When Marci’s mother-daughter book club girls were in fourth grad, their group read Rent a Third Grader by B. B. Hiller. In the book, students raise money to help an old police horse remain part of the community. That story inspired the girls to help their local animal shelter by organizing a bake sale. In [...]

I remember when my first mother-daughter book club read a book that dealt with teen sex. The moms were pretty freaked out, thinking our 13-year-old daughters were too young to read about kids just a few years older than them having sex. But we soon realized our daughters really wanted to know what their moms [...]

I’m thrilled to be featured today on Write for a Reader in the Because of a Book column. Writing this gave me the chance to think about the role books have played from the time I first learned to read to the special bond they have helped create with my daughters today. Take a look [...]

You may be interested in reading an article I wrote about how writers can appeal to more than one generation of readers with their books. Mother-daughter book club selections usually have to appeal to both the moms and the daughters. As the number of these clubs grow, writers are more interested in knowing what books [...]

Meryl K. Evans is featuring me today on her blog as part of my continuing WOW! blog tour. The topic: Liven Up Your Stories with Interviews. The tips are for writers, but Meryl is also giving away a copy of Book by Book, so stop by her blog and comment for a chance to win.

Some of the most fun I’ve had with my mother-daughter book club members is when we connected with the authors of the books we read. Sometimes it was during meetings, other times we attended bookstore signings or library readings. Today at The Urban Muse, I’ve posted a guest essay about why authors may want to [...]

Today on Mom~E~Centric I’m talking about why it’s important to schedule in time that’s just for moms. Even if you’re in a mother-daughter book club you can benefit from getting the moms together for a little fun away from the girls. The younger members of the group probably see each other without the older members [...]

Beth Morrissey at Hell or High Water is a former school librarian turned freelance writer. Her blog is a great place to go all kinds of helpful information about writing. Today, I’m fortunate enough to be featured in a guest post about how I believe good readers also make good writers. Check out the post [...]