Today, my little book THOU SHALT NOT ROAD TRIP is all grown up. You’ll see it on the bookshelves of your local bookstore (it’s the one with the awesomely garish collage of Route 66 photos on the cover) and amazon will ask you if you want to buy it rather than pre-ordering it. I’ve said [...]
On Thursday, April 12th, at 7PM, THOU SHALT NOT ROAD TRIP will be launched as part of Read St. Louis 2012. I really hope readers in St. Louis will be able to make it. It’ll be a fun time indeed! The address is: St. Louis Public Library (Schlafly Branch), 225 N. Euclid Ave, St Louis, MO [...]
If anyone happens to be in western Missouri this weekend and would like to meet a bunch of YA authors, here’s your chance. The 2012 Children’s Literature Book Festival starts on Sunday in Warrensburg, MO, and I’ll be one of the presenters. Hope to meet some new readers there!
When I moved to St. Louis in 2008, it took me approximately 5 hours to work out that my local library branch was beyond awesome. I know, I like adjectives (and superlatives), but when it comes to the library system, it’s justified. Don’t believe me? Well, when St. Louis was named the 8th most literate [...]
Well, for one day at least . . . The St. Louis Independent Bookstore Alliance, a groundbreaking coalition of Indie bookstores, had the utterly awesome idea of asking local authors to appear in their stores as booksellers for a day. They’re calling us celebrities, and while I think it’s fair to say that word is [...]
Last week I was in beautiful Eau Claire, Wisconsin for the Chippewa Valley Book Festival. It was the best-run festival I’ve ever attended, with lots happening, but not so much overlap that you end up missing half the events. There was also plenty of time to hang out with fellow authors, audience members, readers, etc. [...]
It’s Chicago time again, and I’m so excited. I’m about to head up to the Windy City for a number of events on Sunday and Monday, and I’d LOVE to see as many readers up there as possible. So, without further ado, here’s the itinerary, kindly put together by Robert McDonald at The Book Stall [...]
The Missouri State Teachers Association has asked me to lead a Creative Writing Retreat. It should be lots of fun, and there are still a couple spots open, apparently. So if you fancy a weekend of writing and thoughtful exchange, this could be for you! Here are the details . . . Creative Retreat for [...]
CALLING ALL CHICAGOANS … I’m thrilled to announce that tomorrow evening there will be a live theater performance of Five Flavors of Dumb at the Loft in Evanston Public Library (Third Floor East of the Main Library, 1703 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201. Tel: 847-448-8625). Here’s the full blurb: Saturday, July 23, 3 p.m., Community Meeting Room, [...]
It’s July 4th weekend here in the States – the annual celebration of US independence from oppressive Brits. Hence I’m writing this from an undisclosed bunker and disguising my accent every time I answer the phone. Okay, that’s not completely true. Actually, I’m sitting on the deck of a house in Myrtle Beach, SC, which [...]
