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Back in 2012 I did my first writing project with my May Days Facebook group . I started calling setting aside big blocks of time like this f...

Tomorrow my May Days Facebook writing...I guess we could say binge group...begins its annual October effort. October May Days, if you will. ...

This year's National Book Festival was this past weekend, and it was digital, because it's 2020. It was the 20th book festival, and ...

Here is Part II of my list of children's lit books publishing in September, month seven...or six...who knows?...of the 2020 Pandemic. Pa...

For some time now, I've been interested in writing essays about eating. I'm not talking food writing. For food writing, you actuall...

Netflix's Enola Holmes movie dropped last night. It's a film version of the first of Nancy Springer 's six book Enola Holmes se...

I recently finished watching a multi-season TV show from another country. Both the show and the country will remain nameless in order to pre...

Many years ago, I bought a new sewing machine. The very first thing I made with it was a din osaur Halloween costume. I got another new sewi...

On Wednesday evening I was in the audience for a virtual interview with author Jamie Sumner , supporting her new middle grade release, Tune ...

Hispanic Heritage Month starts today. Here are some children's lit book lists to help observe it. Books for Hispanic Heritage Month fr...