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I’ve been a fan of dystopian YA long before it became a trend, and confess I had been turned off the genre because of so many jumping on the bandwagon. THE SCORPION RULES by Erin Bow (Margaret K. McElderry/Simon & Schuster) however, has such original and multi-layered world-building plus I find the main antagonist (Talis) . . .
Just a few more weeks until NaNoWriMo!
Like many authors, Megan Crewe finds writing about herself much more difficult than making things up. A few definite facts: she lives with her family in Toronto, she tutors teens with special needs, and she can’t look at the night sky without speculating about who else might be out there. I met . . .
I’m thrilled that my books have been translated into French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese, and am grateful to the Curtis Brown Translation Rights department for all their help. Jonathan Lyons and Sarah Perillo have kindly agreed to answer a few questions for me about the picture book translation rights process at . . .
In honor of Banned Books Week, I’ve illustrated one of my favorite Judy Blume quotes: “Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.” I was lucky that way, too. My father used to take the whole family to our . . .