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Interview with Katie McDougall and Susannah Felts, Co-Founders of The Porch, Nashville’s Literary Center
Fri Feb 07 2020
I sat down with the co-founders of The Porch, Nashville's literary center and asked them to explain the who, what, why, and how of creating a literary center. View at bit »
Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate
Tue Feb 04 2020
A response to an email from my son's school. View at brevitymag »
TBR Tuesday: CUB by Cynthia Copeland
Tue Jan 07 2020
This middle-grade graphic novel is inspired by events and tells the story of how a 1970s girl navigates means girls and finds her voice while learning to become a cub reporter. Read more »
Interview with Jon Etter, Author of Another Dreadful Fairy Book
Tue Dec 31 2019
Jon Etter's wonderful 2nd book, Another Dreadful Fairy Book, hits the shelves January 7, 2020. I sat down (via the internets) and chatted with Jon about the new book and the writing life. Read more »
Interview with M. Randal O'Wain for Hippocampus Magazine
Tue Dec 10 2019
I sat down with M. Randal O'Wain to discuss his new essay collection, part of the University of Nebraska Press's American Lives series, and as a bonus learned how to rip off a copy store. View at hippocampusmagazine »
To Be Read Tuesday: Cryptozoology for Beginners by Matt Harry, Illus. by Juliane Crump
Tue Nov 26 2019
A fun magical animal rescue mission with diverse characters. Read more »
Mama, Mama, Only Mama made it to the Best New Parenting eBooks!
Fri Nov 08 2019
As featured on CNN, Forbes, and Inc – BookAuthority identifies and rates the best books in the world, based on public mentions, recommendations, ratings and sentiment. Read more »
Review: Homesick, by Jennifer Croft
Fri Oct 25 2019
A quick review of a gorgeous experimental memoir. Read more »
Side Stepping the Dinner Time Struggle: Dealing with a Stubborn Eater
Fri Oct 18 2019
After years of cooking three separate meals at dinnertime, I had the unreasonable idea that I should just cook one meal and that we could all eat like normal families. View at modernparentsmessykids »
TBR Tuesday: The Rope Swing by Jonathan Corcoran
Tue Oct 08 2019
A searing story collection about a small town and the people who grew up there. Read more »
TBR Tuesday: Redwood and Ponytail by KA Holt
Tue Oct 01 2019
This week's recommendation is an upper Middle-Grade novel in verse featuring a cheerleader and a volleyball player. Read more »
TBR Tuesday: Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin
Tue Sep 24 2019
I was lucky to read an advance copy of Motherhood So White on Net Galley, and I've been waiting months for it to finally come to bookstores so I can rave about it. Read more »