I’m excited to share my interview with Betsy R. Rosenthal about her middle-grade novel WHEN LIGHTNIN’ STRUCK (Kar-Ben, 2022). I…
Category: Interviews
Interview with Kate Hannigan, author of BLIPS ON A SCREEN: How Ralph Baer Invented TV Video Gaming and Launched a Worldwide Obsession
Kate Hannigan’s new picture book biography BLIPS ON A SCREEN: How Ralph Baer Invented TV Video Gaming and Launched a…
Interview with Barbara Newman, author of THE DREAMCATCHER CODES
Happy Earth Day! In Barbara Newman’s YA novel, THE DREAMCATCHER CODES (Green Writers Press, 2021), four teenage girls are entrusted…
Interview with Leah Scheier, author of THE LAST WORDS WE SAID
I am pleased to welcome author Leah Scheier, author of the novel THE LAST WORDS WE SAID (Simon & Schuster,…
Interview with Deborah Blumenthal, author of FRANK WHO LIKED TO BUILD: THE ARCHITECTURE OF FRANK GEHRY
Welcome, Deborah Blumenthal! Deborah is the author of a new picture book biography, FRANK WHO LIKED TO BUILD: THE ARCHITECTURE…
Interview with Vivian Kirkfield, author of PIPPA’S PASSOVER PLATE
It is a treat to welcome Vivian Kirkfield. In Vivian’s picture book, PIPPA’S PASSOVER PLATE (Holiday House, 2019) illustrated by…
Interview with David Shawn Klein, author of SHERLOCK MENDELSON AND THE MISSING AFIKOMEN
I am pleased to welcome award-winning author, David Shawn Klein, to chat about his first children’s book, SHERLOCK MENDELSON AND…
Interview with Elly Swartz, author of DEAR STUDENT
Elly Swartz is the author of several middle grade novels. Her newest book, DEAR STUDENT (Delacorte Press, 2022), follows Autumn,…
Interview with Mari Lowe, author of AVIVA VS THE DYBBUK
I’d like to welcome Mari Lowe, author of AVIVA VS THE DYBBUK (Levine Querido, 2022). The story follows a lonely…
Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour! Interview with Eugene Yelchin, author of THE GENIUS UNDER THE TABLE
What an honor it is to be a stop on the Sydney Taylor Book Awards Blog Tour! The Sydney Taylor…









