Hello fellow readers, I want to thank you all for your comments on the blog and to those who wrote to me privately. Your encouraging words m...

Today was my last day of presenting at the Hong Kong International School (I change to another venue tommorrow) and my amazing coordinator-l...

One of my favorite writers, Anthony Powell, once said that the public would be amazed if it knew how little money writers made -- he said it...

“…blogger, James Lileks, described the demands of the blogging routine: “This is an odd hobby. It’s like having a train set, a gigantic trai...

Dear readers, I think it’s time for me to take a bit of a vacation. Some of my words are misunderstood, which is clear to me thanks to “anon...

Yesterday was a short but lovely visit to Libby's fabulous new apartment in Mystic, CT with fellow Blue Rose Girls Linda and Anna. We sn...

In my last Poetry Friday post , I wrote about Valerie Worth, one of my children’s poetry idols. In last Wednesday’s post, Guess Who’s Coming...

Valerie Worth (1933-1994) is one of my children’s poetry idols. A recipient of the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children in 1991,...

I've been worked up about some things lately. What do I do to cope? Run and... I like a good laugh. From now on, when my workload gets t...

I am getting really excited. Tonight’s the night. The PAS North Shore Council of the International Reading Association will hold its winter ...

It's Wednesday here in Hong Kong and that means it is my day to post. I've been doing most of my travel blogging on my personal blog...

I just posted my recent radio interview on Portland, Maine's WMPG radio show CHICKENS R PEOPLE 2 to my web site! Click here if you want...

I was chatting with Linda the other day about how when we finish a project, we have the urge to go through all our stuff and purge things we...

This must have taken this guy forever - meghan

The SCBWI has announced the 2006 Golden Kite Awards , and two of the books I've edited have been honored: Firegirl by Tony Abbott has...

Well, I kinda missed the boat on this one and was going to help announce the readergirlz press release last Thursday (March 1) when they lau...

Why can't I make books like this? I'm going to try! meghan

That's Grace in Hong Kong -- you can read about it in HER words at her personal blog. Grace's first posts from Hong Kong Yes, posts ...

If you haven’t read my interview with Janet and Julie yet, I suggest you check that out before you read today’s post. Interview Addendum El...

TWIST: YOGA POEMS Written by Janet Wong Illustrated by Julie Paschkis Margaret K. McElderry (2007) What a gorgeous book! Julie Paschkis outd...