The Fans in Winter
In defense of tennis player fandom, even though I did not like tennis or the real-life tennis players I knew growing up.
The Feedback You Didn’t Want to Hear
How author Jilanne Hoffmann turned feedback she didn't want to hear into a powerful dual timeline story in HeartLand.
Compressed Timeframes in Books for Young Readers
Why novels for children and teens feature much shorter timelines than novels for adult readers.
Books for Young Readers and Point of View
How point of view distinguishes novels for young readers from novels for adults that contain children or teens as protagonists.
Ambassador Turncoat?
The controversy surrounding Mac Barnett, picture book author/illustrator and children's literature ambassador, and how we can defend children's books and their creators.
Graphic Novels for Kids at the 2026 PEN World Voices Festival
A report on "The Transformative Power of Graphic Novels for Kids" panel at the 2026 PEN World Voices Festival.
When Everything Shut Down
Remembering the Covid shutdowns on the sixth anniversary, and looking at two outstanding books for teens that portray those difficult months.
Animals to the Slaughter
Connecting an illustration of animals at a county fair with anthropomorphic picture books and George Orwell's Animal Farm.
Scenes: The Building Blocks of the Novel
Examining the individual scene in the novel, the structure of which needs to be a microcosm of the novel's structure as a whole.
Anthology Launch Day: Spinning Toward the Sun
Announcing a new anthology to benefit two organizations crucial in the recovery of western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene.
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