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.
Category: Book Reviews – Middle Grade
MG Book Review: The Peach Thief by Linda Joan Smith
THE PEACH THIEF by Linda Joan Smith (2025) is a middle grade Historical Fiction novel set in 1850s Lancashire, England. I’m grateful to Candlewick Press
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.
Growing the Creepy: How Aaron Reynolds’s Jasper Rabbit’s Creepy Tales! Grows With Young Readers
A look at how Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown grow their beloved Creepy picture books into early chapter books — and why spooky stories work year-round for young readers.
Recent Reads Roundup
There have been so many great books released this past year, I had to squeeze in one more multi-book post highlighting some of my favorites.
Writing Across Genres & Empowering Indie Authors: Author-Publisher Donna L. Martin
I met children’s author and indie publisher Donna L. Martin through a #BookHero school library book drive I coordinate every March with fellow kidlit authors
WRITERS' RUMPUS 