Let’s welcome Mary Hooper today. I first read NEWES FROM THE DEAD when I was an MFA student at VCFA and just LOVED this book. Mary nailed the voice of the maidservant girl and kept me turning the page until … Read the rest! >
Travel Book Authors
Q & A with J.L. Powers: THIS THING CALLED THE FUTURE
I have the great pleasure to introduce J.L. Powers and her wonderful book This Thing Called the Future. I saw several drafts of this story and am so glad to see it in print. Powers’ books are exactly what … Read the rest! >
NIKOLENKO’S CHILDHOOD written by Leo Tolstoy and illustrated by Maurice Sendak
A few weeks ago, Tami Lewis Brown sent me a link and asked me if I had seen the borzoi illustrations Maurice Sendak had done for Nikolenka’s Childhood, Leo Tolstoy’s first publication and near autobiographical account of his childhood.… Read the rest! >
Q & A with Laura Resau: RED GLASS
I’d like to welcome Laura Resau to World Reads today to share a bit about her book Red Glass. I wish there had been more writers like Laura around when I was a kid. Her stories are exactly what … Read the rest! >
Q & A with Dori Jones Yang: Daughter of Xanadu
I’d like to welcome Dori Jones Yang to World Reads today. I first learned of her book, Daughter of Xanadu in an interview with her editor, Michelle Poploff of Delacorte. I was so intrigued with the story premise, I couldn’t … Read the rest! >
