Things have been crazybusy lately, so I’ve only had a chance to post about this now. And of course I NEED to post about this, because how often am I going to have a chance to say that I shared a stage with the amazing JUDY BLUME?!? Needless to say, . . .
Heather Camlot grew up in Montreal and was raised on Expos baseball and Canadiens hockey. After graduating from New York University with a degree in journalism, she became a writer, editor and translator. She lives with her husband and two children in Toronto, but still calls Montreal home. Clutch is her first novel, . . .
Deliciously creepy! I finished this in two sittings. I’m a longtime horror fan, and this was right up my alley; I was inspired to do some fan art, as you can see above. And now I’m even more creeped out by those old-fashioned glass-eyed dolls than I was before! 🙂 . . .
I grew up on L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables books, so was VERY excited to receive an ARC (via NetGalley) of Melanie Fishbane’s debut novel, MAUD: A Novel Inspired By The Life Of L.M. Montgomery. What I especially loved: – Fascinating to find out more about the author’s life growing up, and . . .
I met Joanne Levy through the local Torkidlit group. I love her wry wit and also loved her middle grade, Small Medium At Large (Bloomsbury); you can see my interview with Joanne from a few years ago, where she talked about how she wrote the book, her work process and advice for aspiring authors. I’m loving . . .
I’ve been grateful to Lawrence Schimel for his support and encouragement early in my career. We met online years before we finally met in person in NYC: Lawrence Schimel writes in both Spanish and English and has published over 100 books in various languages. In addition to his own writing, Lawrence . . .
I recently read THE SECRET LIFE OF LINCOLN JONES by Wendelin Van Draanen, which launches today from Knopf Books For Young Readers. Thoroughly enjoyed it. The narrator is 11-year-old Lincoln, who keeps secrets in his notebook. His voice is fresh, funny and I love how he sees the world. One of his . . .
Who could not want to read a book with a title like Sheldon Unger vs The Dentures Of Doom? This new middle grade book comes out from Star Crossed Press on October 1st, 2016. You can find more info about Jeff Szpirglas at Twitter and Facebook, and more about Sheldon Unger vs The Dentures Of Doom on Goodreads and . . .
CLARA HUMBLE AND THE NOT-SO-SUPER POWERS is the first novel in a fun new middle-grade series written by Anna Humphrey and illustrated by Lisa Cinar, coming out from Owl Kids this week. Not sure about the rest of you, but I clearly remember desperately wanting superpowers when I was a child. The superpower I wanted . . .
Last year, I mentioned how much I enjoyed The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands (as Kirkus said, “a spectacular debut”) from Aladdin/Simon & Schuster. I’m excited that the sequel, Mark Of The Plague, launches today! Since escaping from university with a pair of degrees in theoretical physics, Kevin Sands has worked as a researcher, a business consultant, and a . . .