WRITERS' RUMPUS

BAN THIS BOOK by Alan Gratz: a MUST read!

I found BAN THIS BOOK on the Banned Books Table at my local library, the wonderful Memorial Hall Library in Andover, MA. My first impression from scanning the table was how many of the books I’d read and enjoyed. This slim novel stuck out from the title alone, though I wasn’t familiar with it. So of course, I checked it out!! And wow, I’m so glad I did!!

Herve Tullet’s Newest Picture Book: “Dot! Scribble! Go!” is a Must-Buy Book for Kids on the Nice List this Holiday Season!

November 12, 2024 Keri Demers

Renowned French multi-disciplinary artist, performer, illustrator and children’s author, Herve Tullet, is a true creative genius. Amongst his many artistic talents, he’s written more than 80 books for children which have been translated into more than 30 languages.

Interview With Debut Picture Book Author Madhu Messenger…And a Giveaway!

November 5, 2024 Hilary Elizabeth Margitich

There’s not a social event I love more in this world than a wedding–the exquisite clothes, mouth-watering morsels of food, music, dancing, and beautiful, once-in-a-lifetime moments between family and friends.

November Picture Book Opportunities

October 29, 2024 Marianne Knowles

Events, courses, and contests for picture book writers and illustrators happening or starting in November, 2024

Picture Books for the Delightful, Frightful, Celebratory Fall Season

October 22, 2024 Laura Fineberg Cooper

October is my favorite month, with leaves creating a tapestry of glorious colors, pumpkins popping up here, there, and everywhere, costumed kiddos knocking at my door, and the cool temps inviting me to break out my sweater collection. I hope you enjoy three picture books I’ve chosen to honor delightful, frightful, celebratory October.

THE CURSE OF WILLOW COVE by Josh Roberts

October 15, 2024 Marti Johnson

Owl Hollow Press, 2024 THE WITCHES OF WILLOW COVE is a wonderful MG debut released in 2020 and I am delighted that the girls and

Books Make the Perfect Gift

October 8, 2024 Carol Gordon Ekster

We all know a book that touched our life, that made us cry or laugh out loud. I know I’m preaching to the choir here.

Gregory Maguire on Defeating Writers Block

October 1, 2024 Joyce Audy Zarins

Like many of you, I follow certain authors on Facebook where insights into their personalities, current works, and nuggets of wisdom are available. Gregory Maguire,

October Picture Book Opportunities

September 24, 2024 Marianne Knowles

Online contests, challenges, and courses for picture book creators for October, 2024

A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga: an unforgettable novel brimming with heart, humanity, gratitude, and perseverance

September 17, 2024 Laura Fineberg Cooper

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll hope, you’ll dream. Resilience, a fictional Mar’s rover, is so full of humanity, he will leap off the pages and right into your hearts.

Where to Begin with “Back to School” Picture Books?

September 10, 2024 Keri Demers

Morning alarms are set once again. Backpacks burst with new notebooks and freshly sharpened pencils. School buses buzz around town. “First day of school” photos

This is How You Do It: A Look at Real Children’s Lives and Stories

September 3, 2024 Hilary Elizabeth Margitich

I have a confession to make—I’ve been spending scandalous amounts time this summer sipping tea (sometimes a probiotic soda) out on my back patio, reading

September Picture Book Opportunities

August 27, 2024 Marianne Knowles

Online contests, challenges, and courses for picture book creators for September 2024

Interview with Poet, Scientist, Adventurer, and Kidlit Author Leslie Bulion…with a giveaway of her amazing book, Galápagos: Islands of Change!

August 20, 2024 Laura Fineberg Cooper

If you read my earlier post, When Truth is Stranger than Fiction, you likely noticed the featured image, a Blue-Footed Booby whose picture I snapped

TERRY FARISH’S POWERFUL NEW YA NOVEL: GO HOME

August 16, 2024 Marcia Strykowski

In a world beset by anger and fear, what does it mean to protect one’s home and family? So starts the publisher’s description about one

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