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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...

CLEAN, Straight Talk with Amy Reed

In 2009, when Amy Reed’s debut novel, BEAUTIFUL, appeared on shelves, I interviewed her about...

Two Incredibly Cool Things

This is an exciting week. First of all, I’m now officially only TEN DAYS AWAY...

And Then Things Get Interesting

Being a Simon Pulse author means not just getting published by great people, but  along with great people, too....

Tah-Daaaaah! Cover for BEING FRIENDS WITH BOYS

Summer is nearly over. There are only a few ice cream cones between now and...