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

Middle Grade Books For Military Appreciation Month

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

#TealTakeover

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

Learn to Love Critiques

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

Wimpy Kid Book 12!

Nation, mark your calendars: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway comes out November 7, 2017. Aiyeeee!!!!!!  

One amazing 12-year-old

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

13 Reasons Why

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

The fantastic April #mglitchallenge

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

March trilogy for upper MG readers

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,

The embarrassment of food allergies

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