Productivity reminder: When online, DON’T FALL DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE.
Of course, this isn’t based at all from my own experience. Ahem.
Welcome to my new blog, which now includes content from many of the blogs I’ve created over the years. You can now also access content via category from this one page instead of having to search for my individual blogs, which were scattered over various platforms and websites.
Of course, this isn’t based at all from my own experience. Ahem.
Mahtab Narsimhan is the award-winning author of The Third Eye. Her realistic novel, The Tiffin, based on the dabbawallas of Mumbai, also received critical acclaim. Mission Mumbai and Looking for Lord Ganesh are coming out this year. Committed to diversity in her stories, Mahtab lives in Toronto with her husband, son, golden retriever, and far too many novel . . .
Thanks to Traci Van Wagoner, who provided the winning caption for the challenge I recently posted in social media.
Just finished FIFTEEN LANES by S.J. Laidlaw (a.k.a. Susan Laidlaw), which comes out from Tundra Books/Penguin Random House on April 5th, 2016. An intense and compelling read, FIFTEEN LANES follows the lives of two teenage girls from very different backgrounds. I found parts of the book difficult to get through because I . . .
A comic for other writers and illustrators who go through self-doubt during the creative process.
“Picture books create readers from the ground up. Don’t rush children out of them.” – Jarrett J. Krosoczka.
As you can tell from the photo, I had fun going undercover with CLAYTON STONE, AT YOUR SERVICE (Holiday House Books for Young People), a debut novel from my Curtis Brown, Ltd. agency sister, Ena Jones. Looking forward to Clayton’s second adventure in CLAYTON STONE, FACING OFF, coming fall 2016. You can find . . .
I was excited to receive a copy of TELL ME A TATTOO STORY, a new picture book written by Alison McGhee and illustrated by my friend Eliza Wheeler (Chronicle Books, April/2016). What a deeply moving, tender story, and soooo much for young and not-so-young picture book readers to appreciate. I teared up over many of . . .