An interview with Alan Gratz

Please join me in welcoming Alan Gratz! We met at a workshop a few years ago when Alan’s first book, Samurai Shortstop had just been released. Samurai Shortstop (Dial, 2006), was named one of YALSA’s Top Ten Best Books of the Year and received starred reviews...

An Interview With Alan Gratz – the famous five

What’s the riskiest thing you ever did, and did it work out for you? Easily the riskiest thing I ever did was quit my teaching job to be a full time writer. The decision was partially motivated by the birth of my daughter, Jo, and the decisions we were soon going to...

Thursday’s Animal Essay – Cat Wrasslin

When we lived in our old house, the cats roamed free and wild. Around dusk, you might catch one of them chasing the other, but that was about it. Here, they also are free to go, but they’ve turned into a couple of chickens and won’t go outside for more...

A Cat Wrasslin Photo Essay

In this corner, weighing in at ten pounds two ounces, The Orange Menace! Known for his extra toes and shortage of wits, this fighter is capable of squishing opponents noses with one smack of his enormous paw. He’s also capable of sustaining injury and fighting...