One wonders where time goes. August! My first post since April! Yet, I think I like the letter 'A'! Two forthcoming titles are due out in Autumn. In an advance review of JUMPING OFF LIBRARY SHELVES (Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press), illustrated byJane Manning, KIRKUS called the book...
Overwhelmed at the reception of LULLABY & KISSES SWEET (Abrams). Overwhelmed! I never thought a board book for toddlers would become so popular so fast. Indeed, a thrilling moment in my career. The past few months have been filled with theatre. Old saws - OKLAHOMA, WEST SIDE...
January - a month of extraordinary life happenings. On l/6, Florida passed the Marriage Equality Act. On l/l5, Charles John Egita and I married at a lovely private ceremony at our home. A larger reception will be held the end of February. Charles and I...
One never knows how a book will fare until it finally appears after years of work. MANGER (Eerdmans), illustrated by Helen Cann, got off to a roaring start. Published in September, the first edition print run was gone by November. Promotion was widespread: A terrific blog...
I met Daniel Handler, also known as Lemony Snickett, only once - at a conference - at the height of his popularity having written his "...
