When JJ Fleming contacted our blog, I jumped at the chance to interview the experienced author about his first book for children, a lightly spooky, loveably quirky, suspenseful middle grade mystery set in the Florida Keys.
Author: Laura Fineberg Cooper
Reading, writing, and teaching fill me with joy! Along with being a regular blogger and editor of Writers' Rumpus, I'm also a CYBIL's judge, a Copy Editor for writers and businesses, an English Teacher/Tutor for students grades 5-12, and a College and Grad School Essay Coach. For more about my offerings, you're welcome to check out my website, www.laurafcooper.com.
Interview with Tracy Wolff, author of THE AFTERMYTH … with a special edition hardcover giveaway!
Happy Book Birthday to THE AFTERMYTH, a delightfully fresh take on the dark mythological academia trope by bestselling author Tracy Wolff.
Interviews with Elly Berke and Luciana Navarro Powell, the gifted author and illustrator duo of LISTEN, WONDER, ASK … and a giveaway, too!!
It’s my great honor to introduce Listen, Wonder, Ask (Tilbury House Publishers, September 17, 2024) and the gifted author/illustrator team of Elly Berke and Luciana Navarro Powell to our Writers’ Rumpus audience in my first post of 2026.
The 2025 Writers’ Rumpus Year in Review
Before we close the book on 2025, I welcome you to peruse my annual Writers’ Rumpus Year in Review. As with my first review post back in 2017, my goal for 2025 is to showcase the breadth and depth of our offerings from our talented contributors with a single post from each.
Interview with Kimberly Tso, Debut Author of TIC-TAC-TOE CHICKEN…and a GIVEAWAY!
Kimberly, it’s my pleasure to welcome you to Writers’ Rumpus! Congratulations on your debut picture book, Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken, published August 19, 2025 by Third State
Interview with Ainissa Ramirez, author of SPARK … and a giveaway!
Spark – Jim West’s Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone is the first nonfiction picture book biography in the Black Innovators Series by MIT Kids Press, an imprint of Candlewick. Today is this remarkable book’s birthday, and I’m honored to welcome talented author Ainissa Ramirez to Writers’ Rumpus.
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