Books for boys vs. books for girls?

As most of you know, I have recently moved to a small community. I have been very fortunate to make friends with Susan, the library manager, and lover of children’s books. She, being the nice person that she is, asked me to accompany her to visit the Grade 7...

An interview with Eileen Cook

The release date is February 5th, so order yours now! To celebrate this momentous occasion, here is an interview with the always kind, and definitely hilarious, Eileen Cook. I asked her to answer five questions, but she couldn’t pass up sharing her most...

My Writing Room – Finally!

When we bought this house, this is what my future office looked like: Now, after lots of painting, some trips to Ikea, and a lot of hard work, I have a lovely writing room! In this picture, the wall looks a little more blue than it is. It’s really a deep, rich,...

Reality Chick by Lauren Barnholdt

This is a really fun book. It’s reality TV, it’s chick lit, and it’s really well done. When I read one of Barnholdt’s other books, a while back, I was appalled at the number of continuity errors. I just couldn’t imagine how they all got...