Hi, Gang! A quick reminder about TeachingAuthors’ latest book giveaway for Karen Romano Young’s intriguing graphic novel about a girl who ...

Today I'm pleased to introduce you to our guest TeachingAuthor :   Karen Romano Young . I met Karen at the American Library Association...

I began my Friday in the endodontist's chair, effectively muted by a curtain-like drape, pervasive numbness, and numerous dental impleme...

This summer, I’ve been occupied with monarchs, photographing every stage I can locate from eggs to caterpillars to butterflies. I dug up mil...

I enthusiastically award Becky Levine ’s how-to book The Writing & Critique Group Survival Guide (Writer’s Digest, ’10) my high-and-ha...

     Writing is the best job in the world. . .most of the time. I enjoy writing in my pajamas with the cat on my lap (or keyboard, depending...

Hello and happy Poetry Friday!  Today's poem is below. OUT AND ABOUT ~ I'm off to accept the Sydney Taylor Gold Medal for Young...

Thank you to all the readers who entered our latest contest by sharing your favorite or "dream" conferences. Unfortunately, we can...

Don't forget to enter for a chance to win an autographed copy of Claudia Friddell's beautiful debut picture book Goliath: Hero of th...