Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Are there any four words repeated more often at writers’ get-togethers than the phrase, “I don’t get it. . .” followed by one of the perplexing mysteries of the publishing universe? Let’s face it, there’s much in publishing…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Apr 30, 2013 in Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Children's books, Fiction, Marketing & Publicity, Publishers, Writing Life | 86 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Lately, I’ve been impressed by the abundant fodder available for inspirational stories. Have you been following the weather-related effects on day-to-day life these past weeks? The wildfires in the Colorado Springs area. A major storm that passed through…
Read More...By Mary Keeley on Jul 6, 2012 in Blog, Children's books, Fiction, Writing Craft | 42 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: New York City
Talk to any literary agent and she will have stories about discovering that perfect project– the one that wouldn’t leave her alone. Today I’m going to talk about one such project that I discovered…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Feb 2, 2012 in Blog, Children's books, Finding an Agent | 5 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office; Santa Rosa, Calif.
Friday pick: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Here is the link to the movie page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1482459/
The Lorax is a children’s book written by Dr. Seuss back in the 1970′s. It’s basically the story…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Jan 20, 2012 in Blog, Children's books, Writing Life | 3 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Home Office, Santa Rosa, CA
We’ve already talked about a nefarious way to break onto The New York Times best-seller list by buying copies of your own book, but what about writing a best-selling book. Is there a trick to…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Oct 12, 2011 in Authors, Awards, Blog, Children's books, Writing Life | 6 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Illinois Office
It’s hard to keep up with happenings in the digital world that affect publishing. Have you heard that Facebook bought a digital publishing company? Don’t be alarmed; they aren’t getting into the publishing…
Read More...By Mary Keeley on Aug 31, 2011 in Blog, Bookstores, Children's books, Publishing News, Reading | 7 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
The Bird’s Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin was my all-time favorite children’s Christmas book. Written in 1888 it is the story of a girl born on Christmas day who is appropriately named…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Nov 30, 2010 in Blog, Children's books, Christmas | 15 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Last week Janet did some trend spotting in her blog posts. It’s always fun to look toward the future with anticipation, figuring out how to adapt ourselves to the coming trends. I’m…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Nov 8, 2010 in Blog, Children's books | 43 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I recently read the results of a survey Scholastic conducted regarding kids and their reading habits in our increasingly digital age. I found lots of fascinating insight about the…
Read More...By Janet Grant on Nov 1, 2010 in Blog, Children's books, Reading, Teen books, Writing Life | 18 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Home, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Like Etta, I’ve been thinking about international reading recently, mostly because I’ve been in Europe. I’ve just returned from a jaunt to the United Kingdom and Romania (to attend my godson’s wedding), and I…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Sep 6, 2010 in Authors, Blog, Children's books, Fiction, Reading | 2 Comments
