Let Them Read Books: Don’t Squash a Kid’s Love of Reading
I was in the library the other day, browsing through the adult fiction section. This little kid, about six years old, comes running up to her mother, a stack of… Read more »
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Avoiding a Book Hangover
You’ve probably heard people talk about their “book hangovers.” A book hangover arises when the book you just finished reading was so amazing that nothing else can even come close. There’s… Read more »
Egads! She Doesn’t Have a Favorite Author
One question that readers love to ask authors is, “Who is your favorite author?” Or the similar but different, “Which author has influenced you the most?” These two questions always… Read more »
How Can You Not Have a Library Card?
In honor of National Library Week, I thought it would be fun and useful to rerun this post from last summer… Enjoy. I was speaking to a neighbor the other… Read more »
Why I Write YA Fiction
After someone asked me the other day, “Why do you write YA and not, say, mysteries, romance, or literary fiction,” I realized I’ve never addressed this question on my blog…. Read more »