I am blessed with amazing writer friends whose stories inspire my writing. This week I am pleased to share BEHIND THESE HANDS by my writing buddy, Linda Phillips. Some of you may remember the cover reveal and when I blogged about Linda's unique path to publication for this book, which is her second novel in verse. Now you can glimpse inside this… Continue reading BEHIND THESE HANDS: A Review and Giveaway
My teen blogger Elliott Kurta is now busy being a freshman in high school and doing his volunteer job at the library. So, we'll enjoy his book reviews whenever he has time to get them to me. ****REVIEW Young Elle is constantly shamed for being overweight;… Continue reading STARFISH: A Teen Review of a Middle-Grade Book
Congratulations to Tricia Clark who won Letters from Space.Six months ago, author Tammi J. Truax contacted me after reading my review of Orchards on Goodreads. She deduced that I liked free verse historical novels and offered to send me a copy of her book, For to See the Elephant (Piscataqua Press, 2019). Come with me into the… Continue reading For to See the Elephant: A Novel in Verse and an Autographed Giveaway
Since Carol already covered the path to publication of my second book (Light Messages/July 2018), we thought it would be fun to go into detail about the cover development process. First, the title has been changed from Heart Behind These Hands to Behind These Hands. Here is the blurb: Fourteen-year-old Claire Fairchild has always… Continue reading You Heard it Here First: Cover Reveal for Linda Phillips Second Book!
Congratulations to Sheri Levy who won an autographed copy of Lisa Kline's book, Eleanor Hill from last week's giveaway. For those of you who didn't win last week, here's another chance! ********** I've been a fan of Nikki Grimes' poetry ever since reading Bronx Masquerade; I love how she juxtaposes words and images. This is her second… Continue reading Words With Wings – Audio Book Giveaway!
When Tracey Adams of Adams Literary recommends a book, I listen. As a result, when I was given the opportunity by Recorded Books to listen and review the book Tracey recommended, the good braider (Skyscape, 2012) I jumped at the chance. For one fortunate blog reader, you'll be glad that I did. Following this review you'll… Continue reading The Good Braider: A Review and a Giveaway
Last week Linda Phillips shared the backstory behind her debut novel, Crazy. As Linda's close friend, one thing I have witnessed is how much she has learned and how she has not taken any part of this journey for granted. In this second post, she shares more of her insights. After the initial excitement of signing with… Continue reading Introducing CRAZY by Linda Phillips- Part II
When Allan Wolf was thirteen, he lost a penny behind the baseboard in his bedroom. He grabbed a pencil and wrote, "Penny lost down here on the night of April 12, 1976 at 2 til 9 PM and 5 seconds by Allan Dean Wolf." In some ways, that was the genesis of Zane's Trace, a… Continue reading Zane's Trace