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So... that happened. That's pretty much my real-time reaction to getting my author copies. (After I danced around the box and put The...

For my last days of Paying it Forward, I'll be interviewing authors who have books coming out this spring. While I feel like this...

For my last two days of Paying it Forward, I'll be interviewing authors who have books coming out this spring. While I feel like this w...

At noon today, we'll be half way through Pay it Forward interview week -- it's going so fast! Hopefully you've taken some time t...

We've all had those Little Engine That Could moments, where we're telling ourselves, "I think I can. I think I can," even ...

I always mean to update my Goodreads list, but I never do. I also have every intention of keeping a book journal or rating the books I rea...

I wanted to be a vet for a whole week when I was little. This career path followed right after my I’m-going-to-be-an-astronaut phase, which ...

When I pictured the Distraction Fairy – which I frequently do while being distracted – I always pictured a her. And she had a pointy chin an...

Today I'm off to Books of Wonder in NYC to see an amazing *dazzle* of YA authors . (A dazzle is really a group of zebras, but I've a...

Yesterday I was a stowaway on another school’s field trip to NYC. I then proceeded to hijack the trip and DEMANDED they attended the NYC Tee...

Dun, dun, dun... here they are. How'd you do? 1. D.: Aislinn (Wicked Lovely) 2. K : Anidora-Kilandra (Goose Girl) 3. B : Cabel (Wake ...

YA and middle-grade authors must have a penchant for unusual names, which is a good thing because I tend to forget character names unless th...

I get very attached to the names of characters I love. When I was seven, I wanted to name my future children Fern and Wilbur. Thankfully I’v...