The Divorce Girl: A Novel of Art and Soul by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg Publisher: Ice Cube Press I’m excited to introduce to you–The Divorce Girl as part of the WOW! Women On Writing blog tour. What a great, great book. I was captivated on page one and couldn’t wait to get to the end of the [...]

My regular book post will actually be TOMORROW because I am taking part in a blog tour with WOW! Women On Writing for The Divorce Girl (which is a WONDERFULLY written book!). So, today, I thought I’d post about something near and dear to my heart and encourage you to take part if you feel [...]

I am very excited to be a part of Blacklisted from the PTA‘s birthday party! I first met the author, Lela Davidson, at the Missouri Writers’ Guild conference in St. Louis in April. She’s a riot, and I liked her immediately! When I read the title of her book and saw the subject matter was [...]

So, here it is. My book cover for Finding My Place, which is a historical fiction, middle-grade novel set in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War, specifically the Siege of Vicksburg. You’ll be seeing it everywhere pretty soon, and I put a snippet of it on my Facebook page. But I thought I would reveal [...]

Frederick Douglass For Kids: His Life and Times with 21 Activities (Chicago Review Press) Written by Nancy I. Sanders I’m so happy to have this book on my blog today! Frederick Douglass For Kids: His Life and Times with 21 Activities is a beautiful, comprehensive book for kids about this amazing historical figure. The photos [...]

*Picture book for ages 4 to 8, nonfiction (but told in rhyme) *Health and safety are the topics *Rating: ABC’s of Health and Safety takes a look at some unusual, but important, safety tips that are not usually mentioned in books. They are covered in an interesting and unique way with cute illustrations! Short, short [...]

Picture book, fantasy for preschoolers through 2nd graders *Little boys with cowlicks as main characters *Rating: My daughter loves animal books, and this one is so clever. I would recommend Cowlick to anyone young or old. Plus, it answers the question of how some people just seem to have a cowlick one day. . . [...]

*Picture book for preschoolers through second graders, fantasy *A monster as the main character *Rating: Monsters Aren’t Real is a cute picture book that will help children who are worried about monsters in the dark to see them as a little less scary. Children who love monster stories will also enjoy this. The illustrations are [...]

I hope you had a wonderful July 4th! I am writing this post on the afternoon of our country’s birthday, getting ready to head out to the Midwest heat and BBQ! This is going to be short and sweet–let’s face it, this week we are all on holiday mode. I am currently offering my Editor [...]

I am excited to welcome Glen Downey, author of Into the Fire, a middle-grade book. Here’s a synopsis from Amazon: “It’s been a year since Alice Booker disappeared — a year since she went to work one morning at the Byron County Library and never came back. Her son, Max, is still trying to come [...]