Are you a parent — a teacher — a librarian — a bookseller? Even if you’re not, but especially if you are, an upcoming March event should be of particular interest to you. Here is advance notice of the annual Read Across America, taking place this year on March 2nd. While participating organizations nationwide do...
Do you have a book inside you? No, I’m not implying that you’ve swallowed a library tome or consumed a volume at your local bookshop. I’m talking about a book that’s waiting to be written. “They” say that everyone has a book inside them. While I don’t totally subscribe to that theory, I do think...
Though I always point to MOMMY, THERE’S NOTHING TO DO as my first book, that’s not quite accurate. Technically I wrote one and a half books before it. But I lacked the faith in myself to call myself a book author or pursue publication. MOMMY, THERE’S NOTHING TO DO was published in 1993, less than...
What are you going to read this year? While it’s always fun to reread favorite books, I’m sure you’re going to read plenty of new books, too. But here’s a suggestion: Don’t just read new books—read new kinds of books, too. Explore your bookstore and/or your library for books outside your usual spheres of interest.