Tweet Just in time for National Poetry Month, beloved children’s poet Kenn Nesbitt has a new collection of poems called The Tighty Whitey Spider and More Wacky Animal Poems I Totally Made Up. Perfect to read out loud with your … Continue reading
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Tweet My good friend and writing mentor Christina Katz has recently released an e-book called Author Mama: How I Became a Published Author & How You Can Too. If you’ve ever considered writing a book, I highly recommend this as … Continue reading
Tweet In The Year of Goodbyes, author Debbie Levy takes a fresh approach to memoir and the story of German Jews in the late 1930s. The book takes place in the year 1938, when Jutta Salzberg, Levy’s mother, is a … Continue reading
Tweet Poetry collections directed to teens are not very common; you’re much more likely to find collections of poetry for children or adults. This lack of poems for teens to appreciate is exactly what editor Elise Paschen addresses in a … Continue reading
Tweet Yesterday, I reviewed Aries Rising by author Bonnie Hearn Hill. Aries Rising is the first in a new series, and I’m giving away a copy to someone who comments on yesterday’s post, so be sure to visit before midnight … Continue reading
Tweet Logan McRae wants to accomplish two important goals before finishing her sophomore year in high school: get accepted into a prestigious summer writing program and get a date with Nathan, the senior she can’t stop thinking about. Her chances … Continue reading
Tweet As a successful Manhattan radio DJ, Jo Maeder led what many would consider a glamorous New York City life. Yet when it became increasingly clear that her mother could no longer live on her own in the home she … Continue reading
Tweet My daughter, Catherine, and I went to our mother-daughter book club meeting on Monday. We were set to discuss Heavens to Betsy, one of the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. The book begins with the news that Betsy’s … Continue reading
