the 14th Annual Write a DearReader Contest. For all...

Much happened while I was on hiatus. I've lost eight more pounds with a healthier diet and exercise regime. I moved my college kid to a new/safer place for the fall semester. I also outlined a big project for my job, and sewed and quilted a bunch...

Do you remember what your summer evenings were like as a child? If you were like me, they consisted of games of kick the can, cops and robbers, and of building fairy gardens next to the stream behind my house. It’s a common misconception that...

I’ve just finished a new novel which is always a strange time. On the one hand it means I can play Skyrim without feeling guilty that I’m not working but on the other there’s a peculiar emptiness that comes from not doing the thing you’ve been...

CoKoCon is koming--er, coming! It'll be held August 31-September 3 in Phoenix, AZ. If you're there, wish me a happy early birthday (I like chocolate cake). Here's my panel schedule: Sunday, Sept. 2: 11-noon Not Dead Yet Jeff Mariotte, Harry...

21st September 2018

According to the Buddha, all of life is suffering, and the world seems to want to drive that point home right now. Democracies are giving way to autocracies, governments look more and more corrupt; the poor seem to get poorer...

THE BOUNCER arrives in stores August 7! And if you're in New York on August 14, Mysterious Bookshop is kindly hosting a launch, 6:15 to 8:30, at 56 Warren Street, New York, NY 10007.

2018 CYBILS, here I come! I’m excited to share that I’ll be a CYBILS judge again this year. The CYBILS Awards recognize authors and illustrators whose books for children and young adults combine both literary merit and popular appeal. In the past,...

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The Pixel Project is teaming up with 15 authors this fall in a campaign to stop violence against women. It's called #Read4Pixels and their mission is something I believe in very strongly: "It's time to stop violence against women. Together."

So...