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Tag: Halloween

Making the Modern Spooky Middle Grade Novel: An Interview with author Josh Roberts

October 22, 2019 Rebecca Moody

As Halloween approaches, author Josh Roberts talks with us about what makes for a great spooky middle grade novel.

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MG Book Review: The Grave Digger by Rebecca Bischoff

October 18, 2019 Rebecca Moody

I just *love* spooky middle grade novels, so when I was offered a chance to read THE GRAVE DIGGER by Rebecca Bischoff, I leapt at

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MG Book Review: The Dark Lord Clementine by Sarah Jean Horwitz

September 3, 2019 Rebecca Moody

The Dark Lord Elithor’s daughter, Clementine, lives a lonely life in the Valley of the Seven Sisters—too evil—and, it must be said, too uppity—to fit

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The +s and –s of Writing Holiday Books

July 2, 2019 Alumni & Guests

Guest Post by Lynne Marie Happy 4th of July, Everyone! I’ll start out with an admission — I write books about holidays. Now, the surprising

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Book Reviews: Samurai Santa, Gingerbread Pirates and Zombelina

November 20, 2015 Alison Potoma

The best part of being an auntie is sitting down with my nephews and nieces and reading a good book together before bedtime. I have

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Forty Favorite Haunted Tomes

October 30, 2015 Marti Johnson

I am not by definition a scaredy-cat, but I do like to sleep at night. So, I avoid reading thrillers with zombies or other creatures

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Now the Real Work Begins

September 3, 2013 Paul Czajak

Today is going to be a short post because quite frankly I forgot I was supposed to post today. It has been a little busy

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Rumpus Writers

  • Alumni & Guests
    • SELF-PUBLISHING: A CHANGING LANDSCAPE
  • Alison Potoma
    • An Authors’ Recipe for Thanksgiving
  • Amy Amberg
    • How Do Libraries Choose Books? Collection Development in Public Libraries: An Interview with Library Director Noelle Boc
  • Carrie Charley Brown
    • Critiquing: A Superpower?
  • cathysogren
    • An Interview with Author Janie Reinart
  • Carol Gordon Ekster
    • Meet #kidlit debut author, Rebecca Gardyn Levington
  • Dana Nuenighoff
    • What My Past Manuscripts Have Taught Me
  • Hilary Margitich
    • INTERVIEW WITH PICTURE BOOK AUTHOR ELISA BOXER
  • Joyce Audy Zarins
    • Hope Is an Arrow: The Story of Lebanese American Poet Kahlil Gibran
  • Keri Demers
    • Novels in Verse. Have you tried your hand at this highly marketable genre?
  • Kim Chaffee
    • Announcing the #KidsLoveNonfiction Campaign
  • Kirsti Call
    • THE BIG SCREAM, by Kirsti Call, illustrated by Denis Angelov
  • Laura Fineberg Cooper
    • Laura Hatosy Talks about Self-Publishing DRAWN FROM MEMORY, her Debut YA Novel
  • Lexi Donahue
    • AUGUST Middle Grade and Young Adult Opportunities
  • Marcia Strykowski
    • Brand New Water-Splashed Picture Books!
  • Marti Johnson
    • THE PEAR AFFAIR
  • Marianne Knowles
    • August Picture Book Opportunities
  • Josh Funk
    • Twin Book Babies Are Born!
  • Paul Czajak
    • Kids, and the Daunting World of Writing
  • René Bartos
    • Interview with Author/Illustrator Deborah Freedman
  • Rebecca Moody
    • Five New YA Books Perfect for Pride Month

THE BIG SCREAM

By Kirsti Call, Illustrated by Denis AngelovJune 28, 2022
Available today from Little Simon!

MY PET FEET

By Josh Funk, Illustrated by Billy YongAugust 23, 2022
7 days to go.

It’s NOT The Three Little Pigs!

By Josh Funk, Illustrated by Edwardian TaylorNovember 1, 2022
77 days to go.

The Great Caper Caper

By Josh Funk, Illustrated by Brendan KearneyNovember 15, 2022
3 months to go.

TRUCKER KID

By Carol Gordon Ekster, Illustrated by Russ CoxJanuary 1, 2023
4 months to go.

PEW! The Stinky and Legen-dairy Gift from Colonel Thomas S. Meachem

By Cathy Stefanec Ogren, Illustrated by Lesley BreenApril 15, 2023
8 months to go.
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