Archives: July2010

• An Evening at the Lyceum

  Have I told you how much I love Christianne’s Lyceum? Every city should have one. It’s a place for inspiration and discovery through literature for children of all ages.
  It’s a warm space to have a book launch and to participate in author discussions at their book clubs. Last month I was the “official book” for their 3 & 4th graders’ Book Burglars Book Club. Christianne and program assistant (and poet extraordinairre) Laura Farina provided all the fun. I just had [...]

• Indie Debut’s Beth Bence Reinke on her Debut Picture Book

  I know nothing about writing picture books. I don’t have any children or teach at that level, so it’s a foreign world to me. But several of our Indie Debut authors have picture books being released this year and I thought I would learn a little bit more about it.

  Beth Bence Reinke is a professional dietitian turned picture-book author. After her book was released, I sent her some questions about the picture book life to find out how one ends [...]