Now on The Yarn: Philip Stead
With his latest book - A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic - Philip Stead tried something new: writing middle grade fiction.
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I Need to Stop Pretending Roald Dahl Wasn’t Problematic
When I was a kid, Roald Dahl was my favorite author. Dude pretty much turned me into a reader. I’ve written about my pre-internet quest to find every last one of his books. I wanted to ride in the great glass elevator. I wanted to live in Danny’s caravan and pull one over on Mr. […]
Notes on April 2026
3 of my favorite posts from the past month!
Books on Film: Jeff Kinney on TODAY
The Today Show did a story on Diary of a Wimpy Kid creator Jeff Kinney, and his plans to revitalize his hometown.
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2026 Books from Asian/Pacific American Award Winners
All the 2025 books from past Asian/Pacific American Award winners.
One Star Review, Guess Who? (#229)
Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads?
What Happens Next? A Guest Post by Dev Petty
Today we have a guest post from author Dev Petty, talking about CLAYDATE, a sequel almost 9 years in the making . . . Stories are equipment for living. -Kenneth Burke, American literary theorist, poet, essayist, and novelist. My most recent book, CLAYDATE, illustrated by the incomparable dimensional illustrator Lauren Eldridge, is the long awaited […]
Books on Film: Tish Rabe on NBC News
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, Dr. Seuss-related books continue to be released. The books cover all sorts of topics. But I didn’t realize until recently that Tish Rabe is the author behind many of them. She recently appeared on NBC news, talking about her journey from Sesame Street singer to iambic pentameter legacy-carrier.
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