Countdown to BookExpo
I’m getting excited for BookExpo. Last year, it was held in Chicago, so I had to miss it, but it’s back in NYC this year and I. Am. Ready! For
I’m getting excited for BookExpo. Last year, it was held in Chicago, so I had to miss it, but it’s back in NYC this year and I. Am. Ready! For
Blogging this week over at From The Mixed-Up Files of Middle Grade Authors about books for middle grade readers about the military or military families. Read it here, then stick
May 14-20, 2017 is food allergy awareness week, and on May 14, the Empire State Building will turn teal for a #TealTakeover  to shine a spotlight on food allergies. Find out
Off my MG beat for a bit– and excited to have the chance to write for the May issue of the Romance Writers of America’s Romance Writers Report on how to
Nation, mark your calendars:Â Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway comes out November 7, 2017. Aiyeeee!!!!!!
I’m in total awe of Marley Dias, the 12-year-old behind the #1000blackgirlbooks campaign and a leading voice in the push to diversify #kidlit. This PW article about Marley’s talk with Suzanna Hermans of
I’m halfway through 13 Reasons Why, the Netflix series based on the novel by Jay Asher. The show is hard to resist — high emotions and drama, with a mystery that keeps
I blog over at From The Mixed-Up Files of Middle Grade Authors, and we’re doing an April #MG challenge. Follow us on Instagram (@mixedupfilesmg) and post a pic that corresponds
I just finished the final book in John Lewis’ powerful March trilogy, graphic representation of the civil rights era and the role Lewis and others played. It was inspiring, heartbreaking,
Recently, Anthony Maruca, a 23-year-old, died from an allergic reaction to his severe food allergies. It’s a tragic story of a wonderful young person dying much, much, much too soon. Anthony’s