It began when students at Shorecrest High School made the following video: Shorecrest then threw down a challenge to nearby Shorewood High S...

So? Whaddaya think of this Peanuts strip? If you saw it in the newspaper, would you eagerly await the next installment of what happens b...

On Thursday, I attended the monthly book discussion hosted by the Friends of Los Osos Library. In the past, they've discussed the likes...

This latest collection of fan-made trailers for Thirteen Reasons Why is one of my faves. Each trailer is very well done, but gets their vi...

Thirteen Reasons Why recently won New Jersey's Garden State Book Award in the teen (grades 9-12) category. These state awards are my ...

The winner of Suzanne Young's The Naughty List and Lauren Oliver's Before I Fall is... Missy Brewer (her favorite ice cream is str...

Raise your hand if you'd like to win some free books? Wow! Okay, I didn't expect everyone to raise a hand, but that's great! ...

Forgive me, it's been a little over a week since my last post. Do I have a good reason for such tardiness? Of course I do! Let's se...

While cleaning out my writing room today, I came across a Creative Writing assignment... from 1985! For this fourth grade assignment, Mrs. P...

Earlier this week, as I hope you all know, the ALA gave out its book awards. I woke up at 4am to hear the winners announced live and was v...

Today I finished reading the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly . Later in the day, while reading The New York Times , something odd caug...

Eventually, a paperback edition of Thirteen Reasons Why will come out. One day. At least, that's what I'm told. I just don't...

This is way too awesome to not tell you about. Last week, my bro-in-law was in New Zealand attending Unicon XV -- the Unicycle World Champi...

Gumby! He was once a little green slab of clay. Gumby! You should see what Gumby can do today. Gumby! He can walk into any book, with his po...

The winner of Carolyn Mackler's Tangled , Amy Huntley's The Everafter , and a signed copy of Thirteen Reasons Why is... Amanda Hewe...

Here’s all you’ve gotta do: Leave your name in the comments section by 11:59pm on Friday night. One name will be chosen at random to win t...

Since mid-November, my writing room has been stuffed with presents, wrapping paper, luggage, and furniture (temporarily stored here to accom...

We just got home from ringing in the new year at Yosemite National Park. The big question at the New Years bash regarded how to pronounce t...

As the clock counts down to the end of what's been an exciting and crazy year, I'll be with JoanMarie in Yosemite National Park. We...

(Just in case your Christmas card got lost in the mail!)