From my bedroom window, I can see the Christmas tree farm where JoanMarie and I cut down our tree every December. But the bright lights the...

I used to be terrified of public speaking. Thankfully, I've learned to love it. But I still get extremely nervous before delivering a...

After my recent visit to Arkansas, I took a trip down to Memphis to see Graceland. I was a huge Elvis fan when I was younger, spending hour...

Yes, my visit to Arkansas was about more than eating great food. But if you've never had a BLT sandwich where the T comes fried and gr...

Yep, the Thirteen Reasons Why fans have made me proud again.

As you know, I've been extremely excited about the upcoming high school production of Thirteen Reasons Why in Illinois. (As a recap, h...

The audience at the University of Kansas was made up of students from several schools. To get to the Literature Festival in time, some had ...

As expected, Robin Benway and Jordanna Fraiberg were a lot of fun to do a booksigning with. I absolutely loved both Audrey, Wait! and In Y...

What does that poster say? No, not the one advertising a Peanuts Trick or Treat Bag for $1.95 (though I may have to get me one of those). ...

What are these students doing? It looks like they're just lounging around, having a good ol' time on sofas and cushy chairs. Oh. A...

I am so worn out. I've spoken at a lot of schools and conferences over the past two years, but never at a conference for school libraria...

On Tuesday I arrived in Orlando for the Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME) conference. Over the next two days, I'll be ...