I have to say the number one thing that struck me about Wichita. The people are really, really nice. I mean, really nice. Polite, helpful, friendly, always ready to help and pitch in. Traveling with Niki Burnham, who hails from the Boston part of the country, and me...
Sometimes I know a book is going to be dedicated to a certain person before I sit down and write it. Other times, I come to that realization while I am writing the book. I know as I crafted the pages of Confessions of a Little Black Gown, that Tally's book belonged to...
And this time I mean that. No really. When I asked for everyone to post a list of books, I thought I'd get a decent list, but you all came through and gave me a fantastic list to pass along to a whole bunch of librarians. If you haven't posted your favorites yet, I'm...
Ever wondered when you find an autographed book in the grocery store or the Target how it got there? Did the author do—as it is known in the business—a drive-by? Or did they, as I just did this week, find themselves in a warehouse surrounded by pallets of...
It seems to me that March always comes in like a lion, and then like a lion, chews on me for 30 some days, then leaves me in some forgotten part of the pride land, dazed and bleeding. Can you tell we've been watching The Lion King around our house? But carnivorous...
I would just like to thank everyone who entered my last contest and congratulate the last two winners: Jackie W. of LaMesa, California Heather R. of Knoxville, Tennessee Each of you will be receiving in the mail very shortly an autographed hardcopy of Love Letters...
