Children’s book author to speak at Madonna – Hometownlife.com

Children's book author to speak at MadonnaHometownlife.comKelley will speak about the children's book he co-authored with Nick Rockiki titled Pete the Popcorn. The authors hope their book will reach kids early with the anti-bullying message and…

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Dark and edgy: Violent topics dominate novels for young adults – Toledo Blade

Toledo BladeDark and edgy: Violent topics dominate novels for young adultsToledo BladeEight of his YA novels have been named "Best Books for Young Adults" by the American Library Association. He's also one of the most frequently banned au…

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Day Two of Book Festival Draws Thousands – The State

The StateDay Two of Book Festival Draws ThousandsThe StateBy MINDY LUCAS – mlucas@thestate.com From book vendors to cooking demonstrations to bestselling authors, the SC Book Festival had something for everyone as an estimated 3400 turned out for day t…

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The Most Successful Self-Published Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors – io9

The Most Successful Self-Published Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authorsio9There are others, like 16-year-old Rachel Yu who has sold or "rented" out 60000 copies of her offbeat children's books. Paranormal romance writers Denise Grover Swank, Penelo…

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BookLovers: Sendak’s Grimm legacy – SouthCoastToday.com

Town TopicsBookLovers: Sendak's Grimm legacySouthCoastToday.comThis was not the kind of book I was used to being given by a grown-up. This was not happy or safe. It was bizarre and off-putting. As a 7-year-old girl, I found it downright frightening…

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Harshman named W.Va. poet laureate – Charleston Gazette

Harshman named W.Va. poet laureateCharleston GazetteBy Mackenzie Mays Poet, storyteller and children's author Marc Harshman was named West Virginia's poet laureate on Friday by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. Harshman, a Wheeling resident and former Wes…

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Spartanburg authors at SC Book Festival – Spartanburg Herald Journal

WLTX.comSpartanburg authors at SC Book FestivalSpartanburg Herald JournalShe has also published more than a dozen stories and essays in journals, magazines and other books. She received the 2011 South Carolina Fiction Project Award. Raised on the South…

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Writer’s workshop focuses on characters – Red Bluff Daily News

Writer's workshop focuses on charactersRed Bluff Daily NewsLocal Edgar-winning YA author Charlie Price and New York editor, Noa Wheeler of Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, will help writers/illustrators in the 2nd Annual Shasta County Character …

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10 of the Weirdest Children’s Book Authors of All Time – Flavorwire

Flavorwire10 of the Weirdest Children's Book Authors of All TimeFlavorwireOne of the authors influencing our childhood strangeness was prolific children's book and YA author Bruce Coville, who turned 62 this week, so to celebrate his birthday, …

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The National Book Festival Is Four Months Away. Get Cracking. – Washington City Paper (blog)

The National Book Festival Is Four Months Away. Get Cracking.Washington City Paper (blog)22 and 23, bringing big names in fiction (mass-market and literary), history, YA, graphic novels, poetry, children's books, and more to the National Mall. If y…

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