Wild Blue Is An Amazon Book of the Month
I'm thrilled to announce that Wild Blue is a February Amazon pick for best books for children age 6-8! The book will be out on February...
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Feb 2, 2023
Your Secret Admirer
Get Your Free Downloadable Escargot Valentines Here! Perhaps you knew this already, but there’s a very beautiful French snail who wants...
Jan 26, 2023
Wild Blue: On Falling, Failing, Flying, and Freedom
I vividly remember the day my father took the training wheels off my bicycle. I got on my bike, wobbled three feet down the driveway, and...
Oct 4, 2022
A new Escargot book is on its way!
I can't tell you how excited I am that my favorite French snail is back for his third adventure. Sydney Hanson has outdone herself with...
Oct 4, 2022
A Statement on Book Bans
As the author of a frequently challenged book, I'm sometimes asked for a statement. Feel free to use this to fight book bans in your...
Oct 4, 2022
The Trouble With Book Bans
As of this writing, The 57 Bus has been banned or challenged in more than nine states, including Idaho, Texas, Florida, New Jersey,...
Dec 7, 2021
Get Ready For The Book of Stolen Time
The sequel to The Book of Fatal Errors releases on February 15, 2022 and the first review is a flat-out rave, with Kirkus calling it "an...
Nov 30, 2020
Lesson Plans with Escargot
It all started when I heard about a teacher who was using Escargot as a mentor text to teach persuasive writing. Escargot, of course,...
Nov 25, 2020
Signed Books For Everyone!
Exciting news for anyone shopping for the holidays! I’ve arranged with my neighborhood bookstore, A Great Good Place For Books, to offer...
Nov 13, 2020
The Book That Failed ... And Then Succeeded
The Book of Fatal Errors almost never saw the light of day. In fact I made a number of fatal errors when writing it, including writing in...
Oct 6, 2020
In Which I Talk About Writing, Books, Criminal Justice (and lots of other stuff)
I had the wonderful good fortune to be interviewed by Sean P. Connors for his podcast, The Storyteller's Thread, and he asked me some...
Aug 17, 2020
Hug & Kiss Your Very Own Escargot
For years, people have written to me asking if there will be an Escargot plush toy. Some people have even made their own, an activity I...
Jul 6, 2020
Story Times for One and All!
A few days ago, a friend sent me a video of this adorable baby reading my book BABY SHOES. Watch her as she reads the book to herself,...
Jul 6, 2020
Q&A With Dashka Slater About The Book of Fatal Errors
After Amazon named The Book of Fatal Errors one of its best books of the month for July, they sent me some interview questions for their...
May 18, 2020
Sydney Hanson & I Meet At Last
I know, it's weird, but authors and illustrators often don't know each other. And so even though Sydney Hanson and I have collaborated on...
May 7, 2020
A Book for Escargot Is An Indie Bestseller!
It's been a tough time for authors, booksellers and readers. Events are canceled, stores and libraries are closed, and all of us have...
Apr 1, 2020
Voila! Escargot Deux!
I'll admit, I took it pretty hard when I first learned that the book tour for A Book for Escargot would be canceled. I'd been looking...
Feb 25, 2020
Inside the Writing & Reporting of a Times Magazine Story
Neiman Storyboard just posted an interview with me about the writing and reporting of my recent Times Magazine piece about parole. It's...
Jan 18, 2020
Hey, Look at Me on the Cover of the New York Times Magazine
I'm very pleased to have started out the year on the cover of the New York Times Magazine with this piece about people serving life...
Jan 18, 2020
Richard and Sasha Are Not Alone
Periodically I get emails from folks who have read The 57 Bus and want to send money or other support to Richard or Sasha. I am always...
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