My radio interview on kmsu.org airs this morning at 11:30 EST. If you want to listen, you can go to kmsu.org and click "listen live" ! (If you do listen, please leave a comment here and tell me what you think!!)

I hope to post more pictures from my summer book tour soon!

Fran

My guest today is Michele Barker, who is a member of The Class of 2k8 and author of A Difficult Boy (Holiday House, 2008).  I'm getting her take on the things she's learned as a Class of 2k8 alum, what it's like to be nine months out from the release of her debut novel, and what's in store for her in 2009.

Welcome Michele, thanks for being here ( Read more... )

This is the fourth post in my series of interviews with Kidlit Bloggers.  Today I am interviewing Cynthea Liu, who is the author of PARIS PAN TAKES THE DARE (Putnam, 2009) - which happens to share the same available date as my book:  June 11, 2009!  Cynthea is also the creator of AuthorsNow, an online gathering of debut children's book authors.   ( Read more... )

This is the third post in my series on Kidlit Bloggers and how they decide which books to review and which authors to interview. My guest today is Shelly Burns.  Welcome, Shelly!

1.     What is your name, your blog's name and its URL?
 Shelly Burns, Write for a Reader, http://www.writeforareader.edublogs.org

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> 2.     What is your blog's focus and ( Read more... )

This is the second post in my series on Kidlit bloggers and how they decide what books to review and which authors to interview.  Today's guest is Sheila Ruth of Wand and Worlds.  Welcome, Sheila!

1.     What is your name, your blog's name and its URL?

Sheila Ruth, Wands and Worlds: http://www.wandsandworlds.com/blog1

2.     What is your blog's ( Read more... )

Today, I am posting the first in a series of interviews with kidlit bloggers on how they determine which books to review and which authors to interview.  This post is dedicated to all debut authors in 2009!

First up is Tarie from Into the Wardrobe. Welcome Tarie!

1. What is your name, your blog's name and its URL?
My name is Tarie and my blog ( Read more... )