This summer, Titcomb’s Bookshop in East Sandwich, Massachusetts, is the exclusive source for signed hardcover Lemony Snicket titles from Hachette. Daniel Handler, acting as Snicket’s official…
There are days I wish I would’ve carved out some exceptions to the “rules” that Bubba and I are playing by when “reading the…
Roxie’s a-MAZE-ing Vacation Adventure, by OCG Studios, is the first app we’ve ever reviewed from the games category. We wanted to do a review…
As a group we’re often asked where we write. We’re not sure why people are so interested because it’s something we do every day,…
On July 18, 1936, General Francisco Franco led an uprising of army troops in North Africa against the elected government of Spain. So began…
Many middle grade and YA authors debate whether or not to include a prologue when beginning their manuscripts. Prologues are sections of story that…
Livia Blackburne is the author of Midnight Thief (Disney-Hyperion), a Summer/Fall 2014 New Voices pick for young adults. Blackburne was born in Taiwan and…
Raymond Friesen hopes to raise $9,986 on Kickstarter for a short story collection called Fairy Tales I Just Made Up. The funds will be used to…
Now that I have just turned the big 4-0, I have started looking to simplify and declutter my life. It’s weird how you start…
Recently, Rocky and I visited Pakenham Library to meet some children and the books they love to read. Rocky is an eight year old…