I forgot to post yesterday. Thursday is my day to post. You probably wouldn't be able to figure that out because I can't recall that...

Wedding Photograph by Tom Underwood Regular readers of the Blue Rose Girls blog are probably aware that my daughter Sara got married last ...

I had a hectic but pleasant weekend teaching and reading at the Pine Manor Solstice Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA Progr...

The first review of Disappearing Desmond is in, hurray! I love this review from Publishers Weekly , they really got Desmond's spirit. ...

Despite the heat, humidity, threat of torrential downpours, and a church that felt like a sauna--my daughter Sara's wedding day was trul...

To celebrate the paperback release of GEEKTASTIC: Stories from the Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci (read my Beyond...

So I was painting last night, finally with A/C (I'll tell that bit in a minute) and drinking some water, a glass filled to the top with ...

My daughter is getting married tomorrow! I thought I’d select a "love" poem to post today. The Kiss by Stephen Dunn She pressed he...

Oh the heat! If you are on the east coast you know what I mean. Hope you're staying someplace indoor and cool. We have temporarily moved...

guess what? Ling and Ting is NOW AVAILABLE!!! I can't tell you how excited I am about this book, my very first early reader. This is my...

Last summer a two year old's favorite book was Rosemary Wells/Iona Opie's MOTHER GOOSE; we read it so many times that we learned eve...

Here is a picture of me with my two literary advisers-- Janet Wong & Grace Lin I'm dedicating the book spine below below to my tw...

Once upon a time, there was a Cinderella who received an amazing invitation program to a ball banquet. It even had her name on it! As she ...

As everyone has already said, it was a great weekend at ALA! I only wish I could have squeezed in some signings and chatted with more of you...