Terra

Terra

November was Just Contemporary!

My love affair with contemporary fiction started with a book I randomly found at the...

Things I am Thankful For

(In no particular order) Electricity. Books. People who read books. Talking about books with people...

New Cover for BEING FRIENDS WITH BOYS

Back in March, my editor showed me what had been drawn up for the cover...

More About Soup

Did I mention that one of the really terrific things about making a pot of...

The Three Amgios and How I Became One of Them

By seventh grade, I knew my time as a trick-or-treater was coming to an end....

Virtually In Love with VIRTUOSITY (and Jessica Martinez)

Contemporary, real-life fiction with a larger-than life setting or circumstance is one of my favorites....

An Ode to Soup

The weather is cooling. The dark is descending earlier and earlier. People are decorating their...

Walking Like an Egyptian with Vicky Alvear Shecter

In sixth grade, I was on the brink of becoming a little too old to...

Happy Half Birthday, “Songs In My Head Upon Waking!”

My “Songs In My Head Upon Waking” turned six months old this week. That is...

DBF Is Over . . . Now What?

The weeks leading up to Labor Day weekend 2011 were pretty hectic. I was juggling...